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katherine atkinson katherine atkinson

It's been the topic of the summer; shouldn't heat be a bigger travel concern? 

There’s a lot of talk about how extreme heat might affect the way we travel, but the focus is always on where people go and what time of year. More attention should be paid to how heat affects us as individuals when we’re actually on holiday, and whether or not enough of us are adapting our behaviour accordingly.

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Stephanie Boyle Stephanie Boyle

Have we given up trying to prevent falls?

Should we revisit falls prevention for travellers? Safer Tourism Foundation reveals that a significant proportion of traveller incidents each year are falls, some of which are preventable. Safer Tourism presents the types of falls that could most easily be prevented.

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Cathy Foley Cathy Foley

A £20 Carbon Monoxide Travel Alarm Could Have Saved My Son’s Life

Cathy Foley shares an update from the Pack Safe Appeal, the campaign in honour of her son Hudson to raise awareness about carbon monoxide travel safety.

Alongside Hudson’s father, brother and sister, Cathy launched the campaign to help more people understand the dangers of carbon monoxide and to encourage travellers to pack a carbon monoxide alarm when they travel.

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