The Traveling Woman: Great Tips for Safe and Healthy Trips

by Lavon Swaim, Catherine Comer

Overview

Here's a book that focuses on the special health and safety needs of this rapidly growing travel population.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570231612
Publisher:	Impact Publications VA
Publication date:	04/23/2001
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.96(h) x 0.45(d)

Editorial Reviews

Comer and Swaim, veteran travelers with degrees in tourism management, decided to write this guide when, while on a trip to Mexico, they learned about the death of two women tourists. The authors, who are also the founders of a friendly web site (www.TravelingSafe.com) that provides tips for safe traveling, discuss the precautions that every woman traveler should take in order to avoid becoming a victim of theft, fraud, assault, sickness, or injury. They focus on how to plan a trip wisely, book accommodations, protect oneself in different situations, and deal with unexpected problems and emergencies. To assist readers further in securing transportation, lodging, car rentals, and health insurance, the authors also include their favorite web sites as well as the much-needed information on currency exchange. The comprehensive index is helpful, and the wealth of information will be useful not just to women but to all travelers, even those who are seasoned. This would make an excellent addition to all travel collections. Melinda Stivers Leach, Precision Editorial Svcs., Wondervu, CO Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Traveling is exciting, liberating and educational. It also has the potential for being hazardous, confusing, and arduous. Catherine Comer and Lavon Swaim ably collaborate to provide a very highly recommended compendium of practical safety and health tips specially suited to the needs of women whether traveling by car, bus, train, plane or ship. This A-Z guide will save time, money and aggravation regarding personal safety, health, packing, children, insurance, communication, and more. From pickpockets to electronic tickets, laptops to luggage, ATMs to subways, The Traveling Woman will prove an informative, indispensable guide and reference.