Ten safety tips when traveling with Children
Traveling abroad is a great learning experience for kids and parents, although it can be expensive. Many carriers will charge an adult fare for children over the age of 12, so make sure you hunt about to find the best cheap flights if your voyage involves air travel. Here are 10 tips to help keep your family safe, and ensure everyone has a great time.
1. Fill out all emergency information on your passports. Make sure family members wear their passport on their body at all times. Children should carry the phone number and address of at least one trusted adult back home.
2. Read, understand, and follow all travel warnings issued for the area you are visiting. Do not travel to unsafe areas.
3 .Make two copies of everyone’s passport id page and airline tickets. Carry one copy with you in a separate place from your passport, and leave the second with a trusted friend or family member back home. Parents should carry additional copies of children’s passports.
4. Always carry current photos of your children with you.
5. Leave a copy of your travel plans with family or friends at home. Include hotel names and phone numbers. Have your children carry a copy of travel plans with them, as well.
6. Learn local laws and customs before you leave for your trip. Be sure your children understand them as well.
7. In airports, bus depots and train stations, never leave your luggage unattended. Instruct your children not to touch other people’s luggage, or pick anything up from the floor.
8. If you will be in a foreign country for more than two weeks, contact the embassy or consulate in that country. This will make it easier for officials to find you in case of emergency back home.
9. Do not wear expensive jewelry, or clothing that stands out. Don’t carry more money than you will need. Consider credit cards or travelers checks.
10. Make sure you exchange money at authorized places. If you have any questions or get in trouble, contact the closest embassy.
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Number 2 is quite important - as they all are.
But as I am a game ranger I have witnessed too many times how people get so caught up in the experience that their children get dangerously close to putting themselves in a scary situation.
More people should keep these types of things in mind!
Well posted.
For a really good holiday with children it’s just got to be stress free as the main consideration. Anything else comes second! If they want beach, give them beach…
Cheers for some very valuable tips. I’ll keep them in mind the next time we’re going on a holiday. Thanks for sharing.
These have been really useful tips. It’s obvious that anyone can easily forget to do all these things. Because they are simple they become hard to remember. Security of the entire family remains the No.1 aspect when flying abroad for holidays. Thanks for these tips….Will keep them handy….
Yes travelling with kids can be a night mare ! I agree the best thing is to plan well ahead and make sure that you know where EVERYTHING is ! I recently travelled from Oman to UK and nearlly lost the tickets on the journey !! I can’t remember a time that I wasn’t thinking where did i put that.
awesome! my family are planning to take children on a vacation trip, This tip will help us a lot!! thank you! bookmarking your blog!
11. Make sure you bring relevant travel adapters with you. Not only important for charging your camera, childrens toys but enables you to always have your cell phone charged in case of emergency.
Thanks for very useful informations. I think, i will use it in next travel:)
Great article on travelling with kids.
We always find that its best when our clients let us know ahead that kids are coming with them. We can better prepare their room and holiday for them.
When we used to travel as kids my mother used to put her cash in our pockets. She thought we were less likely to be victims of pickpockets. Pity we did’nt understand the value of money at the time or we would have left her stranded at the airport and headded straight for Disney
It require lot of precocious and alertness when you have made plan to visit ,with your children and family.These tips will help people to make their trips more safe and enjoyable.Thanks for sharing such a nice Tips.Keep it up.