Make sure all passports, visas, vaccinations and health requirements are up to date.
Take all documents with you including travel insurance certificate
At home lock all doors and windows and cancel milk and newspapers. Don't take large
quantities of cash. Take travellers cheques and/or credit cards
Leave your valuable jewellery at home: do not be a target for thieves and muggers,
and don't forget most travel insurance policies have single article limits . Make
sure you have with you the emergency numbers to cancel your credit cards
When you are travelling or on holiday
Don't leave your home address visible on your baggage
Keep all valuables, passports and money on you. Never pack these items in checked
in baggage
Check that the tap water is safe to drink. To be sure, drink bottled water and avoid
ice drinks
Check that the electrical fittings and heaters etc, in your hotel room are safe,
health and safety standards are not always to the same standard we have in the UK
Never leave belongings unattended or with strangers, especially at airports, stations,
on the beach or places of entertainment, or unattended in a vehicle
At your hotel, keep valuables and cash in a safe deposit box or in the hotel safe.
Please remember that you must obtain a police report in the event of any loss or
theft. Original documents are required in order to settle your claim. Please make
sure you photocopy them before you send them to the claim adjustors
