International flight:

Book your tickets early, even before the final program of the trip, check with the local contact to adapt itself with your vacation dates. Ask her advice. One flight bought 6 months in advance to Beijing will cost 499 Euros or 618 Euros two months before departure (the shorter flight). Make sure the flight time, if stop or not, in order not to lose too long in transit. Remember to search your flights on weekdays, often less expensive. When I do my research, I check the departures daily to find the best price, even if I must postpone my holidays one day or 2.

Insurance:

A traditional credit card offers in his contract: a repatriation assistance including support of some medical expenses, death and disability insurance.

These assurances are generally not valid for travel abroad for more than 90 consecutive days.

Status: For the life insurance and disability work, you must pay your travel card. The repatriation works in all cases.

Beneficiaries:

Be aware that for most bank cards used abroad, your spouse or partner and your children aged under 25 still at your expense for tax can benefit of certain of these guarantees. Medical assistance, for example, is applicable to members of a family, if they travel together or separately.

Advice: Before to waste a fee for a consultation or hospitalization, it is necessary to ask to the bank an agreement to bear costs. You will be asked to provide the number to 16 digits of your credit card as well as the nature and conditions of the intervention.

With a credit card prestige, you have the same assurances that the traditional credit card which must be added: the cancellation insurance, loss and theft insurance, auto insurance, snow insurance, baggage insurance .

Advice:

Ask your bank about the insurance you get through your credit card and check also the exclusions of your policy. If these conditions do not suit you, you can opt for the insurance of the tour operator if it is better.
Before you leave, check the validity of your credit card.
In case of problems, tell as soon as possible the service department of your bank.
During a trip abroad, it is best to start with several means of payment (cash, VISA, traveler).

Passport:

Check the validity of your passport and make your visa if necessary (some countries offer visa on arrival at the airport). Personally, I prefer to get my visa before leaving for security reasons, no doubt, but also to avoid queuing at the airport.

Travel Information:

Leave your family all information about your trip (dates, details of the local agency, comprehensive program with hotels where we can reach you).

 Takeaway:

Travel guides, essential ... (when it is 2, we take each one different, top), your international driver's license if necessary, and first aid kit.