Safety

Authorities emphasize the importance of taking precautions to ensure travel safety.When traveling abroad, the odds favor a safe and incident-free trip, however, travelers can be subject to difficulties, crime and violence.Some safety considerations include being aware of one's surroundings,avoiding being the target of a crime, leaving copies of one's passport and itinerary information with trusted people,obtaining medical insurance valid in the country being visitedand registering with one's national embassy when arriving in a foreign country. 

Many countries do not recognize drivers' licenses from other countries; however most countries accept international driving permits.Automobile insurance policies issued in one's own country are often invalid in foreign countries, and it is often a requirement to obtain temporary auto insurance valid in the country being visited.It is also advisable to become oriented with the driving rules and regulations of destination countries.Wearing a seat belt is highly advisable for safety reasons; many countries have penalties for violating seatbelt laws.

There are three main statistics which may be used to compare the safety of various forms of travel (based on a Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions survey in OctoberReasons for traveling include recreation,tourism or vacationing,research travel,he gathering of information, visiting people, volunteer travel for charity, migration to begin life somewhere else, religious pilgrimages and mission trips, business travel,trade,commuting, and other reasons, such as to obtain health care or waging or fleeing war or for the enjoyment of traveling. Travellers may use human-powered transport such as walking or bicycling; or vehicles, such as public transport, automobiles, trains and airplanes.

Motives for travel include:

    Pleasure

    Relaxation

    Discovery and exploration

    Intercultural communications

    Taking personal time for building interpersonal relationships.