| You've booked your luxury vacation rental home | | | | homeowners allow you to include it with your |
| in a foreign country. Exciting right? But when was | | | | balance payment 30 days or more before your |
| the last you checked your passport? Was it a | | | | arrival, others want you to bring it in cash and |
| year ago or more? Did you read the fine print on | | | | pay when you get there. You don't want to be |
| your rental agreement? Did you double check | | | | embarrassed by showing up at your vacation |
| your flight schedule? These may seem like | | | | rental only to discover you should have brought |
| no-brainer details but overlook and any one of | | | | the deposit with you in cash. If you're traveling to |
| them and your vacation could be ruined. | | | | a foreign country most homeowners won't take |
| Fatal Mistake #1 - Not Checking your Passport | | | | checks because they can take up to a month to |
| Expiration Date | | | | clear. Some won't take credit cards because the |
| Since 9/11 stricter regulations apply and the | | | | charges can be disputed. Highlight or underline the |
| country you're traveling to my require passports | | | | important details in your Rental Agreement when |
| to be valid up to 6 months after your travel | | | | you first read it then review it again a month |
| dates. We live in an ever changing world and | | | | before your departure. |
| requirements may have changed even if you've | | | | Critical Mistake #3 - Not Double Checking Your |
| visited your foreign destination before. Don't rely | | | | Flight Information |
| on your travel agent to know the newest policies | | | | Is your flight is at 12:05 A.M. or P.M.? It's a small |
| in every country. The reservation agent at your | | | | detail that can be easily overlooked or forgotten if |
| local airport won't know either. He may board you | | | | you booked your ticket far in advance. If your |
| with a smile but you can bet the immigration | | | | flight is at 12:05 A.M. you need to be at the |
| officer at your foreign destination will notice the | | | | airport 2-3 hours the night beforethe actual date |
| oversight and send you packing for home. Check | | | | of your flight. Be sure and check your flight |
| the expiration date on your passport at least 30 | | | | information at least 3 days in advance. |
| days before your flight to give you enough time | | | | Don't be that person who's denied entry to a |
| in case you need to renew. | | | | foreign country or who gets to the airport 12 |
| Fatal Mistake #2 - Not Reviewing the Rental | | | | hours after your flight has left or the one who |
| Agreement | | | | arrives at your vacation rental red-faced because |
| You read your Rental Agreement when you first | | | | you don't have your security deposit in cash. |
| signed it but that may have been months ago | | | | Follow these preventative measures and avoid |
| and you may have forgotten some important | | | | last minute complications for a stress-free |
| details. When is the security deposit due? Some | | | | vacation. |