Traveler's Health and Safety Sourcebook, 2nd Ed.

Traveling is a wonderful opportunity to meet new people, make friends, 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. It is an excellent stress buster and can help you disconnect from your daily routine. Although traveling can be a joyful experience, various factors may pose health and safety risks during travel. So, it is important to take proper safety measures while traveling.

Traveler’s Health and Safety Sourcebook, Second Edition includes information on travel health, safety advisories, and types of travel. It also includes health risks during travel, such as bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections, jet lag, food poisoning, motion sickness, and altitude sickness. 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 glossary of terms related to travelers and a directory of resources for further help and support.

Part 1: Introduction to Travel Health and Safety gives an overview of travel and tourism along with information about travel safety and security tips, travel advisories, and traveler’s checklist. It also provides answers to the most frequently asked questions related to traveler’s health.

Part 2: Types of Travel discusses traveling abroad for the holidays along with information about studying abroad, long-term travelers and expatriates, and other types of travel such as summer travel, adventure travel, and travel to high-risk areas.

Part 3: Health Risks during Travel provides information about various diseases and infections that affect travelers. It also discusses other health risk factors, such as altitude sickness, blood clots, jet lag, and sun exposure.

Part 4: Modes of Travel and Shelters discusses the different types of tourist accommodations, and modes of travel that include cruise safety, chartered flight, and road safety along with information on hosting a foreign exchange student and hotel safety.

Part 5: Pretravel Preparations provides information on travel insurance, and vaccines to consider before traveling. It also talks about travel health kits.

Part 6: Travelers with Special Needs includes health and safety information for pregnant travelers, senior travelers, immunocompromised travelers, and so on.

Part 7: Safety and Security Measures discusses the customs and import regulations, cybersecurity tips while abroad, information on lost and stolen passports abroad, arrest or detention abroad, and death during travel.

Part 8: Additional Help and Information includes a glossary of terms related to travelers and a directory of resources for further help and support.