Travelers’ choice of information sources

on 02 March 2021

Be Below are some reliable websites provide helpful safety and security resources, to assist you in trip planning.

State Department Travel – Information about international emergencies, security warnings and travel advice.
Insight Crime – A disturbing (but fascinating) resource for research, analysis and investigation on organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Lonely Planet – The guidebook king. They also have a good forum where you can ask about anything. I use their guidebooks whenever I travel.
STA Travel – Worldwide student/young adult travel/tour company that provides good deals.
Viator – A good resource for travel information with a pretty regularly updated and well written blog.
BootsnAll – The BootsnAll RTW Section for all your RTW travel needs.
GAP Adventures – The great adventure travel people.
Coast 2 Coast Adventure – Travel across South America on 4-wheeler from Chile to Brazil via C2C’s adventure travel.
Busbud – A great resource for travelers, with worldwide bus schedules and information
Verge Magazine – A travel magazine that focuses on traveling with a purpose, my favorite thing! Work and Travel Deeper.
Work and Travel USA – Work & Travel USA program gives you a chance to be much more than a tourist! Experience life in the U.S. by working side-by-side with locals. It’s a real American experience that also helps cover travel expenses!
Study Abroad Scholarships – A comprehensive list of study abroad scholarships.
Gogobot – Travel recommendations for friends and people who travel like you.
Greenheart Travel – Greenheart Travel is a non-profit cultural exchange organization dedicated to connecting people and planet.
Travel Clubs: PhotoFly Travel Club and Singles By the Bay Travel Club
International Travel Requirements: A resource via Find the Best to help you compare country travel requirements.
Travel Squire – A digital news magazine and travel planning service called The Travel Therapist.
American Citizens Abroad – The Voice of Americans Overseas
CDC Traveler’s Health – information to assist travelers and their health-care providers in deciding the vaccines, medications, and other measures necessary to prevent illness and injury during international travel.

During work trips, the combination of sleep deprivation, jet lag, business dinners and hotel buffets will destroy any plans to try to retain "at-home" meal routines. You return home feeling bloated and unhealthy -- on top of your unavoidable tiredness.

Prevent Malaria While Traveling Abroad

Prevention of mosquito bites between dusk and dawn is the first line of defence against malaria. Measures to prevent mosquito bites include sleeping under long-lasting insecticidal nets, and using protective clothing and insect repellents.

What is Malaria?

Being bitten by a few hungry mosquitos during a summer evening sounds quite common and not very dangerous. But when traveling abroad, depending on the country of destination, mosquitos can become a real nightmare, and may give you malaria.

Motion sickness & how to deal with it

People who get seasick or airsick are experiencing motion sickness. Women and children are more prone to motion sickness, but it can affect anyone. You can take steps while traveling to reduce your risk of getting sick.

Tips for Traveling in High Altitudes

The low oxygen levels found at high altitudes can cause problems for travelers who are going to destinations higher than 8,000 feet above sea level.

Cruise Travel and Your Health

Cruise ship travel presents a unique combination of health concerns. Travelers from diverse regions brought together in the often crowded environments onboard ships can facilitate the spread of person-to-person, foodborne, or waterborne diseases.

Coping with Jet Lag

What is jet lag?
Jet lag is a temporary sleep problem that can affect anyone who quickly travels between time zones.
Our biological clock is usually synchronized with local time so that we feel hungry in the morning and sleepy in the evening.

Travel during the corona time

Travel increases your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19. Staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.
You can get COVID-19 during your travels. You may feel well and not have any symptoms, but you can still spread COVID-19 to others.

What is Ebola Virus Disease?

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare and deadly disease most commonly affecting people and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). It is caused by an infection with a group of viruses within the type Ebolavirus.

Zika virus: Things you need to know

Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys through a monitoring network of sylvatic yellow fever. It was subsequently identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and Tanzania.

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