There are a few things to do when it is almost time to leave for your trip.
Make sure that someone in your family has an itinerary of your plans. Include phone numbers of the places you know you will be at certain times. Should an emergency arise, the State Department, in accordance with the Privacy Act, is not allowed to release information about your welfare without your written authorization. Find out how to provide that authorization to the proper people.
Leave copies of your citizenship papers and your passport with someone in the states.
You will need to also register with the United States consulate or the embassy before your flight out of the country. Registration makes it possible for a consulate officer to contact you should the need arise or help you in an emergency or during a disaster occurring in that country. If there is no embassy in your destination country, register with a neighboring country.
Make plans for someone to call you if any travel warnings are issued from the State Department about the area in which you will be staying.
When making your reservations the hotel, bed and breakfast, or wherever you will be lodging should be in a safe part of the city where you will be staying.
Time to Head for the Airport! Last Minute Details
So everything is taken care of and the time for your departure is almost upon you. What are some things to remember to do? You will need to know where your luggage is constantly, but sometimes it still gets lost. Make sure nothing vital is packed in the pieces of luggage that you will be separated from at any given time.
Be sure to have the phone numbers of the United States Embassy in your destination country.
If you haven't already done so, find out where to exchange currency in the country where you will be staying.
Put in a call to a State Department representative to see if there are any travel advisories that would affect you and your upcoming flight.