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19 February 2010

AskMecha: What to print out before an international flight? →[More:]

So far I've got:

- itinerary/online check-in boarding passes
- copy of passport
- copy of airline's service numbers in all countries I'm passing through
- photos of my suitcases in my hand luggage

Anything else? I kind of think that's everything, but I may be missing something glaringly obvious.

(Why do I ask? Because I'm going home for the first time in 18 months on Sunday night!)

Thanks!

post by: mdonley at: 02:25 | 6 comments

I always make sure copies of important docs are emailed to one of my webmail addresses so if the paper copies are lost I can easily retrieve them.

posted by essexjan 19 February | 03:11

If you want to be super-prepared, maybe the phone numbers for your embassy and the phone numbers for any credit card, bank card, or travelers' cheques you're carrying, in case they (or your passport) get stolen?

posted by occhiblu 19 February | 03:26

Make sure you print more than one copy of things like online boarding passes, as there's no reason not to and they're really easy to misplace.

posted by cillit bang 19 February | 03:28

I'm going to need to do this too!

posted by Obscure Reference 19 February | 07:34

copies of the labels of any prescriptions you are carrying

posted by crush-onastick 19 February | 13:01

A copy of the contents of your wallet/purse/manbag. Copy both sides of everything and keep it somewhere safe with a copy of your passport. Have the phone numbers where you would need to report credit cards etc lost/stolen somewhere accessible but safe.

Essexjan's idea is a good one - even if you lose everything, you only need an Internet cafe to get copies of it all back.

posted by dg 21 February | 05:51

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