Before you go – Booking
Booking a holiday to France
Planning and booking a holiday to France is always exciting and here are some handy tips to make your booking process easier.
Top Tips
- Check the terms and conditions of the booking provider, find out if they answer any questions you may have about the holiday.
- If there should be need to change your booking, ask how flexible the holiday operator / French gite or cottage owner is.
- Does the booking include extras such as bed linen, towels.
- If you are booking travel separately, ask the holiday operator if they have any special offer codes for ferry travel.
- Always buy travel insurance – check if it covers you for illness, redundancy, Coronavirus etc.
- Always purchase on credit card – you may be able to claim back the cost if something goes wrong.
- Purchase car breakdown insurance if travelling by car.
Before you go – check your booking
Always double check your holiday booking details before you travel. Here at France for Families there has been the odd occasion where we were convinced a cross channel crossing to France was booked for a certain time – only to discover it had been a few hours earlier!
Top Tips
- New Brexit legislation means that you will need at least 6 months on your passport before expiry – don’t forget to check all the families passports well in advance.
- New Brexit legislation means new travel rules for your dog – check what you need before you go (waiting new guidance at time of writing!)
- A month for departure on your holiday to France, check all your travel times and put them into your phone calendar – with reminders and alerts!
- Check your car breakdown insurance if travelling by car. Print off details or save emergency contacts to your phone. Know what to do if your car breaks down.
- If hiring a car, apply for the hire car code from the DVLA.