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Healthy Travel Blog
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Staying healthy while traveling the world can be challenging. It is our hope that this forum helps you understand the interplay between travel and health and lets you share your insights with your fellow travelers. We encourage you to check in often for updates on news, trends, issues and solutions—everything you should consider before you pack your bags for a vacation, business trip, study abroad program or expat assignment.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1111 )
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Global Citizens Arise! Association Offers Members Health and Safety Resources
As sponsor of the Healthy Travel Blog, the Global Citizens Associaiton is dedicated to promoting safe and healthy international travel. Read more
Posted on 08 March 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
This Week in Travel and Health
The media seemed to focus on extreme travel this week; maybe it was the truly dreary weather in the northeastern U.S. that had people looking to break out of th... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
Drink This, Not That: A (Sort Of) Healthy Guide to Spring Break
If you’re daydreaming about your upcoming spring break vacation, you’re probably thinking about that vibrant tropical drink with fruit slices and those... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
This Week in Travel and Health
We’re all here on this page because we share a love of traveling, but we also understand that traveling can be very challenging. Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
How to Survive Jet Lag
It’s only been eight grueling hours on a red-eye flight from JFK to Fiumicino Airport, and you’ve already gained additional luggage — a new set of bags under... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
This Week in Travel and Health
Ten years ago today, a 64-year-old doctor from China’s Guangdong Province checked into a hotel in Hong Kong. He had just treated several patients with... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
How to Be Healthy on a Cruise
Traveling on a humongous ship from port to port with thousands of strangers is revered as one of the best ways to travel. But for better or worse, the term... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
This Week in Travel and Health
It’s been a terrific week to be stuck at sea. And by terrific, I mean awful. The dominant story this week is the completely dreadful cruise on the Carnival... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
The Best Backpacking Destinations
If you’re looking for the next thrilling adventure where you can freely explore rich cultures and new lands, backpacking is a great way to travel to incredible... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
The 5 Healthiest Airlines
If you’ve ever had a bad dining experience on an airplane and are still permanently scarred by that rubbery chicken dinner, you’re probably anxiously awaiting... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
What You Need Not to Do in Order to Relax on Vacation
As many people plan winter getaways, they’re dreaming of leaving the hectic day-to-day existence behind and doing some serious chilling out. A break from their... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
This Week in Travel and Health
Welcome to February, generally considered the cruelest month, at least in the northern half of the United States. For much of the country, this is an indoor,... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
A Quick Guide to Eating Healthy at the Airport
From the heavenly scent of crisp, golden French fries to the delectable whipped cream-topped caramel macchiato, our favorite guilty-pleasure foods are everywher... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
This Week in Travel and Health
Here in the States, everyone is still talking about the flu. Influenza has swept across the country and kept hundreds of thousands of people out of work or... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
The Future of Travel: The Aerotropolis
Meet George Jetson. He apparently lives in Songdo, South Korea. Songdo is a new kind of city being built pretty much from scratch right next to the Incheon... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
This Week in Travel and Health
Travel news this week was dominated by bad puns about Dreamliners and Nightmares, as a nasty little habit of batteries catching fire grounded Boeing’s new 787... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
6 Healthy Winter Beach Vacations
We are in the dead of winter. Brrrr. As the cold descends over most of the U.S., a lot of people are dreaming of sunshine and sand, looking to escape town for... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
This Week in Travel and Health
Flu season is here, and all across America people are sneezing, coughing and calling in sick. Reuters reports that this is one of the worst flu seasons in years... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
The Globe’s Best Places for Winter Sports
The cold stretch of January and February is spread out dauntingly in front of us, and many people are packing up and heading for beaches a little closer to the... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL -
This Week in Travel and Health
As we launch ourselves into 2013, you’re very likely focused on losing weight; it’s everybody’s go-to New Year’s Resolution. But if you’re a frequent traveler,... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2013 HEALTH, TRAVEL