1. European hotels generally do not provide toothbrushes, toothpaste, slippers, towels and other related toiletries, so please bring your own.

2. It is better to wear light clothing when changing clothes. Since Europe has a typical northern climate, it is cooler in the morning and evening, hotter at noon, and the temperature changes greatly between sunny and rainy days. It is recommended to carry a windproof jacket with you. Modest dress is required when attending evening performances or attending other formal occasions (such as churches, concert halls, palaces). In summer, tourist buses, restaurants, hotels and other public places have air-conditioning, so please bring a thin jacket with you; in winter, tourist buses and many places are equipped with heaters, so please bring a jacket that can block the wind and keep you warm. , don’t wear too many layers of clothing.

3. Western Europe (Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, etc.) uses 220 volts with two round plugs; the UK uses a 3-hole flat square plug. Please prepare an adapter plug for use abroad before traveling.

4. The raw water in European hotels can be drank directly, but most hotels do not have boiling water supply. Please bring your own tea and electric kettle.

5. If you have emergency medicines for travel, please try to carry a whole box of tablets or granules (do not carry liquid medicines in potions or syrups); if you need to take them during the flight For quantitative medicines, please only bring the necessary dosage on the plane, and put the rest of the medicines in your checked baggage and hand them over to the airline for check-in. Airlines have strict regulations on liquid items, so please check them in.

6. If you need to eat plums, beef jerky, preserved fruits, etc. on the plane, please only bring a small amount of food. The uneaten portion is not allowed to be taken off the plane. European customs strictly prohibits the entry of prunes, beef jerky, preserved fruits, meat, eggs, vegetables, fruits, etc. However, items in vacuum packaging are accepted for consignment.

7. Economy class flights of airlines: Economy class passengers can check in 20 kilograms of luggage for free, and the total length, width and height do not exceed 269 centimeters. Daily necessities, a change of clothes, etc. can be placed in the suitcase (scissors, fruit knives and all metal objects should be checked in). One piece of carry-on luggage shall not exceed 7 kg and the size shall not exceed 23cm x 34cm x 48cm. Overweight baggage will cost you extra.

8. After gathering at the airport on time, please carefully read the China Customs Outbound Passenger Luggage and Items Declaration Form issued to you by the tour leader, fill it out truthfully and submit it to the customs declaration counter. If each person carries more than 20,000 yuan in cash, or more than 5,000 US dollars in foreign currency cash, the customs will handle it in accordance with the current relevant regulations.

9. When entering Europe, if you have items to declare, please go to the red channel. After picking up your luggage, you can take out the items that need to be declared and place them separately for declaration. If you have no items to declare, please go to the green channel. aisle. You must also declare customs when bringing medicines. Therefore, all members are asked to cooperate and strictly declare for entry. Otherwise, if found out, you will be fined and have all the consequences at your own risk.

10. To carry cameras, camcorders, laptops and other personal travel items that need to be brought into the country with a unit price exceeding RMB 5,000, passengers should fill in two declaration forms and submit one of them after customs inspection and stamp. A declaration form will be returned to the passenger, and the passenger can use this document to go through the procedures for bringing relevant items into China.

Currency exchange tips:

Before leaving the country, you can bring your ID card to the nearest bank that can engage in foreign exchange business to purchase foreign exchange. Each Chinese resident can exchange for foreign currency equivalent to US$50,000 per year, and the amount of foreign currency exchanged each time does not exceed US$50,000. (If you want to exchange for equivalent cash in other currencies or foreign currency exceeding US$10,000, you must contact the applicant one day in advance. bank appointment). For specific exchange information and business outlets, please refer to the information informed by bank staff or the bank inquiry hotline.

Notes on overseas travel:

1. Please strictly abide by the laws and decrees of the local country and respect the customs and habits of the local country. Profit-making private goods and illegal items are strictly prohibited, otherwise serious consequences may result.

2. When abroad, please respect local health habits and smoke only in designated areas; please do not drink excessively and make loud noises in public places. Smoking is prohibited in the coach, and it is strictly prohibited to bring spilled drinks on board; please put waste items into plastic bags and throw them away together. Since Europe attaches great importance to personal hygiene and environmental protection, toilets are not available on the bus. Please understand.

3. Continental Europe’s time is 7 hours behind China, but daylight saving time is implemented from the early morning of the last Sunday in March to the early morning of the last Sunday in October every year, which will be 6 hours behind China.

4. According to local customs, when traveling in Europe, you should tip the service staff to thank them for their service. When dining in a European restaurant, there are two ways to pay the waiter's tip. One is: the restaurant will write the tip you need to pay on your meal bill, and you only need to pay according to the amount on the bill, without paying any additional fees; the other is: pay the cost of your meal according to the bill Finally, pay the waiter a tip of about 2-5 euros in cash.

5. Hotel rooms in Europe are generally small. Even hotels with the same star rating have different facilities. Moreover, due to European living habits, some hotels do not have air conditioning. Please understand.

6. When participating in the team's self-funded activities, please be prepared to pay in sufficient cash. Card deductions are not accepted for this fee; you can pay by card when shopping in European stores, and there will be no additional charges. any handling fees.

7. European countries attach great importance to intellectual property protection. Please do not bring counterfeit or imitation brand-name clothing, backpacks, supplies, etc. into Europe. If discovered by European customs, it may be confiscated or even fined.

8. When shopping in most large department stores, as long as you reach the shopping limit specified by the shopping mall for foreigners, you can enjoy tax refund discounts; please fill out the tax refund form at the designated location of the mall and submit it at the end of leaving Europe You can collect cash from the tax refund office at an international airport or refund it directly to your credit card; travel agencies cannot help with tax refund matters after returning home.

9. For items with a single purchase amount of more than 300 euros, European customs will need to verify whether the goods and the tax refund form are consistent when processing the tax refund. Therefore, please carry such items with you and do not pack them in checked luggage. in order to provide verification when handling outbound tax refund. When you travel to a European country, if you buy a certain amount of goods and bring the purchased goods back home intact, you have the right to apply for a tax refund abroad. The tax refund rates vary from country to country. Please see the tax refund details attachment for details.