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A recent women’s travel safety survey revealed that 45 per cent of female travelers feel less safe or much less safe about traveling than they did five years ago. Results of the travel trends survey, commissioned by AIG Travel, a worldwide leader in travel insurance and assistance services, also show that safety is top of mind for women while they are evaluating potential destinations as well as during their travels. Further analysis of the data indicates an opportunity for employers to adopt a bigger role in educating employees about travel safety. “The local risks where employees travel may be completely ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Virendra Saklani/XPRESS Sixty three year old Munir Bhatti, who was born in Pakistan and was a former Dubai resident, is  now retired and living in Vancouver, Canada. He is planning a three-month road trip from Dubai to Moscow this summer. Bhatti has already encircled the globe many times travelling to more than 50 countries and 200 cities in six years. Bhatti has been cross-country driving since 2012 and has already driven through USA, Canada and parts of Europe and Asia. “The best part about all of these trips is getting to know different people, cultures, religions and better understand the world,” said Bhatti. ... Read more

US President Donald Trump’s new legislation that encourages US officials to travel to Taiwan to meet their counterparts and vice versa, has angered China. Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act late Friday. Taiwan’s foreign ministry said Saturday that the self-ruled island’s government would “continue to uphold the principles of mutual trust and mutual benefit to maintain close contact and communication with US.” US and Taiwan officials travel back and forth between the two countries. The visits are kept low profile to avoid offending China as it considers Taiwan a wayward province and seeks reunification with China. After Trump signed the legislation, the ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Chicagotribune Vacations allow workers to escape the daily grind, unwind and spend much-needed time with families and friends. But with today’s tech-driven world contributing to an “always on” expectation to check emails, text messages and social media, US workers are finding it increasingly difficult to unplug and relax – even when vacationing with their families. New research* from the fourth annual 2018 Alamo Rent A Car Family Vacation Survey shows significantly fewer workers prefer to completely unplug from work while on a family vacation. Roughly just one third (37 per cent) of Americans report unplugging from work completely ... Read more