Tips for traveling safely

If you travel by plane, buy your tickets online in secure sites and make sure that companies with which you will be those of the flag or of low-cost skilled. Unfortunately there are network scams are different online ticketing sites that use the means for the sale to collect sensitive data or to clone credit cards. Also, remember that too low a price could be a bad airline service. We suggest that you check the European black list on the site Enac.

Check in advance if in your country there is need for mandatory vaccinations. In fact, in the case where there is a risk of yellow fever, smallpox, cholera or malaria, the Foreign Ministry recommends vaccinations necessary, always and of course also consulting your physician.

Any hazard rate of the country in which you are driving through official channels. This portal, edited by the Ministry, gathers key information, gathered by our diplomatic network, and on the degree of risk that can be in all countries of the world. From this point of view, you should also check the websites of major tour operators or intergovernmental portals such as that of the European Union.

Checks whether there is a need of a visa or passport. In countries outside the Schengen area (EU, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland), it is important to verify in each case what are the restrictions on entry these countries impose to foreigners. In case of lack of consular visa, for example, you cannot in any way derogate from the procedure for repatriation. If you book through a travel agency, you will be given all the necessary information through their channels and tour operators.

Informed if there are any restrictions on entry or exit for goods and objects. In some countries, particularly Australia, the laws provide for a rigorous discipline (as in quarantine at the airport in special cases). Informed about outbound objects. There are rare cases in which a gift is considered contraband!

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