Suggestions on traveling abroad

For multi-country travel in Europe, I will briefly provide some travel precautions here. I hope it will bring convenience to your trip! First, the preparation before the trip to Europe. 1. Please bring your passport, original ID card/temporary residence permit, air ticket and personal travel articles to the designated place on time. 2. Prepare to pack according to the season. The average weather in Europe is 0-5 degrees Celsius in winter and 20-26 degrees Celsius in summer. The temperature difference between morning and evening is about 10- 15 degrees, and the air conditioning in tourist buses, hotels, restaurants and other places is strong; Tourists' travel clothes should be light and comfortable, and there are no special requirements for other occasions except opera houses and casinos. 3. European hotels do not provide toiletries such as toothbrushes, toothpaste and slippers. Tourists should bring their own, but some hotels will provide shower gel, conditioner and body lotion. 4. Traveling to Europe, the euro is the best currency, and neither RMB nor Hong Kong dollar can be used and exchanged in Europe; For your convenience, please prepare as many small euros as possible (such as 1 yuan, 2 yuan, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan, etc.). ); According to the relevant regulations of our country and the regulations of the US Administration of Foreign Exchange, if there is no foreign exchange license, every citizen can't take more than 2000 dollars in foreign currency cash when traveling abroad. Telephoto cameras and video cameras must be declared when they pass through customs to avoid repeated taxation when returning goods; 6. Because European pharmacies need doctors to open and the medical expenses are expensive, they need to bring common medicines for emergency. The drugs prepared by the team members should be based on their personal situation and their own health status; 7. Other items that need to be brought: umbrellas, cameras, film (3-4 times more expensive in Europe), batteries, sunglasses, appropriate skin care products, four photos of one-inch documents, and a copy of your passport (in case your passport is lost overseas, you can apply to the local embassy in China for a temporary certificate); 8. The voltage used in Europe is 220V, but the socket used is different from the domestic model, so it is necessary to provide a European universal conversion socket (double-headed round socket); 9. Please don't put valuables in the checked baggage when flying. If there is any damage, the airline will not compensate. Cameras, video cameras and valuables should be carried with you. Two. Matters needing attention in European tourism. Travel safety comes first, and European thieves are internationally renowned everywhere. Most hotels, restaurants and lobbies are frequented by thieves, and robberies occur from time to time. Therefore, passports, air tickets, cash and all valuables must be carried with you and kept properly; The most dangerous cities in Europe are Paris, Milan and Rome. According to European law, tourists are responsible for losing things in hotels and buses. 2. The European Ministry of Transport stipulates that long-distance bus drivers should not work more than 9 hours a day, so asking drivers to work overtime at night may be rejected; If the driver agrees to work overtime, each driver must pay him overtime or tips; Smoking, eating shelled food and ice cream are forbidden in the tourist bus at any time. Drivers are not allowed to stop and turn on the air conditioner because of environmental protection, otherwise they will be fined; Don't splash the soup on the floor when taking a bath in the hotel, or the hotel will be fined 500 dollars. Generally, European countries don't check their passports, so they can hardly feel the national boundaries. However, passports and boarding passes need to be checked in and out of Europe; Breakfast in European hotels is usually buffet-style western food, sometimes it is very simple. Westerners hate wasting food. Tourists from some developed countries in Asia are generally used to it, but tourists from China sometimes find it hard to accept it. There are many dishes and noodles. Chinese and American food culture doesn't work in Europe. Please understand that when in Rome, do as the Romans do; European travel meals, lunch and dinner are mainly Chinese food. The standard is five dishes and one soup with fruit after a meal. Occasionally, some local western-style dinners will be arranged during the trip. 6. European tap water meets the drinking standards and can be drunk raw, so the hotel does not provide boiling water, nor does it provide boiling water appliances; Generally speaking, tap water in European hotels is drinkable, so hotels have no hot water supply. If you are used to drinking hot water, please bring your own hot water heating supplies.

In addition, if you need to use electric fans or other electrical appliances, you should also bring your own; 7. Special reminder to group members: Based on the rationality of the itinerary, European hotels are generally far from the city center, and some even need to drive for more than an hour; Due to the differences of regional customs, some local hotels have two beds, one big and one small, and some hotels have only one double bed with two bedding. Sometimes, two single beds are put together and can be pulled apart when used. Please try to understand and negotiate with the team members in the same room. Three. European customs regulations (for reference only, please refer to the latest announcement of governments for specific customs regulations). When traveling to Europe, visitors can bring 200 cartons of cigarettes and 1 foreign wine duty-free. Some countries have 400 cigarettes, such as Switzerland, Austria, Italy and the Netherlands. In Europe, most countries have no restrictions on the amount of foreign currency carried by tourists, with the exception of a few countries, such as France, where the total amount of foreign currency carried by inbound and outbound tourists exceeds 500 francs and must be declared to the customs; Tourists should not carry more foreign currency when they leave Britain than when they enter the country; Swiss watch exports are restricted. When traveling to Russia, carry no more than 6,000 yuan and 50,000 rubles when entering or leaving the country. Valuable ornaments such as cameras and computers should be declared by Chinese and Russian customs. Mobile phones can't be taken out of the country. When entering or leaving the customs, you must keep the entry declaration form well, because you need to add the entry declaration form and check it with it. Foreign exchange or articles less than the amount of the entry declaration form can be taken out of the country, otherwise the foreign exchange will be confiscated and the articles will be taxed.

The time difference between Europe and China is 6 hours in summer and 7 hours in winter. The flight time from Beijing to Europe is about 10 hour. Europe mainly uses the euro (Switzerland uses the Swiss franc, Norway, Sweden and Finland use the krona). When using or exchanging other currencies, there will be exchange rate losses. I suggest you change the euros you need before going abroad. It is best to prepare an appropriate amount of euros (about 1000) for shopping and participating in self-funded projects according to your own travel itinerary. If you carry a credit card, please confirm that it has been activated in China before you can use it abroad. According to European law, drivers must drive for no more than 9 hours a day and rest at least 12 hours a day. Smoking, drinking soda and eating food with skin, ice cream, etc. Be banned from touring. Please wrap the stone in paper and put it in the trash can. The lobby and rooms in European hotels are small, but clean. Due to the differences in cultural concepts, please understand. Your extra expenses in the hotel, such as long-distance telephone charges, laundry charges, beverage charges and baggage handling charges, will be borne by yourself. There is a pay contract on the hotel TV as a pay channel; If you use this channel, please check your own expenses when you check out. Based on the European environmental protection concept, only shampoo and shower gel are provided, and toiletries and slippers are not provided; When taking a bath in a hotel, don't get the water out of the bathtub. If you wet the carpet, you may have to pay 300- 1000 euros. There is no hot water supply in European hotels, so you can drink tap water directly. If you have the habit of drinking hot water, please bring your own hot water kettle. Located in the temperate zone of Europe, many hotels are not equipped with air conditioning. Please understand the climate difference. Hotel standards in Europe are different from those in China. There will be two beds with inseparable bedsteads, or a big bed and a small bed for family visitors with children. Please do as the Romans do and understand. Europe is used to eating a simple breakfast. Breakfast provided by the hotel usually only includes bread, coffee, tea, juice and so on. Europe hates wasting food. Please eat some when you have breakfast. Please pay attention to the safety of your valuables. The hotel is not responsible for your property safety in the room, and the driver is not responsible for your property safety in the car. Please take valuables with you, check them carefully when you leave the hotel, and don't leave valuables in the car when you get off the bus for sightseeing. If it is lost, the insurance company will not be responsible, and the insurance company will not pay for it. Please be careful of thieves, especially in Italy and France, where there are many thieves. Don't go out alone at night. Tang doesn't spit in public places, littering peels, scraps of paper and cigarette butts; Don't make noise on any occasion; Don't run the red light. If you feel unwell during your trip and need medical services, please contact the tour guide immediately. Medical expenses can only be paid in advance by you, and all relevant medical documents are kept. After returning home, you can claim the amount stipulated in the Travel Insurance Regulations from the insurance company. Tax rebate is a preferential policy for European non-EU tourists. Some shops refund tax on the spot, and some shops need to apply for tax refund at the airport when they leave the EU. The tour guide will introduce you to the details of the tax refund and help you, but this is operated by the European government after all, and the tour guide cannot bear any compensation for the failure of tax refund. Shopping is a personal behavior. If the tax refund can be because there is no contract between the store and the customs, or the plane is late, the bank is closed, and the customs inspection time is tight, I can't be timely. Sorry, we can't. Don't take responsibility. In Europe, there is a rule of tipping, which is the reward that drivers and tour guides deserve. Please respect their service and pay the tip according to the amount indicated on the travel itinerary. Please remember the contact number of the tour guide. If you get lost overseas, please contact the tour guide and wait for his arrival. For safety reasons, after arriving in Europe, passports and air tickets will be kept by tour guides. Please cooperate. In case of force majeure (such as traffic, strike and bad weather) during the tour, our agency has the right to change the itinerary and tour items, and the company will charge the tourists for the additional days and expenses. General situation of European weather: