Travel planning guides
Clear, practical advice for the decisions every trip involves, from choosing dates and trip length to checking documents before you leave.
How to plan a trip, step by step
A practical, step-by-step guide to planning a trip: choosing dates and a destination, setting a budget, building an itinerary and preparing documents.
How many days do you need for a trip?
How to decide how long a trip should be: a simple way to count days, how many nights to spend per base and example trip lengths for city and multi-stop trips.
Travel documents checklist: what to check before you go
A practical checklist of travel documents and entry requirements to check before an international trip, with links to official sources for the current rules.