Despite the current economic climate, it seems when it comes to holidays, exotic destinations are still thriving with visitors such as Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia and Thailand.

Trips to such destinations still make cheap holidays and offer a sense of adventure that can only be attained by travelling so far from home. Many holidaymakers however remain unaware of the need to have the right vaccinations and ideally some time before travel, so as last minute holidays hold such attractive prices it is advised that people should protect themselves earlier rather than later.

According to an article in the Daily Mirror by Dr Miriam Stoppard, an alarming one quarter of visitors to Africa, the Middle East and Asia have not had any vaccinations. Her advice was to plan trips outside of Europe a little earlier to ensure vaccinations can be given.

Travellers can check with their pharmacist or GP to find out which destinations need which vaccinations, and even boosters.

If exotic holidays appeal to you and you want to take advantage of the cheap holidays available, then it is important to get all the advice for such places before looking round and then the world can be your oyster.