TRAVEL RESOURCES

Taking Care of Your Health

WHO's International Travel and Health - http://www.who.int/ith/en/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Traveler's Health - http://www.cdc.gov/travel/
The International Society of Travel Medicine - (Provides information on travel clinics in the US) - https://www.istm.org/WebForms/Members/IndexSecure.aspx?sUrl=%2fclinicdir%2fclinicdir.aspx

Department of State Travel Resources

Main Travel Site - http://travel.state.gov/
Travel and Living Abroad - www.state.gov/travelandbusiness/
Travel Registration with Department of State - https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/
Country Specific Information - http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html
Country Background Notes -http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Current Travel Warnings - http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html

Other Country Background Resources

Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook – https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
UNICEF Country Pages - http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html
WHO Country Pages - http://who.int/countries/en/

Logistical Planning

Airfare:HVO Volunteers may use any travel agent they choose to procure flight arrangements. We recommend MTS due to their familiarity with our programs.

Katrina Weimar at MTS Travel: 800-888-88292 x87677; katrinaw@mts.travel.com

You can also book online with MTS Travel by visiting MTS Travel Online (MTO)

Passport: Be sure that your passport is current and be aware that some countries require visitors to have a passport that is valid six months after they have left the country.  Make sure that you have enough pages in your passport for the visa(s).

United States Department of State (Passport Services).