With the recent demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia many are traveller's will feel apprehensive if travelling to areas with political unrest. The Foreign and Common Office (FCO) offer a great service called LOCATE .We recommend this service in our travel clinic.
It is very easy to register online and once registered the FCO have your details so that if a major catastrophe occurs, such as a terrorist attack or a tsunami they have an instant record of your details enabling them to contact you to make sure you’re OK and provide advice. It also means if family and friends need to get in touch with you they can help them to find you.
You only need to register once and you can update your travel details at any time. Whilst we mainly recommend this to our backpacking travellers the FCO is happy for you to register for short trips. Given the recent unrest we would recommend that all travellers to these regions register now.
Useful tips
- Ensure you have adequate travel insurance and make sure your policy does not exclude terrorism
- Check the FCO website for updates before you travel to ensure it is safe to go to your destination
- Check your passport is in date and ensure you have any visa’s you may require for entry
- Make copies of your passport and any other important documents
- Ensure you have had all your travel vaccinations and have any necessary malaria tablets
Have you travelled to Egypt or Tunisia recently? Share your stories with us.
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