What are the travel tips for outbound travel?

Counting with your fingers, there are still three weeks before the "Eleventh" holiday. If you want to achieve a perfect trip abroad, you should not miss the travel tips provided by reporters.

Travel tips 1 free tourist visa

Visa is like a stepping stone, knocking on the unknown door, and the beauty of the journey is suddenly revealed. How to apply for a free visa, let Wei, a member of the "boutique" expert group, tell you.

Explanation of prompt:

It is very convenient to go to visa-free countries like Mauritius and Sri Lanka. However, you must have a valid passport, a valid round-trip ticket and a hotel order to get the entry permit for free.

There is another country, which is a bit troublesome to apply for a visa, but it can still be passed as long as the information is qualified. The representative countries are India, Kenya and Zimbabwe. If you want to apply for an Indian visa, you need a passport with a validity period of six months, three 2-inch color photos, a deposit certificate of 20,000 yuan frozen for six months, the original ticket and an application form, which will be issued five working days after the face-to-face visa is passed, with a validity period of three months and a visa fee of 33 1 yuan.

Some countries that have joined the Schengen Treaty, such as Britain, Turkey, France, Germany and Spain, have to pass many tests by visa officers even if they submit qualified materials. Need to prepare household registration book, deposit certificate, planned itinerary, air ticket order, property certificate, application form, photos and other related procedures. The Schengen visa costs 35 euros and the visa is valid for up to 90 days. Therefore, for the first time, it is recommended to join a tour group. If the visa record is good, it will be easy to apply for a visa in the future. Reminder: holders of tourist visas in Schengen countries are free to travel to other Schengen countries.

The last category of countries does not issue tourist visas to individual travelers. Generally, they go to sign up for tours, such as Argentina and Brazil in South America. Namibia in Africa, South Africa and so on.

Expert tip:

1. Don't lie. Be sure to tell the truth in front of the visa officer Once the visa officer thinks you are lying, sign your name on your passport, and it will be difficult to sign another country later.

2. If you run out of passports, you can apply for a new passport at the cost of 220 yuan. If the passport is valid for less than half a year, you can apply for an extension of five years at a time, and you can extend it twice at the cost of 20 yuan.

Travel Tips 2 New Airport Security Inspection

Airport security has been upgraded! However, at present, the security check of passengers flying to other countries at the Capital Airport is still going on as usual, and there is no new change. Mainly to increase the security inspection of passengers going to Britain and the United States. If you happen to be a passenger going to Britain and the United States, you must know what the new airport security regulations are before you leave, so that you can prepare your luggage in advance and you won't panic when you arrive at the airport.

Explanation of prompt:

Now, all passengers going to the United States, whether through or in transit, are prohibited from carrying any liquid or colloidal objects on board. Drinks, shampoo and shower gel, sunscreen, cream, toothpaste, hair gel and all water-related items are prohibited.

If you really need to carry it, you must check it. Even if you choose to check in, it is recommended that the items in your luggage should not be too much and too miscellaneous. It's best not to bring anything with unclear names. Because of these items, domestic passengers are easily subject to special inspection at foreign airports.

In addition, passengers going to the United States can only carry two pieces of luggage, each piece of luggage does not exceed 23kg, the sum of three sides (length, width and height) of a large suitcase does not exceed 158cm, the sum of the other three sides does not exceed 1 15cm, and the carry-on suitcase does not exceed 5kg. Passengers who transfer to Britain and America should pay special attention. Many airports have very strict inspections, requiring all carry-on luggage and electronic products to be inspected.

Expert tip:

1。 No. 15 toNo. 18 are specially set up at the Capital Airport as a dedicated channel for flights to the United States.

2. Pack things you can't bring in advance. In order to prevent the checked baggage from being lost in chaos, put a label on the outside of the baggage, write down your name, company address and telephone number, and put your itinerary and contact information on the top floor of the baggage for emergencies.

Because the security check is strict, the speed is slow. Try to simplify your luggage and arrive at the airport two and a half hours in advance.

Travel Tips 3 Bank Platinum Card

Having a bank platinum card not only saves the trouble of carrying a lot of cash, but also enjoys the distinguished services and rights: enjoy free refreshments in the VIP lounge of the airport, surf the Internet for free, be guided by a special person, board the plane through a special VIP channel, and avoid the trouble of waiting in line. Everything has become so easy.

Explanation of prompt:

Platinum credit card is the highest-end product of the bank. Generally speaking, its owners enjoy not only the VIP room service at the airport, but also high plane accident insurance, 24-hour road rescue, free or preferential services of golf clubs and so on. ICBC, China Merchants Bank, Guangfa, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, CITIC, China Construction Bank and China Everbright all launched their own platinum credit cards.

However, although it is a privileged service, the entry threshold is high. If you want to be a peony platinum credit card customer of ICBC, you have to get an invitation letter from the peony card center of ICBC head office, which is generally aimed at VIP customers of the bank. ICBC Platinum Card customers can get a pp card "Priority Pass" for free, which can be used in VIP rooms of more than 450 airports around the world for unlimited times throughout the year. And China Merchants Bank. Although the application process is the same as Puka, your personal assets are actually a very important factor in whether you finally apply for a card.

Expert tip:

The annual fee of Platinum Credit Card is not low. The annual fee of each bank's main card is between 2000 yuan and 3600 yuan. However, the Platinum Card also gives customers a certain annual fee exemption, and the standards of different banks are different. Generally, the points are accumulated to a certain amount to avoid the annual fee of the following year.

Travel Kit 4 Adapter Plug

In many people's overseas travel lists, adapters are not among them. It's actually very important. It's important for you to sleep peacefully, take photos steadily, eat tea and instant noodles steadily, and even maintain your mood. In short, you can't live without it-adapter!

Explanation of prompt:

There are generally several adapters for going abroad: the European standard (German standard) can basically be used in EU countries, and it is characterized by two round heads, which is slightly different in Italy and requires three Italian standards with round heads side by side; The British Standard is characterized by three square heads and is used in Britain, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Singapore, Egypt and China. The American standard is characterized by a circle and two flats, which are used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Brazil and other countries; South African standard sockets are only used in South Africa, and are characterized by three round heads, which are particularly thick; National standards are mainly used in China and Australia.

If you often travel to and from various countries, then a universal plug is your essential choice. Whether you go to Asia, Europe, America, Oceania or even Africa (not applicable to South Africa), the modular multi-purpose adapter can be carried and used.

Expert tip:

1. First, you should choose a regular store to buy a foreign adapter. Generally, the overseas adapters with better quality are around 20 yuan, and there is a certain price difference according to different countries. Don't buy some unqualified cheap plugs just for the sake of cheapness. Once your expensive digital products and appliances burn down in the future, it will not be worth the candle.

2. There are plugs of famous brands such as Breakthrough, Kolebo and Belgin, each with its own merits. It is sold in Wantong and Zhongguancun Hailong, and there are many versions released by manufacturers, which are dazzling. You have to choose carefully. In addition, Gome, Dazhong and Carrefour supermarkets also have sales conversion plugs.

If you forget to bring the adapter, you can go to the duty-free shop on the plane. Generally, there are plugs all over the world, but the price is about twenty or thirty euros.

Travel Tips 5 E-Ticket

Starting from 10 and 16, all domestic ticket agents will sell BSP e-tickets, which indicates that a new era of e-tickets is coming!

Log on to the online air ticket booking platform, select a flight, submit an order, and you can get an e-ticket in three minutes!

Explanation of prompt:

E-ticket integrates the functions of ticket purchase, check-in, security check-in, smooth boarding and so on. Passengers can travel easily as long as they bring their ID cards.

Of course, the most convenient way to handle e-tickets is to check in online and reserve flight seats. In addition, at the airport, you can also print your boarding pass through the airline's e-ticket self-service ticket counter, which is also faster.

If you want to reschedule and sign the transfer, you must reschedule at the airline counter or the agent's prescription travel itinerary. If it is not a full-price ticket, it cannot be signed. The feasible way is to take the travel itinerary, refund the ticket and buy tickets from other airlines. At the end of September, China Airlines will launch IET, an electronic ticket that can be signed and transferred.

Expert tip:

1. Don't register the wrong name and ID number when ordering, otherwise it will delay the trip.

2. You don't need to check your luggage when boarding online, but you usually need to check in online about 2 to 24 hours in advance.

3. The only paper proof of an e-ticket is a trip to travel itinerary, which is the bill for reimbursement.

4. You can buy an e-ticket directly from the airline website or from a booking website like Ctrip. E-tickets can also be purchased at the traditional window. (text)