(Lebanon, NH – October 25, 2023) – Travel Weekly, the most influential B2B travel industry news resource, awarded Global Rescue, the world’s leading provider of medical, security, evacuation and travel risk management services, four 2023 Magellan Awards for its travel solutions.

“Travel has come roaring back, and it’s clear that providers, like Global Rescue, are responding to travelers’ evolving desires for safer, more authentic and immersive travel experiences for leisure, bleisure or business travel,” said Arnie Weissmann, editor in chief of Travel Weekly. “We had a record-breaking number of entries this year, and the creativity and innovative approaches wowed the judges. The winners’ collective desire to exceed consumers’ expectations was never more evident.”

  • The Global Rescue Medical and Security Mobile App (GRID 2.0) won a Gold Magellan Award for Overall Health & Safety Innovations for the second year in a row. “In an emergency, the GRID 2.0 app puts its members in immediate contact with the medical teams and military special operations veterans who staff Global Rescue’s global operations centers. It was used to coordinate evacuations of travelers from war-torn Ukraine, civil unrest in Sudan, help students and faculty get out of Russia, and provide security advisory for foreign news correspondents working for several major U.S. news outlets,” said Michael Holmes, marketing vice president at Global Rescue.
  • Global Rescue won a Gold Magellan Award for its Marketing/Client Newsletter communications program. “Global Rescue provides not only field rescue and medical evacuation but also advisory and travel assistance services. As a method of distributing up-to-date and relevant information, Global Rescue packages information in monthly newsletters to both current and lapsed members as well as specialty groups like the high-altitude climbing and trekking community,” Holmes said. Individuals can subscribe to the Global Rescue newsletter here.
  • A Silver Magellan was awarded to Global Rescue for its High-Altitude Evacuation Package in the Marketing with a Purpose category. “High-altitude field rescue and evacuation have always been central to Global Rescue’s services. But with the rapid growth and participation of mountaineering, trekking and other high-altitude activities, we expanded our capabilities through the High-Altitude Evacuation Package to provide emergency services in more regions, committing to longer deployments of our medical operations personnel, and extending our in-field rescue operational durations,” noted Dan Richards, CEO of The Global Rescue Companies.
  • Global Rescue won a Silver Magellan Award for its Social Media Revamp for the Travel Rebound campaign. “In 2023, we refreshed the Global Rescue social media voice and re-imagined how we use imagery. The results were overwhelmingly positive with double, triple and quadruple percentage increases for engagement across our social platforms,” said Josie Daigle, social media associate manager for Global Rescue.

“It is gratifying to be honored for so many Global Rescue initiatives that support and inspire people to travel boldly and take in all that the world has to offer while enjoying the peace of mind that comes from knowing we will rescue you from the point of illness or injury whenever and wherever you need it,” Holmes said.

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About the Magellan Awards

Travel Weekly annual Magellan Awards honor outstanding creativity, design, marketing and services for travel advisors, travel agencies, public relations and advertising agencies and industry suppliers. Travel Weekly is the most influential provider of news, research, opinion and analysis to the North American travel trade marketplace. It reaches a broad industry audience in print, online and with face-to-face events throughout the year. Travel Weekly is a part of Northstar Travel Group, the leading B-to-B media company providing information and marketing solutions for the global travel industry.

About Global Rescue

Global Rescue is the world’s leading provider of medical, security, evacuation and travel risk management services to enterprises, governments and individuals. Founded in 2004, Global Rescue has exclusive relationships with the Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Division of Special Operations and Elite Medical Group. Global Rescue provides best-in-class services that identify, monitor and respond to client medical and security crises. Global Rescue has provided medical and security support to its clients, including Fortune 500 companies, governments and academic institutions, during every globally significant crisis of the last two decades. For more information, visit www.globalrescue.com.