​The Know Before You Go campaign (KBYG) is a Foreign and Commonwealth Office campaign, which aims to help and advise people when they go abroad

The Know Before You Go campaign (KBYG) is a Foreign and Commonwealth Office campaign, which aims to help and advise people when they go abroad on the important things like taking out the right form of travel insurance to contacting the consulate abroad.

We are working with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in association with the KBYG campaign to do everything we can to help British travellers stay safe when overseas. Before you travel out of the UK, you should really check out the FCO’s website - it is full of essential travel advice, top tips and up to date country information.

The campaigns main objectives are;

• Get comprehensive travel insurance, and read the small print
• Check the FCO’s country travel advice
• Research your destination – know the local laws and customs
• Research the health risk on the NHS travel health information page as soon as possible before travelling, and if necessary visit your GP
• Check your passport is valid and you have all necessary visas
• Make copies of important travel documents and/or store them online using a secure data storage site
• Tell someone where you are going and leave emergency contact details with them
• Take enough money and have access to emergency funds

More advice before you take your ski trip is available via the FCO

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