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01/05/2020

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24/01/2020

Clear your schedule and pack your bags, because you’re going on a girls’ trip.

22/01/2020

CDC Travelers' Health ​Update
Lunar New Year
January 25, 2020, marks the first day of the Lunar New Year. If you plan to travel to Asia during the Lunar New Year to visit friends or relatives or to participate in festivities, take steps before and during your trip to stay safe and healthy
Lunar New Year - year of the rat

Before You Travel Tips:
Here's a list of things to consider before you head out on your next adventure. Full article.

Check your destination for health recommendations.
Talk to your doctor about your travel, at least a month before you go.
Pack a travel health kit.
Consider buying travel insurance.
Enroll in the U.S. State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program.
Share copies of travel documents with a friend or family member, including your passport, health insurance, itinerary, and prescriptions.
Consider your health status as certain health conditions put you at greater of serious complications if you fly. In general, you should not travel by plane if you have had a recent surgery, heart attack, or stroke, or currently have a fever greater than 100.4F, a severe infection, or uncontrolled psychiatric illness.
Travel Tip
Q: “Which medications can I travel with?”

A: When you leave the United States, there may be special considerations for bringing medicines with you. Even with a prescription from your doctor, some medicines available in this country may be illegal in other places. Check with the U.S. embassy or consulate in the country you will be visiting to make sure you are permitted to bring your prescriptions or over-the-counter medicines into that country.

Pharmacies in most countries will not fill a prescription written by a doctor from another country. Once you know that your medicine is okay to bring with you, talk to your doctor about getting any needed or extra medications before you travel. And be sure to pack medications in your carry-on, in case your luggage is lost.
Map of world made of pills
Travel Health Notices 12/10-1/21
Level 2: Practice Enhanced Precautions
Updated Novel Coronavirus in China January 21, 2020

Level 2: Practice enchanced precautions
Level 1: Practice Usual Precautions
Updated Monkeypox in Nigeria January 7, 2020

Updated Dengue in Asia and the Pacific Islands January 3, 2020

Level 1: Practice usual precautions
Clinician Updates
Hepatitis A Vaccine for Travelers
What to Know: Hepatitis A is among the most common vaccine-preventable diseases acquired during international travel. All people traveling to countries with high or intermediate hepatitis A endemicity should be vaccinated. Infants as young as 6 months can receive the vaccine, although the travel-related dose for infants aged 6–11 months should not be counted toward the routine 2-dose series
Cholera Vaccines for Travelers: 1 Free CE
What to Know: Are your patients traveling to areas with endemic or outbreak-associated cholera? Earn free CE while learning about diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, with a special focus on vaccination. More information.

CDC Yellow Book 2020
Featured Chapter: The Pretravel Consultation

What to Know: The pretravel consultation offers a dedicated time to prepare travelers for the health concerns that might arise during their trips. This chapter summarizes how to achieve the objectives of the pretravel consultation:
Perform an individual risk assessment.
Communicate to the traveler anticipated health risks.
Provide risk management measures, includ¬ing immunizations, malaria prophylaxis, and other medications as indicated.
Safe travels from CDC Travelers' Health!

31/12/2019

One woman. One carry-on. Watch and learn.

17/12/2019

2019-10-10 Those who have had the pleasure say there is no better way to see Canada than by rail. No longer just a means of getting from point A to point B, the best kind of rail journeys harken back to the era where travel was luxurious and unhurried. You get onboard, stretch out and enjoy the scen...

10/12/2019

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10/12/2019

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09/12/2019

Here's your cheat sheet to carry-on bag sizes and requirements.

28/11/2019

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07/11/2019

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02/11/2019

16/09/2019

That’s fun!

15/09/2019

It's guaranteed to be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

27/08/2019

UPDATE: TROPICAL STORM DORIAN - SAINT LUCIA


Tropical Storm Dorian has now passed, and Saint Lucia has been given the ALL-CLEAR by the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO).

To this hour, our hotel partners as reported on by the St. Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association (SLHTA) have fared well with no damages to plant and property. All guests are properly cared for and are safe within their respective resorts.

The airports have resumed normal operations with arriving and departing flights.

The road network has been deemed safe to traverse by officials at the Ministry of Infrastructure. The Electricity grid remains intact and there are no reports of interruptions to the water supply.

While rare weather events can happen, Saint Lucia is a resilient island nation and our top priority is to ensure that we return to normalcy in rapid time.

17/08/2019

So beautiful!

Yes, this straight-out-of-a-fairytale place really does exist, and you can find it in Canada's Rocky Mountains!
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📍Lake Louise, Banff National Park

07/08/2019

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17/05/2019

Is a River Cruise on your bucket list?

14/05/2019

09/05/2019

A Better Way to Travel

09/05/2019

The Property Brothers stars went big south of the border for their shared celebration

08/05/2019

Avalon's Biggest Sale of the Year!