Pre - Tour Checklist - Adult Safety | Download pdf

a) School Checklist
b) Adult guidelines for safety.

Adult Checklist

1) Alcohol

It’s tempting, but don’t overdo the drink just because you’re away having fun.
Alcohol can make you more aggressive, irrational and fuel tension, especially in hot places where you are likely to become dehydrated.
Know your limit and stay in control;
Drink enough water and ensure you take the time to get some sleep when you can

Drugs

Premier strongly disapproves and recommends against the use, importing, sale or purchasing of any illegal or illicit drugs. This goes doubly for when you are on a sports tour abroad and in unfamiliar surroundings and intoxicated by alcohol.

In large holiday resorts such as Rimmi and Salou as well as capital cities such as Amsterdam, illegal drugs may be easily accessible on the street/in night venue.

You are warned not to take advantages of such opportunity and should not engage any locals or fellow tourists in conversation about where/which drugs can be sourced. This will only serve to make you a target for opportunist thieves and criminals.

Any tourists suspected or found to be selling, distributing or carrying illegal drugs at any of our events will be immediately reported to the local police for arrest.

Going to Amsterdam

Despite the decriminalization of certain drugs in Amsterdam, we strongly recommend against their use or purchase. Amsterdam has all the dangers of any capital city (plus some extra ones like canals and trams) and tourists should respect this all times in the interest of their own personal safety.

Please remind members of your group that they should not under any circumstances attempt to bring drugs purchased in Holland back to the UK. Coaches are subject to random searches and anyone found in possession will be off-loaded from the vehicle and most likely arrested.

While out and about in Amsterdam, students should be careful to look out for trams, taxis and bikes which pose a real threat to personal safety. Students NOT at any time jump into or swim in Amsterdam canals. They are not clean or safe.

Please note: it is recommended you carry some form of ID when out in Amsterdam, as police may demand it.

‘Spiking’ Drinks

Make sure you don’t leave your drink unattended. If you need to go somewhere without your drink, make you get someone you trust to watch it until you get back. Don’t accept drinks form people you don’t know.

Illicit drugs as Ecstasy, LSD, Fantasy, Ketamine and other party drugs are known to be used. People appear high or revved up when they have been affected by a party drug. GHB is particularly nasty because it can cause serious breathing problems. People can’t sleep it off. They need to get medical assistance immediately. If you think you have consumed a drink that has been spiked, alert someone you trust like a friend. If you are out alone or can’t reach your friends, alert a member of the student assistance.

Personal security

Try to stay in groups of at least 3 or 4, avoiding being left behind, especially when you are unfamiliar with the resort/city and it is late at night. Don’t walk home alone and don’t let members of your group walk home alone, especially if they are incapacitated and vulnerable. At night, avoid poorly lit or remote areas of the resort such as the beach or back streets.

If local people or other tourists are harassing you, alert members of the Student Assistance team to inform the local police. Never let anyone into your hotel room or apartment unless you know him or her well and you’re sure you can trust them.

Don’t wear expensive looking jewelry or carry too much money with you when you’re out and about, use your hotel room safe or safety deposit box to keep valuables secure. Every year dozens of mobile phones are lost or stolen in resort. Look after your personal property and if it is lost or stolen, alert a member of Student Assistance Team and make a police report. You will this for your insurance claim.

Never, ever hitch a ride with strangers, especially if you are alone In recent years, thefts have been reported from hotel rooms (both locked and unlocked). In every case, the culprits have either been opportunists entering unlocked rooms or students entering rooms by falsely claiming to be the rightful occupants of a room to get the key. Our staff and hotel partners are on the look out for this. Assist us by cooperating if asked for ID and by not leaving doors unlocked or valuables on display.

Visa, passport and permissions

While your tour manager will advise you as best he/she can, your specific passport and visa requirements, and other immigration requirements are your responsibilities and you should confirm these with the relevant embassies and/or consulates. You may also require permission from the sporting body (e-g the RFU) or local authority to which your club or school side is affiliated. Please ensure you do this in advance of your departure or it may jeopardize your existing insurance arrangements.

Foreign Office Advice

Occasionally, the foreign and commonwealth office finds it necessary to issue advice on the suitability of travel to certain destinations. Such advice can be found on the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices website at www.fco.gov.uk

Travel Insurance

You must take some form of travel insurance when you travel with us. You will be offered a policy at the time of booking which you are free to decline or accept. If you accept, the cost of this will be added to your invoice or arranged direct with the insurance provider, if you decline you must forward us details of the policy you have put in place immediately.

Finally

Premier committed to the continual improvements of safety standards worldwide, this is an enormous task and we greatly appreciate the assistance of group leaders.

If you have a concern

Please report anything that causes concern to the appropriate person the sport (hotelier, coach driver or other supplier) and then advice premier via the client satisfaction questionnaire or an Incident Report form. Accidents should be reported on the Accident form. These simple steps make it easier for us to take the matter up later with the supplier concerned and be proactive in preventing similar problems happening in the future.

If you need more assistance

In the case of an immediate safety concern, if you cannot resolve the matter yourself, please contact Premier immediately and we will take the matter up with the supplier concerned and endeavor to resolve any safety issues as soon as possible.