Travel Information Guide

• Travel information that every experienced traveller knows is to get some money changed into the local currency before you travel overseas. This is because the foreign currency exchange rates where you have your personal bank savings account will be much better than they are in the country you are going to visit.
• It's good to enjoy a couple of free drinks on a flight, but remember to always drink plenty of water or juice as well, because alcohol along with flying will dehydrate you more than usual.
• For your information travel with a passport that is valid for a least 6 months after your date of departure, as some countries customs officers don't like it if you passport is due to expire soon.
• Most banks have an information guide for travel overseas which state that it is good practise to inform your bank if you are travelling to another country. This is because if your bank notices credit card transactions in certain countries without prior warning they may think that they are fradulant transactions and freeze your credit card.
• After you have made all of your bookings take a few minutes to print out a complete itinerary and travel information guide for your holiday, including relevant booking confirmation numbers, hotel addresses, contact phone numbers, websites and email addresses. Keep a hard copy of this travel information as well as sending it to yourself at an online email address that you can access from anywhere in the world (ie: hotmail, gmail, yahoo, etc).
• If you have a credit card which gives you reward points then utilize it to book your flights, hotel accommodation and car hire. That when when you return from your holiday you will be able to get a little present from all the points that you've accumulated.
• Be very cautious when considering taking out a travel loan in order to fund your next holiday abroad. A holiday is something that should be earned and you may be left with a sour taste in your mouth after you return from holiday and have to spend a long time repaying the travel loan and the associated interest.
• A lot of travellers find that the best was to overcome the dreaded jet lag that you get from long haul flights is to stay awake until your usual bedtime on the night of arrival. If you are arriving very early in the morning have a 1 or 2 hour nap and then walk around in the sun all day, as this will help to keep you awake and also reset your body clock.
• When you need to take out money from an ATM in a foreign country always try an do so from an ATM that is inside the bank itself. This will help you to protect you from skimming devices as well as the possibility of being robbed.
• When travelling in an overseas country, especially a major tourist destinations, it is advisable for you to not dress up too much and cut back on your accessories. If you wear lots of jewellery or display your designer handbag it will draw the attention of pick pockets.
• Whenever you return from an overseas holiday keep a close eye on your credit card statements for the next few months a immediately report any suspicious or fradulent transactions on your credit card account.