Travel is inherently associated with risk. Scholars have examined the composition of destination safety perceptions, climate, and role as a sub-dimension image. This study aims to address research gap by revealing more detailed construction process tourists' sense from social constructivist perspective. By collecting data leading Chinese tourism media platform, constructed based on key subjects...

As travel increases, the number of pregnant women who travel will probably rise. Women often ask if travel is safe in pregnancy and seek advice from a range of healthcare professionals. Travel related maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality can be completely avoided only by postponing travel until after delivery, but travel may be necessary or desirable during pregnancy. Most women are “low ...

Introduction: The medical literature has identified a variety of health risks associated with travel. Risks depend on the susceptibility of the traveler, the specifics of the destination, the mode of transport, and on chance events. Ill-prepared travelers who underestimate travel risks may encounter a variety of health problems. In order to eventually increase the capability of...

Socio-spatial studies of children's mobility in sub-Saharan Africa are rare and constitute a major research gap. This paper focuses on school children's experiences of travel, transport and traffic, with particular reference to southern Ghana. Drawing on interviews with children, parents and teachers, we examine children's travel patterns to school and broader travel patterns associated with th...

OBJECTIVE To spread knowledge and instigate the health professional to give advice on childcare during travels and on child transport safety. SOURCES OF DATA Literature review through the LILACS and MEDLINE(®) databases, using the terms: travel, safety, protective equipment, child, preventive medicine, retrieving articles published in the last 21 years. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS The authors a...

This study monitored the carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and temperatures of three 43-seat tour buses with high-passenger capacities in a course of a three-day, two-night school excursion. Results showed that both driver zones and passenger zones of the tour buses achieved maximum CO2 concentrations of more than 3000 ppm, and maximum daily average concentrations of 2510.6 and 2646.9 ppm, re...