Although colds and flu are not uniquely travel-related hazards, they can be especially unpleasant during vacation. Dozens of remedies, both mainstream and complementary, are available. So what works, and what’s a waste of your money? Here, the experts from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), offer suggestions for the best ways to… Continue reading Avoiding Colds and Flu on Vacation
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Tips for Last-Minute Holiday Travel
Last-minute plans can be fun – an impromptu family reunion or a spur-of-the-moment getaway, but you’re not guaranteed a great time, especially around the holidays, if you’re not smart about potential difficulties in the age of the pandemic. Travel insurance expert Rajeev Shrivastava, CEO of VisitorsCoverage.com, a Silicon Valley-based travel insurance marketplace, offers some smart… Continue reading Tips for Last-Minute Holiday Travel
Traveling During the Pandemic
Travel can increase your chance of spreading and getting COVID-19. Postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC). If you are considering traveling, whether during the Christmas season or at another time, here are some important questions to… Continue reading Traveling During the Pandemic
COVID-19: Deciding When to Go Out
As communities and businesses are opening, you may be looking for ways to resume some daily activities as safely as possible. While there is no way to ensure zero risk of infection, it is important to understand potential risks and how to adopt different types of prevention measures to protect yourself and to help reduce… Continue reading COVID-19: Deciding When to Go Out
Six Steps to Healthy Holiday Travel
If, like millions of other Americans, you’ll be traveling during this holiday season, it’s wise to take protective steps now so you won’t be at risk later for the flu and other seasonal afflictions. Here, from the experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), are six steps to healthy travel: Get vaccinated now… Continue reading Six Steps to Healthy Holiday Travel
What If Your Travel Insurance Claim Is Denied?
As you can imagine, having your travel canceled, interrupted or simply not go as planned is never ideal. When you have travel insurance, however, you can feel better knowing that at least some of your travel expenses will be reimbursed. But what if you file your claim, and it comes back denied? Here are some… Continue reading What If Your Travel Insurance Claim Is Denied?
Travel This Holiday Season – And Stay Fit!
Many fitness enthusiasts find it difficult to follow their normal exercise plan while traveling to see family or friends for the winter holidays. Unfamiliar environments, tightly-packed family living conditions, or lack of exercise equipment may hamper even a fitness fanatic’s best intentions for staying fit while traveling this holiday season. But as a Certified Personal… Continue reading Travel This Holiday Season – And Stay Fit!
Traveling Abroad with Medicine
If you’re planning to bring your prescription or over-the-counter medicine on your trip, you need to make sure your medicine is travel-ready. Many travelers must carry their medicines with them across international borders to treat chronic or serious health problems. However, each country has its own guidelines about which medicines are legal. Medicines that are… Continue reading Traveling Abroad with Medicine
Want to Travel Post-Retirement? Here Is How to Get Started
When I was young, my parents loved to travel, and they always included my sister and me. That was the beginning of my love of adventure! I studied French and Spanish all through high school, and in my junior year, A.F.S., the American Field Service, brought four exchange students to our high school program from… Continue reading Want to Travel Post-Retirement? Here Is How to Get Started
Smart Tips for Safe Travel
Traveling can frazzle your brain. Between trying to remember if you locked the house or put your ID back into your wallet, thinking about personal safety in airport parking lots is the last thing that may be on your mind. However, poorly lighted parking garages, arms full of luggage, confusing parking signs, forgetting where you parked… Continue reading Smart Tips for Safe Travel
Travel and Natural Disasters
Although rare, natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, tornadoes, or earthquakes could occur while you are on a trip at home or abroad. Natural disasters can seriously injure large numbers of people, contribute to the spread of some diseases, disrupt sanitation, and interrupt normal public services. Travelers should be familiar with risks for natural… Continue reading Travel and Natural Disasters
Staying Young in Spirit
Mohr Keet of South Africa bungee jumped when he was 96, landing himself in the Guinness Board of World Records. Yuichiro Miura of Japan climbed Mount Everest when he was 80. Not everyone in the golden years of life will attempt and accomplish such extraordinary feats, but most people can take steps to keep themselves… Continue reading Staying Young in Spirit
Online Security Tips While Traveling
Travelers often worry about flight delays, bad weather and disappointing accommodations when thinking about the factors that could ruin a vacation. However, a lack of secure Internet access and haphazard habits online can wreak havoc lasting long after beach tans fade away. According to Pew Research, about 27 percent of adults in the U.S. age… Continue reading Online Security Tips While Traveling
5 Things to Know Before Hitting the Road This Summer
The experts at RepairPal —a nationwide network of over 1,700 certified, pre-screened auto repair shops on a mission to help you find quality auto repair at a fair price— suggest the following tips to make sure rubber hits the road without any issues: >> PROPERLY INFLATE TIRES TO IMPROVE GAS MILEAGE BY UP TO 3% When tires are not properly inflated, it… Continue reading 5 Things to Know Before Hitting the Road This Summer
Travel Distance Affects Reconstructive Breast-Cancer Surgery
Long travel distances are still a significant obstacle to breast reconstruction after surgery, according to a new study. The research was reported in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). “While greater patient awareness and insurance coverage have contributed to breast reconstruction rates in the United… Continue reading Travel Distance Affects Reconstructive Breast-Cancer Surgery
Stay Safe and Healthy This Winter
In some sections of the U.S., winter has been so far unseasonably mild. But that doesn’t mean we’ll avoid the cold and its attendant hazards as the season continues. Here, from the National Center of Environmental Health, a division of the federal Centers for Disease Control, are some strategies to get you safely through the… Continue reading Stay Safe and Healthy This Winter
How to Get Great Holiday Travel Bargains
Airlines are finally passing on savings from low fuel prices to consumers who can expect to pay 17-percent less for flights over the next three months. Though this is good news for holiday travelers, airfare, hotels and car rental costs peak from Thanksgiving through Christmas, so it’s important to plan your trip wisely. To avoid… Continue reading How to Get Great Holiday Travel Bargains
Active Senior Travelers Have Different Approaches to Technology
Are you an Adventurous Experimenter, a Meticulous Researcher or a Fumbling Observer? These are the three groups active senior travellers can be divided into on the basis of how they use tourism-related information and communication technology, according to a recent University of Eastern Finland and Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences study. A release from the… Continue reading Active Senior Travelers Have Different Approaches to Technology