Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Top Travel Tips for Foreign Festival Goers

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With Glastonbury not going ahead this year and several other UK festivals cancelled, many Brits are planning to take their annual festival trip abroad. Due to the increasing number of British Nationals now opting to combine a holiday with a festival in the sun, Bullet has worked with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to produce a checklist to ensure their trip is fun and trouble free. The main points in the checklist include:

Reminding festivalgoers to take out travel insurance before they depart – ensuring they are fully covered for unexpected losses or expenses (such as missed flights). It won’t cost the earth and will give them peace of mind while they are away.

Keeping your passport safe on holiday – ideally behind lock and key, or on you securely. A separate photocopy with all your passport details should also be kept or stored online using a secure data site such as an e-safe. In the event that your passport is either lost or stolen – contact the local police immediately.

 

People should be aware of bag or mobile snatchers, especially in campsites, on the beach, public transport, restaurants, cafes and at the festival. Any losses of valuables should be reported to the police and don’t forget to ask for a written police report.

Know your limits with drink and drugs. Penalties for drug possession can be severe, with heavy fines or imprisonment. Never carry anything through customs for anyone else.

Visas – find out in advance what’s required for your trip. Advice is available for every country in the advice by country section on the FCO website www.fco.gov.uk/travel

Advising Brits travelling anywhere in the European Union that they can call the local emergency services (ambulance, police and fire brigade) by dialing 112 from any mobile or landline.

It’s worth spending a few moments sorting out holiday plans now. IF something goes wrong… It can be not only expensive but can follow you back home. By making these simple preparations, you’ll be able to sit back and wait for the fun to begin!

For additional details and country specific information, visit the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website www.fco.gov.uk/travel

Alternatively, if you’d like to download your own copy please visit www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/your-trip/festivals

Rugby World Cup 2011: Be On The Ball Campaign

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As British nationals prepare for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in New Zealand which takes place between 9th September and 23rd October, the ‘Be On The Ball’ campaign (developed by Bullet and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office) has been actively promoting the key Know Before You Go messaging to help rugby fans prepare for their travel to New Zealand.

The created “Know The Score” Z-card cards were designed to provide travel advice and information for British Nationals in the lead up to the games. Over 10,000 of these were printed and distributed via a number of campaign partners including Thomas Cook, Gullivers Travels, England Rugby Travel and the Scottish and Welsh Rugby Unions. Through these channels hard copies of the Z-card were included within travel documentation wallets and official merchandise being dispatched prior to the games. Several thousand Z-cards have also been printed for distribution to British rugby fans from Tourist booths and hotels in New Zealand during the games.

An electronic PDF version of the Z-card has also been included within online communication between campaign partners and British rugby fans, with Rugby unions including safety messages in their e-newsletters and e-zines sent out to fans before the games.

Further advice can be found at the dedicated Rugby World Cup advice page created by the FCO: www.fco.gov.uk/rugby which contains details of match dates, locations, travel tips and driving tips.

Bullet and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Scoop Two Travel Marketing Awards for 2011

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This year, Bullet and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) were proud to accept not one, but two, Travel Marketing Awards:

1. Best use of affinity marketing & sponsorship for the FCO Be on the Ball campaign for the 2010 football world cup– 2nd place runner up – silver standard

2. Best use of affinity marketing & sponsorship for the FCO Mess Up Miss Out campaign with youth tour operator partners – 3rd Place runner up – silver standard

Bullet, the FCO’s appointed partnership marketing agency, was instrumental in the success of both campaigns. The Awards ceremony took place at the Intercontinental London Park Lane, where 370 senior agency, travel and tourism professionals who represented the whole travel sector, attended.

The Awards, which are arranged by the CIMTIG, are intended to recognise and reward the best and most innovative creative work within the travel industry, promoting the highest standards and acting as a benchmark for other industries to follow.

Rated on points, the awards are ranked with runners-up and winners graded gold, silver and bronze, according to quality. This year a total of 4 gold rated winners and 24 silver rated winners were awarded.

Judged by several top industry professionals in the travel, creative and marketing sectors, the awards were essential for any agency or marketing department concerned with serving the travel industry, to endeavour.

For more information on the Awards, please visit www.thetravelmarketingawards.com