Planning ahead can help you stay healthy and enjoy your trip with confidence.
Whether you are travelling abroad for work, visiting family, planning a holiday or going backpacking, taking a few simple precautions before you travel can reduce health risks and help avoid problems while away.
Before travelling:
- check destination-specific health advice
- make sure routine vaccinations are up to date
- find out whether additional travel vaccinations are recommended
- understand local health risks
- pack any medicines you may need
Useful resources
- Foreign travel advice – country-specific safety and health information from GOV.UK.
- The essential travel checklist from UKHSA – practical advice to help you and your family stay healthy while travelling.
- NHS travel vaccinations – information on recommended travel vaccines.
- Travel Pro – country-by-country vaccination recommendations and travel health guidance.