Category Archives: Travel Tips

Travel Medical Assistance: Assurance When You Travel

If you’re planning the trip of a lifetime – or flying during the summer months – there are plenty of reasons to consider purchasing travel insurance. For a relatively low cost, travel insurance policies can reimburse you if your trip is cancelled due to hurricanes or tropical storms, accident or illness, or long flight delays.…
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Medical Documents to Travel With: A List to Review Before You Leave Home

Before you leave on a trip, you probably check your itinerary, whether you locked the front door, and whether you packed your toothbrush. But you may overlook an important consideration before long-distance travel—are there medical documents to travel with, and which ones are the most important? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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Tips on How to Avoid Norovirus on a Cruise

Last year, there were 14 outbreaks of norovirus illness on U.S. cruise ships – a 10-year high, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CC) Vessel Sanitation program. By early March 2024, there had been one outbreak reported, which sickened 92 passengers. Although norovirus illnesses are rarely deadly, the symptoms can quickly…
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