

- Contact your travel agent and arrange for necessary documents viz. current valid
passport, visa, tickets and travel insurance.
- Always carry a copy of your travel documents and those of the people traveling with
you.
- Get the requisite vaccinations and always carry a first aid kit.
- If you are on medication, make sure you have a copy of your prescription and a
signed statement from your doctor.
- Do not carry too much cash. Use credit and debit cards and traveller's cheques
instead.
- Ensure that your home is protected when you are traveling, by:
- Having the delivery of newspapers and magazines stopped.
- Turning down the volume of your telephone and leaving a message on your answering
machine.
- Locking your house and garage properly and installing a burglar alarm, deadlocks and
window locks.
- Making sure that your Home and Contents insurances is up to date.