To support you to get experiences when traveling oversea. The fresh and romantic travels sometimes is not perfect as we thought. Recently, Post Office Travel Money has conducted a survey on 1,500 people about unexpected problems occurring in travels and this is the results:
1. Mobile phone charges expenditure
The top of list is the cost that you need to pay for using your cell phone while traveling overseas. Besides, you need to activate area code in order to your cell phone could be used. However, most of visitors are not connoisseur of technology and fees for other services are actually double when you use your phone abroad.
Measures to restrict that costs such as: let your cell phone at home while going to abroad and using a public phone there.
2. Credit cards
The 2nd, you have to pay the arising costs from the using of credit card or abroad debit card. Of course, carrying the cards will help you not in military with a pile of cash, but it do not mean that you forget the foreign currency. Your cards will really useful if you use them for the purpose of shopping. It is ability free in the foreign company.
But anyway, you should also check and consider your spending to avoid excess of initial estimates and control timely incurred cost.
3. Status of exchange rate
There are many complaints from tourists about the exchange rate within the airport and hotel lower than others. You can look around for other better exchange points. If this is your first time, let’s ask seasoned travelers and experience people who are used to exchange of money in order to get better exchange points. However, it noted that the airport and the hotel should be reassured that they are not illegal business matters like this, so you should also consider because you may be summoned by local government due to money is buying and selling on the black market.
The best way, you should exchange money before you go abroad and take a reasonable amount for spending. If you need to exchange currency, let’s select legally points.
4. Allergic
When traveling, we often have collisions with animals and plants that could cause allergic. They are usually caused by insects bite or animals such as jellyfish… Mosquitoes and other insects in the tropics be always the fear for the visitors, especially children.
The solution for this problem is keeping insect repellent cream and antihistamines in your luggage. They not only help you away from itchy, but also protect your skin from scratches and pain.
5. The dirty beach
The dirty beach is also horror for the visitors. Just imagine what a swim with bottles or plastic bag did you feel horrible. That is the reason owners of the resort are reminded to keep their beaches clean. So, the beaches are not polluted and attract tourists. It not only good for business, but also good for the Earth mother.
6. Food poisoning
The threat of food poisoning is major concern for foreign visitors, perhaps it not only make you feel bad, but also affect negatively on your health. The parents traveling with children are anxious to local food, not because they do not like, they are afraid of unsafe food. For the mature visitors, they are willing to try anything in foreign country, but this is not possible with children.
Post Office Travel Money also investigated the cost for reasonable and safe food at tourist places: answerers agreed that Portugal is the best destination for family. Currently, the local dishes in Portugal has fallen more than 47% compared to before. The food prices in Cyprus fell by about 20%, while in Greece fell 17% the cost of meals. In France, the meal cost is higher than 33%, leading to Turkey also rise 13%.
