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November 23, 2022

If you are traveling with a disability, planning a trip—especially internationally—can be met with daunting obstacles. Disabled travel is a reality experienced by most of the millions of disabled people who travel each year.     A recent report by MMGY Global, Portrait of Travelers with Disabilities: Mobility and Accessibility revealed that “nearly all (96%) of […]

November 18, 2022

Contracting COVID-19 is nothing to shrug off. It’s a serious disease, especially for people who are older or have medical conditions that could complicate recovery. Unfortunately for Suzanne Blowers, a 78-year-old woman with three rare blood diseases, these were the circumstances facing her during a river cruise in France when she tested positive for coronavirus […]

November 10, 2022

Let two pro family travelers share their family travel tips and stories on how traveling is good for you (and your family).

November 8, 2022

You’re running late for a flight and stuck in a long security line. You’re juggling bags, laptops and liquids. And you have to get your shoes off…and your kids’, too. You look with longing at the passengers breezing through the trusted traveler line, shoes on, laptops in their bags, and no tiny laces to tie up. It seems too good to be true. Can one really access such unbridled security line freedom?

November 3, 2022

Global Rescue personnel are involved in medical, security and travel operations on a daily basis worldwide. Throughout the pandemic, and without any disruption, Global Rescue has responded to the needs of travelers at home and abroad.

October 31, 2022

The FIFA 2022 World Cup event in Qatar will have special international entry requirements for travelers including a Hayya Card. Getting there by air may be a challenge since Qatar Airways flight status will be optimized for the event. To assist travelers, Global Rescue released the “FIFA World Cup 2022 Risk Assessment.”

October 27, 2022

Need ideas of where to travel for Halloween? Visiting cemeteries across the globe may sound macabre, but tombstone tourists are learning the history of the city all in one place. Learn how to stay safe during dark travel. 

October 25, 2022

Kristin Harila is a former cross-country skier from Norway. She’s new to mountaineering but has already broken climbing records. In the spring of 2022, she summited six 8,000+ meter peaks in 29 days, breaking the speed record set three years ago by Nimral “Nims” Purja, a member of the Global Rescue Mountain Advisory Council. We caught up with Harila a few days before her trip to the Himalaya where she will attempt to summit the remaining three peaks by November 3rd to beat another record set by Nims.

October 20, 2022

Are you an enthusiastic hiker that fancies hitting your first big summit? You’ll need to consider these basic alpine climbing fundamentals for getting started in mountaineering. 

October 18, 2022

You’re out in the backcountry, enjoying your time off the grid.  But an emergency occurs and you need to use your two-way communications device to contact Global Rescue. What do you say? Harding Bush, operations manager at Global Rescue, outlines the information rescue professionals need.