Travel Checklist: tips before, during and after your travels | HSBC UK

 

To help your travels go without a hitch, check these essentials off our financial checklist.

 
Before you travel

✓ Calculate your travel budget
✓ Check exchange rate and order foreign currency
✓ Buy travel* and medical insurance
✓ Tell us you're going abroad for extra security
✓ Apply for a free European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), if applicable
 
Pack for your travels

✓ Take your debit card and credit card
✓ Take your national insurance number
✓ Take your insurance details
✓ Take our lost/stolen cards emergency number
✓ Take proof of insurance coverage
 
During your travels

✓ Remember your Personal Internet Banking details
✓ Keep the credit card used for bookings with you
✓ Keep your receipts
✓ Claim back tax from purchases

 
After your travels

✓ Pay any bills
✓ Change your currency back
✓ Tell us you're home
✓ Check your statement to confirm all transactions made
 

*Please note, some HSBC current accounts include worldwide travel insurance. Terms and conditions apply.