Travel Tips

Passport & Visas

1. Verify the passport and visa requirements for Nigeria as well as the destination you going for.
2. Double check the visa and passport requirements by contacting the Nigerian Embassy before your travel. 
3. Check the validity of your Passport and Visas.
4. Never ever forget your passport and visa on the day of travel.
5. If you lose your passport or visa please contact the embassy or consulate at once.

Tickets
1. Check the ticket for Flight(s) details & accuracy as soon as you recieve it.
2. Specially check your names’ spelling on the air ticket.
3. With e-tickets, make sure you a reservation number or credit card at check-in before you arrive at the airport.
4. Remember to reconfirm your ticket before you fly. You can access your flight information on the airlines Web site by using your confirmation code from your e-ticket

5. Keep your tickets with your passport and visas and other important document in your handbag.

Security desk

1. Air travel policies have been changed a lot for the past few years, so be aware of all the plocies to avoid unnecessary disturbance.
2. Tag your suitcases with appropriate names around them for easy identification and extra security
3. Never take anyone’s packages on your responsibility.
4. At the airport take special care of your luggage and don’t leave luggage unattended.

Health terms

1. Check the health requirements for Nigeria from the website before the travel. Remember some vaccinations need to be taken 4-6 weeks before travel to be effected.
2. Carry sufficient dozes of all of your medicines with you in luggage.
3. Also have the contact number of your doctor for emergency contact.
4. If you are taking medicines or medications, make a note of all these on a paper and keep at the safe place where it can be easily found in an emergency.

Packing your luggage

1. Do ask the airline the allowable bags and maximum weight of each bag.
2. Pack well your luggage the night before you travel.
3. Do check the weather forecast for Nigeria specifically for your destination before travel to avoid taking unnecessary luggage.
4. Do not pack outsized electronics like full-size video game consoles, laptops, DVD players and video etc in the hand bag.
5. If you are taking some gifts with you, then never pack them as security officers will unpack them.
6. Don’t lock your suitcases as you have to open them for security check.
7. Find out how much each bag can weigh.

Hand Baggage

1. Having right and simple luggage in the hand bag make save you from a lot unnecessary issues.
2. Guarantee that your hand baggage weight does not exceed the maximum weight allowed by the airline.
3. After you are done take a look at your luggage and baggage once again to ensure that you have followed all security regulations.

Getting To & From The Airport

1. Do confirm your airport’s code.
2. Check timetables for public transport in advance to guarantee you arrive at the airport with plenty of time.
3. If possible use only metered taxis for getting into the airport.s
4. If you're going to airport by driving yourself, the leave before well time to allow yourself with enough time to find a parking slot and reach to the terminal.
5. Keep in mind that airport parking slots get fill quickly at peak season times.

Money & change

1. Make sure you have enough foreign currency for your immediate arrival particularly if your flight arrives at an odd hour as well as for gettingtaxi from the airport, meals, hotels etc.
2. Always make a list of the Credit / Debit Card numbers and travelers cheques you are carrying along with the suppliers contact numbers at a separate paper for the case ifs they get lost.
3. Although travelers’ checks are the most secure way to carry money, but having foreign currency overseas is easier one.

Jetlag

1. Do not ring on the air craft unnecessarily because these call buttons are for emergency use only.
2. Sleep well before the travel day.
3. Have plenty of water to avoid dehydration.
4. Have light meals and avoid food that is hardly digestible before the flight, like fried food, fats.
5. Also don’t take alcoholic beverages. As the digestion of alcohol before or during the flight, can cause stomachache and an overall distress.
6. Cleanse and moisturize skin regularly whilst on board again to counter dehydration.

Others…

1. Double check your flights before setting out for the airport at least 24 hours before time of travel.
2. Try to book your flights other than the peak seasons to avoid congestion at the airport.
3. Do not drink too much before boarding the aircraft, as alcohol and cabin pressure cause dehydration. You are also unable to use the toilets until the aircraft is airborne and at a safe height for the sign of seat belt to be taken off.
4. Verify with the airline you are traveling with, as to the availability of telephone and laptop power points on board.
5. Leave your contact details with someone at home or somebody in the emergency contact.

Take care regarding these tips by flight to Nigeria during your travel.