What are the precautions for traveling in Britain?

What do you need to prepare for a trip to England? What is the custom in Britain? The following are the notes for British tourism compiled by Bian Xiao. Come and have a look, I hope it will help everyone!

First of all, tips for sightseeing in Britain

Preparation of articles before departure

1. Articles restricted or prohibited by customs regulations:

A. Articles restricted by China Customs from leaving the country

Precious metals such as gold and silver and their products; Renminbi (limited to 6000 yuan); Foreign currency and other securities; Cultural relics; Radio transceiver and communication security equipment; Precious Chinese herbal medicines; And other articles subject to customs restrictions.

Please pay special attention to:

A valuables: If you bring valuables such as cameras and long-lens cameras with a unit price of more than 5,000 yuan, please declare them to the customs before checking your luggage.

B foreign exchange: if the amount of foreign exchange carried is within the equivalent of $5,000 (including $5,000), there is no need to declare it to the customs for release. If the amount of money brought out of the country is more than $5,000 to 10000 (including 10000), you should apply to the bank for a certificate of carrying. When leaving the country, the customs shall examine and release it with the "Carrying Certificate" stamped with the bank seal. If multiple carrying certificates are used, and the total amount of the carrying certificates stamped with the bank seal exceeds the equivalent of $65,438+00,000 yuan, the customs will not release them. If the amount brought out of the country exceeds the equivalent of US$ 65,438+00,000, an application shall be made to the branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (hereinafter referred to as the foreign exchange bureau) where the deposit or foreign exchange purchase bank is located, and the customs shall examine and release it with the certificate stamped with the seal of the foreign exchange bureau. For security reasons, it is not advisable to carry a lot of cash. It is recommended to prepare two credit cards, 1 unionpay card.

B. Articles prohibited from leaving the country

Manuscripts, printed matter, films, photographs, records, films, audio tapes, CDs, VCDs, computer storage media and other articles involving state secrets; Precious cultural relics; All prohibited items; Endangered and precious animals and plants and their specimens, seeds and propagation materials. Guns and ammunition, controlled knives, police equipment, inflammable and explosive substances (such as lighter gas, alcohol, paint, fireworks and firecrackers), corrosive substances, toxic substances and other dangerous goods.

Please pay special attention to:

Sharp objects such as fruit knives, nail clippers and lighters cannot be taken out of the country.

B, charging treasure must be the same as lithium battery, and it is forbidden to put running luggage, 20000 mA? 4 volt charging treasure must be carried with you and kept closed on the plane. Charging treasures above 20,000 mA cannot be taken out of the country in principle.

C. China Customs regulations on taking liquids out of the country: Passengers on international and regional flights originating from China Airport should not carry more than 65,438+000 ml of liquids. Containers containing liquid articles should be placed in transparent plastic bags with the maximum volume not exceeding 1 l, and the plastic bags can be resealed. Each passenger is allowed to carry only one transparent plastic bag at a time, and the excess should be delivered.

D British customs entry regulations: non-British citizens can bring the following items into the country duty-free: 200 cigarettes, 65,438+000 cigars or 50 cigars or 500 grams of tobacco; One or two bottles of wine with an alcohol content of no more than 22%; 50 ml of perfume and 250 ml of toilet water and other items worth 32 pounds. /kloc-people under the age of 0/7 are not allowed to bring tobacco and alcohol products into the country. If the quantity or variety exceeds the above limit, it is necessary to take the red channel and pay customs duties according to regulations. Personal belongings and travel expenses brought into China are generally not limited within a reasonable range. Articles that are not allowed to be brought into Britain include: plants, vegetables, fresh meat, animals, controlled drugs, drugs, ammunition, arms and other articles that are not allowed to be brought into Britain.

2. Preparation of articles before departure

A. Documents: passport, air ticket, travel to travel itinerary, insurance, passport photo, driver's license and notarial certificate in case of self-driving, original or photocopy of invitation letter, proof of funds, UK address, telephone number and other important information.

Passport: It is recommended that each member make three copies of his passport and visa before going abroad, and prepare three 2-inch passport photos for reporting the loss of his passport to the police station and applying for a replacement at the local China Embassy.

Airline travel itinerary: Passport is the only boarding pass, but it is also recommended to print an e-ticket for the travel itinerary, and carefully confirm the name, passport number, departure date, time and route in case of emergency.

B European hotels don't prepare toiletries, slippers and other disposable goods for environmental reasons, so please bring your own articles, rain gear and adapters (the plugs in Britain are different from those in China, and the hotel doesn't have adapters, so it is recommended to buy adapters in Britain in advance).

E, carry important drugs prescribed by doctors, as well as daily drugs such as mosquito detumescence drugs, aspirin, bandages, antidiarrheal drugs, band-AIDS, anti-motion sickness drugs, etc. Please also bring a doctor's manual to explain the usage of each prescription in case the customs officers ask about the reasons for taking the medicine. It is best to ask the doctor to make a list of personal medication instructions (allergies, chronic diseases, general prescription drugs) and put them together with other identification documents. In case of accident, this kind of information will be of great help to your medical staff.

F. Other clothes: shirts, T-shirts, underwear, socks, sweaters, folding umbrellas, Sim card holders for mobile phones, charging treasures, etc. I would like to remind you that there is a lot of rain in Britain, so it rains casually. Be sure to bring rain gear at all times, because it may be cold even if it rains in summer. It is recommended to prepare a sweater or a thick coat. If you need to attend formal business activities or special occasions, please prepare formal clothes. According to the customs regulations, it is not recommended to carry a large amount of cash for safety reasons. Please prepare two credit cards, 1 unionpay card. Bring an extra credit card, so that you can use a spare card when the credit card is not smooth, which is convenient for your consumption needs. Some shopping malls have already supported UnionPay payment, which can save exchange rate fees.

Second, what should I pay attention to when traveling in the UK?

British entry procedures

1. Please put the completed entry card, customs declaration form, passport, visa and other documents together and hand them over to the British immigration officer for inspection when you arrive at the port of entry.

There are three kinds of ports of entry in Britain: British passport, European passport and other passports. China citizens should generally choose other countries' citizen channels for entry formalities. Generally, immigration officials will first check the identity or reasons of immigrants (such as students, business, visiting relatives, etc.). ), and then ask for relevant supporting documents (such as admission notice, invitation letter, hotel check-in, air ticket order, travel itinerary, insurance policy, etc. ).

Please claim your baggage on the baggage carousel of your flight. If you find that your luggage is lost, you should report it to the airline with a baggage consignment note, and you can go through customs formalities and enter the country only after you get the declaration document for loss reporting. Special reminder: entry into the UK is relatively strict. Please be fully prepared and answer questions according to the visa type and itinerary.

Like other countries, British customs is divided into red and green customs channels. Those who need to declare taxes take the red channel, and those who don't need to pay customs duties take the green channel.

Third, the British travel guide.

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A) Personal expenses of the hotel, such as telephone charges, fax charges, laundry charges, room refrigerator drinks, etc. Before you leave the hotel, you should solve it by yourself. Be careful not to take the hotel items out of the hotel. European hotels have pay channels (remote control? p？ Or? Pay? Key), if you want to watch the pay channel, please pay. Every time you go to the hotel, please remember the room number of the accompanying tour guide and get the hotel introduction at the front desk, so that even if you are left behind, you can find the hotel where the team stays smoothly. I'd like to remind you that most items in the hotel refrigerator are monitored by computers. Even if you don't like the food in the refrigerator, you will be charged if you change your position or put it back at a glance.

B) Compared with international hotels in China, three or four-star hotels in Britain generally have smaller lobbies, no shopping malls and even some hotels have no elevators. Some hotels have small elevators and can only take two people and luggage at a time. Please queue up consciously when using the elevator.

C) Due to the mild climate in Britain, many hotels have no air conditioning. Please forgive me.

D) Generally, the lobby of a hotel is called the L floor, and the first floor is actually what we understand as the second floor.