Photos: Traveler Interest Shifts From Mexico to the Caribbean in Light of Swine Flu
TripAdvisor.com Shows 50% Drop in Mexico Hotel Search but 30% Increase in Caribbean Hotel Search this Week Compared to Last Site Poll Says Nearly One in Four Consider Safeguarding with Mask NEWTON, Mass., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor(R), the world's most popular and largest t...Aromatherapy Luxuries for the Eco-Friendly Traveler
Pharmacopia organic skin care for stress-free summer travel, designed for your carry-on SAN RAFAEL, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmacopia's Aromatherapy Luxuries Set has it all; luscious herbal blends to soften nerves during flight delays and long waits in airpo...US Traveler With Deadly TB Has Less Serious Strain
A US tuberculosis patient under mandatory isolation since his Greek wedding and Italian honeymoon is infected with a less serious strain of the disease than initially thought, doctors said on Tuesday. Andrew Speaker's wedding travels, including seven flights and an overland trip from Canad...US TB Traveler Sued Over 'reckless and Selfish Behavior'
A US tuberculosis patient who ignored warnings not to board a transatlantic flight with a potentially deadly strain of the disease is being sued by seven Canadians and two Czechs who flew with him, media said Thursday. American Andrew Speaker sparked an international health scare two month...TB Traveler Underwent Surgery to Remove Infected Lung Tissue
Andrew Speaker, 31, the Atlanta lawyer who traveled around with TB infection, underwent surgery to remove the infected lung tissue . Speaker raised an international health scare when he traveled around with the infection. Tb is a highly contagious disease. Andrew Speaker was diagnosed in M...Indonesian Traveler Tests Negative For Bird Flu, Singapore Safe
Bird flu tests conducted on a 64-year-old Indonesian woman, admitted to the National University Hospital, have turned out to be negative. The woman, who had traveled to Singapore from Indonesia //, was subjected to a H5N1 influenza PCR test, as a precautionary measure. Reports of bird flu i...AMN Healthcare Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results
...nals on assignment during the period presented. (4) Revenue per traveler per day and gross profit per traveler per day represent the revenue and gross profit of the company's nur...Leave Worries Behind When Packing for Vacation
... more positive experiences, a new study says. Virginia Tech marketing professor Joe Sirgy says his research shows that the amount of satisfaction a traveler experiences during vacation is "strongly influenced" by the lack of negatives related to worries about health and safety -- such as getting sick, bein...'Here Comes the Sun': Celebrity Equinox Named in Southampton
...ope and South America. Noted for four of the top 10 "Top Cruise Ships in the World" in the large-ship category, as voted by the readers of Conde Nast traveler (February 2009 readers' poll), Celebrity's fleet - including the new Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Equinox - will be joined by Celebrity Ecli...Updated CDC Travel Health Book Released
...dations and other features that help international travelers prepare for trips and stay healthy while abroad. "The profile of the international traveler is changing. Increasingly, we're seeing older Americans traveling with chronic medical conditions. The new Yellow Book provides tips to help these...AAAE Applauds Expansion of Registered Traveler Program to Nation's Capital
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Association of Airport Executives President Chip Barclay today applauded the expansion of the Registered Traveler (RT) program with the opening of RT lanes at Washington-Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington Nati...Promptu and OAG Team to Deliver Flight Schedule and Status Information on Mobile Devices
...tion with our data that serves a growing and important market, and we think there are many opportunities within the mobile space to serve the business traveler who needs instant access to flight information when on the move." The current premium WAP site is also being targeted to airline employees who frequ...Clear(R) Secures $44.4 Million in Venture Funding
...ers not to have to remove shoes, outer garments or laptops as they pass through the security checkpoint. Clear was recently featured in a Conde Nast traveler story which reported that there are an estimated 8 million fliers who take at least two trips per month and who are Clear's target market. "Spark's ...Skin oil -- ozone interactions worsen air quality in airplanes
...plane cabins could lead to the formation of chemical byproducts that might worsen nasal irritation, headaches, dry eyes and lips, and other common air traveler complaints. In simulated flights lasting four hours, American and Danish researchers placed two groups of 16 volunteers in a mockup of an airline c...UGA study explains peaks and troughs of dengue epidemics
...ousing in mosquito-infested areas. And the ease of travel brings the virus to areas that were previously dengue-free when a mosquito bites an infected traveler and then spreads it to others. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Aedes aegypti and the related Aedes albopictus (the Asian ...U.S. risks third-world status in key technology
... Skype bite into their greedy bottom lines deep and soon. These, though, are common gripes perhaps because they are so evident to the U.S. business traveler abroad. Here's one that is less obvious, and more worrisome. Today, I met a company that plunged me into a deep depression over the state of American ...