Before travelling to the United States please check with your national agencies to ensure there are no circumstances that you should be aware of. For UK guests the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and National Travel Health Network and Centre has up-to-date advice on staying safe and healthy abroad.
General Travel Advice
Before you depart:
- Check your passport is valid, fill out the emergency details, look after it while travelling and keep it in a safe place. Make sure you have all necessary visas.
- Take out appropriate travel insurance before travelling and make sure it covers you for all the activities you want to do.
- Learn about the laws, customs and entry requirements of the country you’re visiting and understand how they differ from home.
- Make copies of important travel documents, take a picture or make copies and store them securely using a secure data storage site.
- Research vaccinations or any other medical requirements for your destination, and if necessary visit a travel health clinic before you travel.
- Tell your friends or family about your travel plans and where you’re going and leave emergency contact details.
- Take enough money with you and have access to emergency funds.
- Ensure you take the contact details of your local Consulate in case of emergencies. If you are an EU citizen you can access support from the Consulates of any EU member state.
- Act responsibly and be responsible for yourself when abroad.
Safety and Security
Our villa and Watersong Resort are safe and secure environments to spend your holiday. To ensure your safety please be aware of the following advice.
- Keep accommodation doors locked even when you are inside the villa.
- Don’t leave windows or patio doors open.
- Exercise caution when opening the door to a visitor and ask them to identify themselves.
- Never leave children unsupervised.
- Follow all pool rules.
- Take extra care in bright sunlight as it may not be obvious whether the windows or patio doors are open or closed.
- Surfaces such as tiles or marble floors can be very slippery.
- In the event of an emergency, follow the emergency procedures and any instructions provided.
- Check how the appliances work and ensure they are switched off when you go to bed or leave the villa.
Travel to the USA
Passports issued on or after October 26 2006 must include an integrated circuit chip capable of storing the biographic information from the data page, a digitised photograph and other biometric information. If your passport was issued on or after this date and doesn’t have this information, you WILL require a visa.
Electronic System for Travel Authorisation
It is mandatory for anyone travelling to or transferring through the US under the Visa Waiver Program, to obtain approval to travel no later than 72 hours prior to travel by completing an online process ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) scheme. The cost of an ESTA is currently $14 per person (subject to change without notice) and can be obtained by visiting https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov.
Once completed and approved, the ESTA application is valid for two years and allows multiple visits without the need to reapply. Travellers can apply for an ESTA even if they have no firm plans to travel to the US. An ESTA is only valid for stays of 90 days or less. Failure to obtain an ESTA could result in the passenger being denied boarding by the airline. To check your eligibility for an ESTA you can use this website: https://visaguide.world/us-visa/esta/eligibility-checker/