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Football fans offered South Africa travel advice
4 Jun 2010
Some useful advice has been offered to football fans who will be travelling to South Africa this month for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
Research carried out by insurance provider esure highlighted the possibility of tourists failing to carry out pre-holiday checks, with 15% of people saying they never make sure that their passport is valid before setting off.
Just over a quarter (26%) of respondents said they do not bother to find out if they will need a visa or specific documentation to visit their destination.
To ensure that their trip goes as smoothly as possible, esure advised holidaymakers to check Foreign and Commonwealth Office advice before leaving, arrange travel insurance and check exactly what is covered by their policy.
Nikki Sellers, the company's head of travel insurance, said: '[Football] fans may be so caught up in the excitement of the World Cup that, in the sudden rush to book their flights and accommodation, they are overlooking the basics - such as booking travel insurance and checking the validity of their passports.
'Not only could fans be caught out by flying to South Africa without a valid passport to allow them entry into the country but with so many people travelling and with the volcanic ash, delays are highly likely.'
The World Cup will run from 11 June to 11 July and will feature matches in major cities such as Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
Research carried out by insurance provider esure highlighted the possibility of tourists failing to carry out pre-holiday checks, with 15% of people saying they never make sure that their passport is valid before setting off.
Just over a quarter (26%) of respondents said they do not bother to find out if they will need a visa or specific documentation to visit their destination.
To ensure that their trip goes as smoothly as possible, esure advised holidaymakers to check Foreign and Commonwealth Office advice before leaving, arrange travel insurance and check exactly what is covered by their policy.
Nikki Sellers, the company's head of travel insurance, said: '[Football] fans may be so caught up in the excitement of the World Cup that, in the sudden rush to book their flights and accommodation, they are overlooking the basics - such as booking travel insurance and checking the validity of their passports.
'Not only could fans be caught out by flying to South Africa without a valid passport to allow them entry into the country but with so many people travelling and with the volcanic ash, delays are highly likely.'
The World Cup will run from 11 June to 11 July and will feature matches in major cities such as Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
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