Travel Insurance Types…What Do They Really Mean?

There is a misconception among travellers that “Travel Insurance” covers health expenses.It DOES NOT. it merely means coverage for lost luggage and cancelled trips plus other non medical expenses. there is two other types of Insurance all travellers should consider: “Travel Health Insurance” which covers health expenses abroad like doctor visits, ER and hospital admissions […]

Travel Health Notice: Cholera in Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti

CHOLERA IS AN ACUTE INTESTINAL INFECTION RESULTING FROM FOOD AND WATER CONTAMINATED WITH VIBRIO CHOLERAE BACTERIA. The symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea which may have the appearance of what is called “rice water stools”. Severe dehydration can rapidly ensue which can be life threatening. According to Public Heath Canada (See the travel heath notice by visiting this […]