Concerns
A number of travel topics are available related to travel concerns.
Health and hygieneEdit
Responsible travelEdit
Categories of travellersEdit
FinancialEdit
Border crossingEdit
Documents and preparations needed or useful for border crossing:
- Passport
- Visa
- North America: Global Entry, NEXUS
- Europe: Travelling around the Schengen Area
- Traveling with a criminal history
- Travelling with military responsibilities
- Carnet de Passages, required to bring a motor vehicle into some countries
- See cruising on small craft for information on requirements for boats and their crew
CommunicationEdit
Communication includes sending and receiving messages.
EquipmentEdit
Equipment and other things that travellers might want to carry with them.
FoodEdit
- Halal food (Islamic dietary laws)
- Kashrut (Jewish dietary laws)
- Travel as a vegetarian
- Travelling during Ramadan
- Travelling on a low-carbohydrate diet
Large scale travel eventsEdit
Some countries and regions experience periodic travel events, for religious, family or other reasons. Travelling to these regions at these times will present specific challenges for your plans.
- Hajj - A large pilgrimage to Mecca once a year
- Golden Week holidays in China - periods during the year when a large proportion of China's population goes on holiday at the same time, including Chinese New Year.
- Golden Week in Japan - similar to China, but once a year