Print this page Your Phone Before You Travel: Get Ready for Your Trip

Going on a holiday? Your phone can be one of your most useful travel tools, if you know how to prepare it before you leave. In this practical, beginner-friendly workshop, learn how to get your smartphone ready for a trip. We will look at using maps and directions, saving important travel information, accessing tickets and boarding passes, using your phone overseas, connecting to Wi-Fi, translating words and signs, and keeping useful information available when you do not have internet access. You will also learn simple ways to protect your phone and personal information while travelling and what to prepare in case your phone is lost.

Bring your smartphone and, if you have a trip planned, you can start getting your own phone travel-ready during the workshop.

DELIVERY MODE

Face to face

COURSE OUTLINE

• Checking important phone settings before departure
• Understanding mobile data, roaming and Wi-Fi
• Using maps for directions and finding places, especially when internet access is limited
• Keeping flight, accommodation and booking information easy to find, including offline access
• Accessing digital tickets and boarding passes
• Translating signs, menus and other text with your camera
• Keeping important contacts and emergency information available
• Taking and organising travel photos
• Managing battery use while travelling
• Basic security when using your phone away from home
• Preparing for the possibility of a lost or stolen phone

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

• Prepare their smartphone for domestic or overseas travel
• Understand the basic differences between mobile data, roaming and Wi-Fi
• Use maps and navigation more confidently while travelling
• Access important travel information, bookings and tickets from their phone
• Use common smartphone translation features while travelling