European travel guide

1, European hotels generally do not provide toothbrushes, toothpaste, slippers, towels and other related toiletries, so please bring your own.

2. It is best to change clothes into light clothes; Because Europe is a typical northern climate, it is cooler in the morning and evening, hotter at noon, and the temperature changes greatly in sunny and rainy days. It is recommended to take a windproof coat with you. Dress modestly when watching evening performances or entering or leaving other formal occasions (such as churches, concert halls and palaces). In summer, coaches, restaurants and hotels are air-conditioned. Please take a thin coat. In winter, there is heating in the carriage and on many occasions. Please take a coat that can keep warm from the wind. Don't wear too many layers of clothes.

3. Western Europe (Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, etc. ) with 220 volts, the plug is two round plugs; Britain is a 3-hole flat plug. Please prepare the adapter for going abroad before you leave.

The raw water in European hotels can be drunk directly, but most hotels don't have boiled water. Please bring your own tea and electric kettle.

5. If you have travel emergency medicine, please try to bring a whole box of tablets or granules (do not bring water-based medicine with syrup or syrup); If you need to take a certain amount of medicine during the flight, please only take the necessary dose on the plane, and leave the rest of the medicine in the checked baggage for the airline to check. Airlines have strict regulations on liquid goods. Please check the liquid articles.

6. If you need to eat plum, beef jerky, preserved fruit, etc. Please take only a small amount of food on the plane, and the unfinished part is not allowed to be taken off the plane. It is strictly forbidden to carry preserved plum, beef jerky, fruit, meat, eggs, vegetables and fruits. Enter the European customs, but can accept the consignment of vacuum-packed goods.

7. Airline economy class booking: economy class passengers can check 20 kilograms of luggage free of charge, with the total length, width and height not exceeding 269 cm. Daily necessities and clothes can be put in the suitcase (scissors, fruit knives and all metal items must be checked). One piece of hand luggage, weighing no more than 7kg and measuring no more than 23cm x 34cm x 48cm. You have to pay extra for overweight luggage.

8. After gathering at the airport on time, please read the China Customs Luggage Declaration Form issued by the tour leader carefully, fill it out truthfully and hand it over to the customs declaration desk. If each person carries more than RMB 20,000 in cash or more than US$ 5,000 in foreign currency, the customs shall handle it according to the existing relevant regulations.

9. When entering Europe, please take the red channel to declare articles. After picking up your luggage, you can take out the items that need to be declared separately and declare them. Guests who have not declared anything take the green channel. Drugs must also be declared. Therefore, please cooperate with members and strictly declare entry, otherwise, once found out, you will be fined at your own risk.

10. Passengers carrying cameras, camcorders, laptops and other articles for their own use with a unit price exceeding RMB 5,000 should fill out two customs declarations, one of which will be returned to the passengers after being checked and stamped by the customs. Passengers can go through the entry formalities with this certificate.

Exchange tips:

Before leaving the country, you can bring your ID card to the nearest bank that can handle foreign exchange business. Every China resident can exchange foreign currency equivalent to USD 50,000 every year, and the amount of foreign currency exchange shall not exceed USD 50,000 each time (if you want to exchange cash equivalent to other currencies or foreign currency exceeding USD 65,438+00,000, you need to make an appointment with the bank one day in advance). Please refer to the information given by the bank staff or the bank inquiry hotline for specific exchange information and business outlets.

Precautions for overseas travel:

1. Please strictly abide by the laws and decrees of local countries and respect the customs and habits of local countries. It is strictly forbidden to carry profit-making smuggled goods and illegal goods, otherwise it may lead to serious consequences.

2. When you are abroad, please respect local hygiene habits and smoke only in designated areas; Please don't drink too much and don't make any noise in public. Smoking is prohibited in the carriage, and it is also forbidden to bring drinks that are easy to spill on the train; Please put the discarded items into plastic bags and throw them away. Because Europe attaches great importance to personal hygiene and environmental protection, it is impossible to use toilets on buses. Please understand.

3. The time in continental Europe is 7 hours slower than that in China, but from the early morning of the last Sunday in March to the early morning of the last Sunday in June 10, it will be 6 hours slower than that in China.

According to local custom, you should tip the service staff to thank them for their service during your trip to Europe. When dining in European restaurants, there are two ways to tip the waiter. 1 Yes: the restaurant will write the tip you need to pay on your menu, and you only need to pay according to the amount on the bill, without paying any extra fees; The other 1 is: after paying your meal according to the bill, pay the waiter a cash tip of about 2-5 euros.

Hotel rooms in Europe are generally small. Even hotels with the same star level have different facilities. And because of European living habits, some hotels don't have air conditioning. Please understand.

6. When participating in the team's self-funded activities, please be prepared to pay in full in cash, and this fee will not be deducted by the credit card; Shopping in European stores can be done by credit card, and there will be no extra formalities.

7. European countries attach great importance to intellectual property protection. Please do not bring counterfeit or imitation brand-name clothing, backpacks, supplies and other items into Europe. If found by European customs, it may be confiscated or even fined.

8. When shopping in most large department stores, you can enjoy tax refund as long as you reach the shopping quota for foreigners designated by the mall; Please fill in the tax refund form at the designated place in the shopping mall, and collect cash at the tax refund office of the last international airport leaving Europe or return it directly to the credit card; After returning home, the travel agency can't help the tax refund.

9. For items with a single purchase amount of more than 300 euros, European Customs will need to verify whether the goods are consistent with the tax refund form when handling the tax refund. Therefore, please carry this kind of goods with you, and don't put them in the checked baggage, so as to provide verification when handling the exit tax refund. If you travel in European countries, you have the right to apply for tax refund abroad if you buy a certain amount of goods and bring them back to China intact. The tax rebate rate varies from country to country. Take a look at the attachment of the tax refund details.