The days of enjoyable and comfortable air travel seem to have disappeared. Instead of gourmet meals, lots of legroom and free drinks, we have snack boxes (if you’re lucky), cramped cabins and interminable security lines. In many ways, flying in a plane is about as luxurious as taking a bus trip down the interstate, with the added nuisance of jet…
The holiday season brings with it a lot of travel, whether you’re visiting loved ones or simply taking a vacation. Flying across two or more time zones can only mean one thing: jet lag. If you’ve experienced jet lag before, you know the feeling of not quite fully functioning when get to your destination. Jet lag can leave you experiencing…
We often look at those who get to jet off to new and exotic locations on a regular basis with envy, even if their travels are for work. For those who don’t have the ability to frequently travel, being able to visit new places and cultures is an absolute luxury. But, a study recently published in the journal Environment and…
While traveling internationally, you might be planning on fun and relaxation or making progress in business meetings. But what you might not be planning on is that travel posing risks to your health. Between germs in airports, poor food quality, and bug bites, health problems can arise no matter where you’re traveling. Some of the more common travel health issues…
We’re about to enter the busy holiday travel season. Despite all of the joy of the season, traveling is usually… less than joyful. As people crowd into airports and security lines get longer, tension rises and travel becomes a real hassle. However, we just might be at the start of a new era of convenience. Or at least an era…
We are proud to announce that our blog has been featured in an elite Travel Health Blogs list curated by HealthExpress.co.uk, an online clinic providing support, advice and treatment for common medical conditions, including travel related diseases. As a dedicated member of a wider travel health team, they have provided some guest content for us from one of their resident…
Personal technology has made traveling more rewarding than ever before. Or at least, it has raised the potential of traveling the globe – there are hundreds of devices, websites and apps that enable you to dig deep into a new destination and enjoy an experience that was virtually impossible to realize just a couple of decades ago. But of course,…
We debate this all the time in the HTB newsroom – cruises: Good or bad? I am on the bad side. Until the industry as a whole straightens out its issues, I’m not even going to think about a cruise. Reuters has the details on the latest fiasco – a fire on board a Royal Caribbean ship that cut short…
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 your eyes. Even though it’s a brand new day in Rome, you find little delight after a sleepless night, thanks to the overly bright reading lights left on by other passengers. Now…
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, and supplies of flu vaccine and Tamiflu are low. The outbreak is not confined to the United States; Expat Health’s Bryony Ashcroft reports that the flu season has hit Europe as…
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