• Invest in adequate travel/medical insurance
  • Bring enough money for your trip, but limit the amount of cash you carry – by using traveller’s cheques, euro cheques or international credit cards.
  • Ensure your passport is valid for longer than the duration of your trip.
  • Bring a photocopy of the personal information pages of your passport Ensure that you obtain in advance, any visas you require.
  • Do not overstay the period of your permitted visit.
  • Never carry items for others
  • Never leave your luggage unattended.
  • Consider leaving valuables in the hotel safe or safety deposit box.
  • Seek advice locally about places to visit and to steer clear of; at night avoid dark or isolated areas.
  • Keep in touch with home and let family or friends know when they can next expect to hear from you and how they can contact you in an emergency
  • Plan the routes of car journeys in advance, keep doors locked, do not give lifts to hitchhikers, park in safe and well-lit areas.