Most of us are still a bit nervous about travelling and the risks it carries, so we’ve put together a list of tips to help you enjoy some time away while still staying safe during your staycation.

Keep washing those hands!

Wash your hands regularly with soap and water or make sure you have hand sanitiser for use where soap and water is not available.

Face Coverings and Sanitiser

Pop your mask and hand sanitiser in your bag wherever you are going just in case they are required.

Travel

Driving is the safest way to get to your holiday destination. This will reduce the number of people you come into contact with and limit the risk of catching the virus.

If you do use public transport, try and avoid travelling at peak times and remember to wear a face covering and sanitise your hands.

Avoid using cash where possible

Whether it’s paying the to use the toll road, or treating yourself to an ice-cream at the beach, try to avoid using cash where possible and instead make use of contactless cards or contactless payments on your phone.

If you must use cash or coins, always remember to thoroughly wash or sanitise your hands afterwards.

Book self-contained accommodation to stay in

Although hotels will have strict cleaning protocols, self-contained accommodations such as log cabins, caravans and Airbnb’s will offer to a lot more personal space and reduce the amount of contact you have with other people.

If you’re staying somewhere that will require you to use the accommodation’s utensils for cooking wash the equipment thoroughly before use. You could even bring your own, just to be on the safe side and you could always take your own supply of cleaning products and give the accommodation a once over when you arrive!

Prepare in advance

In order to limit the amount of queuing it’s wise to prepare in advance. Whether that’s booking your attraction tickets before you go to avoid long queues, or even bringing food shopping from home to your accommodation to reduce the number of times you need to pop to the shops.

By preparing in advance you can reduce the amount of contact you have with other people – you may even save a few pennies by being more aware of what your spending!

Protect your trip

We always recommend that if you are staying away from home even in the UK that you have the correct travel insurance.

Lastly,

Enjoy your staycation and eat lots of ice cream!