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As COVID restrictions continue to ease across the globe, many experts are predicting one of the busiest summer travel seasons on record. Curious about how to prepare for a safe and healthy trip this summer? Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michelle Nathan, weighs in on COVID, Monkeypox, and her overall sentiments on the current travel… Read more »

AMERICAS Cyber Risk and Preparedness in Latin America On 27 April, the Russian cybercrime group, Conti, announced that it had hacked the Peruvian Dirrección General de Inteligencia (National Directorate of Intelligence) and would release sensitive information if payment was not made. This comes after Costa Rica’s Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Finance servers were… Read more »

Like any global crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in travel risk management (TRM) plans as scenarios sketched out on paper played out just a little different than expected in real life. Several common TRM ‘planning pitfalls’ can be identified from this globally shared experience which forced many risk managers to learn on their feet… Read more »

AMERICAS Global Prices Spark Unrest in Peru Peru is facing significant unrest as protesters have clashed with police and disrupted overland transit throughout much of country, including Lima and Ica, since late March. The story of how these protests were initiated and progressed is one of multiple chain reactions and exhibits how in a globalized… Read more »

AMERICAS Prospects for US/Venezuelan Relations Amid Rising Energy Prices On March 5, high-level US officials met with Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, in Caracas’s Presidential Palace for most strategic discussions between the US and Venezuela in over two years. Topics discussed included the ongoing detainment of nine US citizens/permanent residents of Venezuela and “regional energy security.”… Read more »

AMERICAS Journalism and Targeted Violence in Mexico In an unfortunate start to 2022, four Mexican journalists were killed this past January, including two in the city of Tijuana. Their names are Maldonado López, Margarito Martínez, Roberto Toledo, and José Luis Gamboa, and their deaths were made worse by the fact that all four were actively… Read more »

This past year, more than 40% of adults in the United States reported experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety, compared with 11% in pre-pandemic times. According to On Call’s Medical Director, Dr. Nathan, “Managing one’s mental health — whether they have a history of mental illness or not – has become increasingly important in the world we live in… Read more »

On Call’s Global Response Center’s (GRC’s) biggest responsibility is to fulfill our mission of helping travelers, every day, in their time of need. Every phone call (or live chat, text, or email!) our Global Response Center receives is an opportunity for us to help someone get prepared to travel or solve a problem while they’re… Read more »

In a world that is becoming more accessible and seemingly more unpredictable at the same time, organizations that conduct operations abroad are facing increasingly difficult decisions. Managers often have to weigh the geopolitical and security risks associated with a location against the benefits of conducting those operations. When difficult decisions must be made, some organizations… Read more »

Interested in learning more about what the omicron variant means for travelers? On Call’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michelle Nathan is here to help by answering some of the most frequently asked questions we’ve received to date on this topic, as well as some actionable advice for those with upcoming travel plans. When making travel… Read more »