Each year more than 300,000 U.S. passports are reported lost or stolen. What should you do if you’re traveling and your passport is lost or stolen? How can you keep your documents safe?
Traveling this summer? Take our summer TRIP quiz to find out how much you know about travel safety, security, and health.
Many Americans celebrate Memorial Day weekend by spending time outdoors. From a trip to the beach to a family barbecue, here are some tips on how to protect you and your family from sunburn and other negative effects of the sun.
April 19-27 is National Park Week! To celebrate, here are some tips on travel safety in the outdoors and National Parks.
March is Women's History Month! For many, solo travel can be liberating and self assuring. However, traveling alone can also bring some risks. Here are some tips to make sure you have the best, and safest, time possible.
February is American Heart Month! When traveling it is especially important to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack early and seek help as soon as possible.
Whether bringing presents to friends or relatives or visiting Christmas Markets in Europe for holiday
gifts, it’s important to know customs and security regulations, advises the US Travel Insurance
Association.
Hot weather is part of the experience when travelers are seeking a vacation in the sun. When temperature and humidity soar, travelers -- particularly children, the elderly, those with chronic medical conditions, and people who are overweight – may be prone to heat stroke. Even young and healthy individuals can be vulnerable if they are too active during hot weather. So it’s best to prevent heat stroke before it’s necessary to deal with its potentially disabling symptoms
Each year thousands of travelers become seriously ill or injured while traveling, requiring emergency
evacuation or other medical transportation assistance. They may be in a remote area where adequate
medical care is unavailable, their injury or illness may be so severe that they need specialized care, or
they may be unable to return home safely without medical support.
Find out what happens if you become seriously sick or injured and need medical evacuation: visit UStiA's YouTube chan
Each year thousands of travelers become seriously ill or injured while traveling, requiring emergency
evacuation or other medical transportation assistance. They may be in a remote area where adequate
medical care is unavailable, their injury or illness may be so severe that they need specialized care, or
they may be unable to return home safely without medical support.
Find out what happens if you become seriously sick or injured and need medical evacuation: visit UStiA's YouTube chan
This year’s flu season is off to an early start, and travelers, in particular, need to protect themselves from the highly contagious illness that hospitalizes more than 200,000 people yearly, advises the US Travel Insurance Association.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of November 30, 48 states and Puerto Rico had reported confirmed influenza cases, and the CDC noted that numbers were rising rapidly. Since a healthy adult can be contagious even a day befor
Whether bringing presents to friends or relatives or visiting Christmas Markets in Europe for holiday
gifts, it’s important to know customs and security regulations, advises the US Travel Insurance
Association.
Students heading to Mexico for spring break vacation should exercise sound judgment when traveling, since an accident or arrest can result in both medical and legal complications, advises the U.S. State Department.
How much do you know about your travel health, safety, and security? Answer the questions below and calculate your TRIP IQ is . Hint: each question is a link to help you find the answer.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has implemented a new “PreCheck” initiative on a test basis at four U.S. airports: Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta and Detroit.
On January 30 the U.S. State Department upgraded its travel alert for U.S. citizens to Egypt to a travel warning, following escalated demonstrations in that country.
No doubt you've heard of 911 - but do you know about the 3-1-1 rule? The 3-1-1 rule is a set of quick tips for understanding the passenger carry-on rules for liquids. Remembering the 3-1-1 rule means smarter, easier traveling.
With airlines cutting back on the number of scheduled flights and using smaller, more fuel efficient planes, weather delays create more than just an inconvenience. Travel insurance is key to helping you have a smoother trip when bad weather causes flight delays.
Quick tips to help you handle hospitalization abroad. What you should and shouldn't do in case evacuation is necessary.
Even the best laid plans can go awry. When the unexpected happens far from home, it's nice to know that the help you need is available 24/7 with just a quick phone call.