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Whether it’s a beach vacation, skiing or a city trip, a weekend getaway, or a trip around the world: Some things are essential when you’re away from home. A packing list for your vacation helps ensure that you always have the most important items and necessary documents with you.
To make sure you don’t forget anything when packing and don’t end up in precarious situations during your vacation, you can find our detailed packing list for your summer vacation or your next camping adventure here.
For a carefree vacation, a well-thought-out packing list is essential. The things you should definitely take with you will of course vary depending on the destination, duration, and time of year. A packing list for a family vacation is also different from one for a trip on your own. However, the following items are important in almost all cases:
Good preparation is essential for a relaxed journey with your child. Remember important documents such as passports, insurance cards and, if necessary, vaccination certificates. Clothing adapted to the weather, comfortable shoes, and change of clothes will ensure that you and your child are prepared for any situation. Don’t forget to pack hygiene items such as a toothbrush, sunscreen, and wet wipes. A well-stocked first-aid kit with all the important medications for your child is also indispensable. Here you will find more travel essentials for your family vacation with your child:
If your child needs special food, you should pack enough for the trip.
Essential when you’re on the move, especially on longer journeys or flights.
Protects sensitive skin from stings, especially in warm areas.
Makes longer trips more relaxed and offers a break for tired little legs.
Entertain your child during long journeys or waiting times and help to bridge the time comfortably.
If you want to make sure that you are covered for all eventualities, it is important to check your insurance policies before you leave. One of the most important is travel insurance. AXA’s travel insurance has a modular structure. You can combine the basic modules of cancellation cost insurance, personal assistance, and roadside assistance with the following add-on modules – for seamless protection during your travels:
Luggage: Our add-on module will pay for your loss if your carry-ons and checked luggage are lost or arrive late.
Rental car deductible: Assumes the costs of the deductible that is owed to the car rental company or a car-sharing company in the event of accidental damage while traveling or on vacation.
Travel legal protection: This add-on module puts you on the safe side anywhere in the world for legal issues and disputes before, during, and after your vacation.
Medical expenses abroad: Covers costs worldwide that are not covered by your mandatory health insurance.
You can also take out the following types of insurance separately:
Despite the best preparation, it can quickly happen that you forget certain things at home or simply don’t have them on your radar when you’re packing. Often overlooked items include chargers and adapters for electronic devices, and travel adapters for countries that use other types of sockets. Hygiene articles such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, and contact lens solution or first aid supplies, sunscreen, and mosquito repellent often don’t find their way into the suitcase either. Fortunately, you can easily buy these items at most destinations – even if you don’t include them on your vacation packing list.
It becomes more difficult for individual things, such as important medication that you have to take regularly . Clothing in the right size also falls into this category, especially if you need it for certain activities – such as hiking boots or bathing suits. Important documents such as travel insurance documents and copies of personal documents – for example, if you lose your passport on vacation – are also often forgotten items.
Before you embark on your journey, take a final look around your home and make sure your home is orderly and secure.
A packing list for vacation is undoubtedly helpful. However, it is at least as important to do everything right when packing your suitcase.
Some items are not allowed in your hand luggage or suitcase, for example flammable substances. Depending on the destination and airline, pressurized containers with gases, sharp objects, and certain foods may also be subject to restrictions.
In addition, some items should be carried in your hand luggage rather than in your suitcase. This applies in particular to important documents such as passports, identity cards, and airline tickets, but also to cash and credit cards. If you need to access them at short notice or your checked luggage gets lost, these things are better kept in your carry-on luggage. Valuables and electronic devices are also more likely to belong in your hand luggage. This will prevent loss, theft, and damage. Consumer electronics, laptops, and the like are particularly useful if they are always at hand – so you can pass the time during your arrival and departure.
Last but not least, you should also understand your hand luggage as an ”emergency suitcase” . After all, it can always happen that you have to stay at the airport longer than expected or that – in the worst case – your suitcase gets lost. In addition to important medication and hygiene items such as a toothbrush and toothpaste, you should also pack snacks and a drink in your hand luggage. If possible, you should also take a change of clothes with you, even if it’s just an extra T-shirt and underwear, for example.
Géraldine Mathys is a theme manager at AXA and researches interesting content about mobility and start-ups for you. She also passes on regular tips and tricks to you.
