It’s not only the hottest times of the year for Canadians to visit southern destinations, it’s also flu season. Although we’re dealing with an additional new virus, experts say traveling is safe as long as you are healthy and take the right precautions.
This is great news if you’ve been bit by the travelling bug!
Here are a few tips for you in creating healthy travels:
- Drink lots of fluids.
- Wash your hands often with soapy water (click here for hand washing techniques) and/or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Say yes to ice cubes if they have holes. This is an indication that the hotel has ice makers that use purified water.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
- Cough or sneeze in a tissue and if without, into your sleeve or elbow.
- Use tissues once and discard.
- Consider getting vaccinated.
- Use disposable cups and bottled water.
- Avoid putting items in the seatback where other passengers may have stored used tissues.
- Clean airplane tray tables with sanitizing wipes before using.
- Avoid opening your mouth in the shower.
- Brush your teeth with bottled water.
- Be sure to also drink water when consuming alcohol.
- Don’t eat too much fruit.
- Coconut milk is natures laxative.
- Arm yourself with knowledge. Here are some H1N1 facts published by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
- For more healthy travel tips, read this helpful canoe.ca article.
In addition to this list, there is one more thing you can do to feel more at ease while travelling internationally this season: invest in sound travel insurance!
There are many insurance companies out there with different policies. We trust and recommend RBC products. With the right combination of insurance and under normal, reasonable circumstances, you’ll be covered for your plane fare, accommodations and the cost of foreign health care, if you need it.
If you require assistance in choosing the right travel insurance for maximum coverage, contact us; we’ll be happy to assist you.
If you have any policy questions regarding your RBC travel insurance and the flu/H1N1 viruses check out this press release for answers to some of the most common concerns.
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my brother was one of those people that contracted H1N1, luckily, he survived unscathed”;,
i always make sure that we have adequate travel insurance when going out for a vacation~”;
H1N1 in reality is not that very deadly at all, it is just a nuisance disease’”"
Thanks for reading the blog, folks, and for commenting on this post. Yes, we heard H1N1 is no more serious than the regular flu. Those who have weakened immune systems are the most susceptible.