On holiday abroad? First go through this checklist

If you are planning to go abroad on vacation, there are still some hooks and eyes. In order not to be faced with surprises, you would do well to go through the following checklist.

On vacation during the corona pandemic

To begin with, the national government still advises to stay in your own country, even if the number of infections is decreasing. If you plan to travel to the sunny south, it is necessary to check all risks and other important information in the travel advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before departure.

For a number of countries and regions, code yellow or green will apply from 15 May. Travel is possible, but in many of these countries measures still apply to travelers from the Netherlands. You may even have to quarantine on arrival.

1. Red = Do not travel
2. Orange = Only necessary trips
3. Yellow = Attention, security risks
4. Green = No special security risks

Checklist on holiday abroad

1. Read the travel advice for your destination
2. Download the Travel app from Foreign Affairs and Customs
3. Follow the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Twitter

1. Where do I check the travel advice?

You can check the current travel advice of the destination via the website Wijs op Reis per country. You can also do this on your phone via the National Government’s Travel App. In both ways, you can immediately view information about corona, the entry restrictions such as a negative PCR test result, quarantine obligation and other corona measures from the destination.

2. What are the benefits of the Reisapp?

The advantage of the Reisapp are the notifications. If you mark a destination as a favorite in the app, you will receive a push notification when the travel advice changes. With the app you also have all the contact details of Foreign Affairs and local emergency services at hand, plus information about what to do in case of an emergency, such as hospitalization or loss of your passport.

You can also view the following useful information in the app:

• Check what is and what is not allowed in your travel luggage
• Convert currency, volume and weight to euros and units common in the Netherlands
• Request contact information of the nearest Dutch representation in a country (embassies, consulates-general, honorary consulates)

What about the CoronaCheck app?

With the help of a test certificate via the CoronaCheck app or on paper, you can demonstrate that you have recently been tested negative for corona. These people get access to events and locations via CoronaCheck and a negative test certificate. Even if you have been vaccinated, you will have access via the app from June. This way, the Netherlands can do more outside the door. You cannot use CoronaCheck abroad at the moment. You can find more about how the CoronaCheck app works here.

Via this checklist you are one step closer to your well-deserved holiday abroad. Are you going on vacation this year? If so, where and have you already read in? Let us know in the comments below this article.

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