December 17, 2013

Dubai Requiring Visitors Have International Travel Health Insurance
http://www.newswire.net/newsroom/financial/00078934-international-travel-health-insurance-dubai.html
Dubai is requiring all visitors have qualifying international travel health insurance in order to receive a visa. Besides the requirement everyone should be covered with international health insurance with plans designed for international healthcare.


Snow complicates travel, pleases skiers...Poll: Health law seen as eroding ...
http://www.kvue.com/entertainment/lifestyle/235934231.html
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ? A storm that's dumped a foot or more of snow in the Northeast is making travel more difficult but drawing cheers from ski area operators. Mount Sunapee ski area in Newbury, N.H., says skiers are filling its parking lot this ...


Interview Advisory - Tips for travelling smart this winter from the Travel ...
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1276531/interview-advisory-tips-for-travelling-smart-this-winter-from-the-travel-health-insurance-association-of-canada
9, 2013 /CNW/ - Travel health insurance takes the financial stress out of unexpected medical treatment, yet more than one third (35 percent) don't buy supplemental health insurance according to a recent THIA survey*. John Thain, President of the Travel ...


View from the Capitol by State Rep. Ed Schieffer
http://www.elsberrydemocrat.com/?p=10598
The Aerospace Industry Job Creation legislation could include more than $1.7 billion of incentives over two decades if Boeing adds thousands of jobs, according to new information about the proposal released last week. The details of Missouri's ...


Teacher Talk by Kim Jones
http://www.elsberrydemocrat.com/?p=10604
Teacher Talk The middle school students are adapting to a new Math teacher this year quite well. Veteran teacher, Shirley Bruckerhoff, takes the helm after being in the high school last year. Math is a core area class that needs lots of attention at ...


Dubai enforces travel health insurance policy for visitors
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/nationgeneral/2013/December/nationgeneral_December26.xml&section=nationgeneral
Starting this month, visitors entering Dubai are being charged a minimum of Dh45 for a travel insurance certificate without which a visit visa is not being issued. The move comes after the introduction of a recent government ruling that made health ...


Identifying the environmental costs of health-related travel
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2013/12/10/identifying-the-environmental-costs-of-health-related-travel/
The National Health Service has estimated travel represents 16% of its health emissions, with patient travel estimated at 7%. According to a former Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency report published in 2012, ...


Unpacking the truth behind common travel health myths
http://blogs.leaderpost.com/2013/12/06/unpacking-the-truth-behind-common-travel-health-myths/
According to a new survey, over 80 per cent of Canadians think bottled water is always safe. It's a common myth that could land them in the hotel washroom ? or worse. The Ipsos Reid survey reveals that Canadians need a healthy dose of the facts when ...