Planning a holiday

Before you go, you should consider:

• ensuring your travel insurance includes hospital and medical evacuation
• checking your passport is valid for at least 6 months past your return date
• checking the expiry date on your visa cards
• travelling with 3 alternate methods of accessing your cash
• carrying small amounts of local currency for taxis etc
• giving a trusted friend or family member authority to operate on your accounts in case of an emergency
• setting up future payments or periodical payments to pay your bills while you're gone
• registering for internet banking
• checking smarttraveller.gov.au for the latest travel advice
• making copies of your important documents - take a copy with you and leave one at home with a trusted friend or family member
• checking vaccination and health alerts at traveldoctor.com.au
• checking departure tax and visas for the countries you are visiting
• being aware of cultural differences
• checking that your mobile phone will operate in the country you are visiting
• packing your mobile phone and camera chargers
• checking the locations of overseas ATMs.