With new smoking bans and restrictions on cruise ships in place and been announced to begin next year on several cruise lines, Ned Levi looks into the reasons the restrictions are being implement and why he believes they will remain in place, even though earlier attempts at restricting shipboard smoking were rescinded.
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Bed bug infestations of hotels are becoming an increasing concern, and are not confined to inexpensive hotels. Even the prestigious Waldorf Astoria isn’t immune to bed bugs. Ned Levi discusses how to detect bed bugs in your hotel and how to avoid them.
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Staying healthy when you travel is essential. Ned Levi has 10 tips for you to help keep you healthy during your travels, through planning and prevention. Ned’s column includes numerous Internet links to help in your travel health planning.
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After having suffered from prolonged jet lag since returning recently from a trip to the Baltic Sea region of Europe, Ned Levi discusses jet lag; its causes and what can be done to mitigate its effects.
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There’s serious crime and violence in many parts of the world travelers desire to visit. Ned Levi has suggestions on how to learn about the safety and health issues of the world’s travel destinations.
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A disturbing new poll says 51 percent of air travelers say they’d rather fly while infected than pay a $150 airline change fee.
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Many relieve the difficulties of stress at work and home with periodic vacations, but travel illness and stress can ruin vacations, or any travel. Ned has 15 suggestions to help you travel healthy and stress-free.
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Malaria? I thought we could cure that! Those were my exact sentiments when I toured Viet Nam and Indonesia for the same agency a few years ago. The malarone (anti-malarial) medicine was making me horribly sick so – I stopped taking it. Overconfidence, it might kill you.
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No one wants to be stricken by a nasty gastrointestinal virus on a cruise. So to keep the traveling public informed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention inspects ships and publishes the results. A score of 85 or lower is consider a “fail.” Some of the ships on this list are obscure charter operators, but others are familiar to anyone who cruises.
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When it comes to travel, forbidden is in. Cuba, Iran and North Korea — long off-limits to most American visitors — might be added to the “allowed” list under an Obama administration. Other destinations that were considered too dangerous or hostile to Americans are becoming fashionable again as travelers jettison boring “staycations” for something more exotic.
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