Health and Safety Information for Teen Travelers, 2nd Ed.

Traveling to distant geographical locations provides an opportunity to meet new people, explore different cultures, and broaden one’s perspective about this world. There may be various reasons for traveling, such as education, job, business, tourism, pilgrimage, and so on. Whatever the reason, traveling is always exciting and offers many new experiences. Moreover, it is good for one’s physical, mental, and emotional ­well-being. It disconnects a person from his or her daily routine, reduces stress, enhances creativity, and helps to rejuvenate one’s soul.

Health and Safety Information for Teen Travelers, Second Edition provides an overview of traveling and discusses the most popular travel destinations in the world. It gives insight into different types of traveling, such as adventure travel, medical tourism, travel to mass gatherings, and so on. It gives information about the common illnesses that can occur during travel, along with their treatment. The documentation, planning, and preparation required for international travel are also explained. Measures to be taken to stay safe and remain healthy during and after travel as well as at the travel destination are provided. The book concludes with a resource section that offers health and safety information for teen travelers.

Part 1: Introduction to Travel Health and Safety begins with an overview of traveling and provides information for last-minute travelers to plan their journey on short notice. It also explains how to protect oneself from natural disasters, terrorism, and other crises abroad.

Part 2: Health and Safety Concerns for Different Types of Travel explains how one should plan and prepare for different types of traveling, such as adventure travel, medical tourism, traveling to study or work abroad, traveling for vacation, and so on.

Part 3: Common Travel Illnesses provides information about various illnesses and diseases that can occur during travel such as altitude sickness, COVID, dengue fever, flu, travelers’ diarrhea, yellow fever, Zika, and so on. It also provides preventive measures and treatment procedures for those illnesses.

Part 4: Exploring Accommodation and Transportation gives insight into various modes of travel, such as car, bus, train, cruise ship, and flight. It lists various accommodation options that one can find at the travel destination and explains how to choose the best-suited accommodation.

Part 5: Essential Travel Preparation provides a checklist of things that an international traveler, documents, avoid scams, and types of insurance, and explains the procedures involved in traveling with pets.

Part 6: Special Health Concerns and Personal Safety provides safety measures for all kinds of travelers as well as for specific groups, such as people with disabilities and chronic illness, and LGBTQ travelers. It provides cybersecurity tips for international travelers and elaborates on how to avoid identity theft. It also explains how to report a stolen passport when traveling abroad.

Part 7: Health and Safety at Your Destination provides tips for travelers to adapt to varying climatic conditions, preventing animal and insect bites, and food and water safety. It talks about sexual health during travel and explains how to stay protected from sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Part 8: If You Need More Information provides a directory of resources and organizations that offer health and safety information for teen travelers.