A standard UK passport has 34 pages, and when you pass through passport control, you usually get an entry and exit stamp. This is likely to be phased out in the near-future for holidaymakers visiting Europe due to the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) being implemented, but for now, you can assume most countries will still be adding their stamps.

Many countries have specific requirements about the number of blank pages you need in order for them to stamp your passport. For EU countries, one to two pages is usually sufficient, while countries such as South Africa require that you have two. Some destinations will also ask that the two blank pages be sequential, as one page will be used for the entry stamp, then one for the exit.