Deciding to go for a holiday in France requires that you plan for your trip carefully so that you can get the best experience from your holiday vacation. For instance, you will need to decide on when to go, where to visit in France, what you will need during the vacation and so on. Below is a highlight of some of the things you will need to prepare for your journey.
When to go to France
When to go to France will depend on the prevailing weather in France and at your place. The best time to visit France is during early summer and late spring. However, considering that this is the busiest period in France’s tourism calendar as the weather is at its best, most of the attractions are fully packed with visitors and entry fees and reservations are at their highest. Visiting France on the cheap can be done via a coach holiday http://www.coachholidays.com/
Passport and ID card
Depending on which region of the world you are traveling to France from, you should know about entry requirements such as visa, passport and ID cards. If you are a citizen of the European Union, you will only need your national identity card to enter France. In case you are from EU but you don’t have the ID card, then you will need to organize for a valid visa/ passport just like citizens from other countries. Depending on how long you wish to stay in France and your origin country, a visa may or may not be important. If you hold a residence status at any ‘Schengen’ country, you will not require a visa regardless of your nationality.
Currency
Euro is the currency of France and the cheapest and easiest way of getting your holiday money is withdrawing the money from a cash dispenser/ATM. This will save you from the headache and riskiness of travelling with cash money. Most of the ATMs in France accept foreign credit cards including Maestro, MasterCard and Visa.
Health
Before going for a holiday in France, it is strongly recommended that you get health insurance coverage. For instance, UK travelers need to obtain a European Health Insurance Card while other foreign travelers should liaise with the concerned authorities in order to know the applicable health requirements when traveling to France and other countries.
Hotel
Thankfully, you can book your hotel (in Swedish hotell) reservation from one of the many online services providing direct accommodation reservations. However, you should be cautious about sites promising to provide you with the ‘cheapest deals’.
Advance payments
It is necessary that you consider making advance payments especially when going for a holiday in France during the peak season. This mostly applies on hotel reservations as most of the rooms are sold out during that time and making advance payments will save you from many inconveniences. Thankfully, most institutions in France accept PayPal and credit cards and making a payment shouldn’t be a problem at all.
