MOST AMERICANS UNPREPARED FOR TRAVEL CATASTROPHES

Survey Finds less than 30% of those whose travel plans were impacted had travel insurance. One in eight U.S. adults (12%) either had their travel impacted, or considered changing their travel plans, due to natural disasters or world events since summer 2010, according to recently released findings of a survey conducted...

admin2 15 May 2013 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Brits not Taking a Break from Holidays

British travelers are continuing to holiday abroad, with 46% planning to travel abroad as much as or even more frequently than they did five years ago. British travellers are continuing to holiday abroad, with 46% planning to travel abroad as much as or even more frequently than they did...

admin2 08 May 2013 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Brits relying on holidays to spend quality time with extended family and friends

Half of UK holidaymakers travel with extended family and friends to gain some much needed quality time together. A third go on holidays with extended groups to save on costs. One in five benefits from a free holiday by travelling in larger groups. It seems jetting off abroad for some...

admin2 08 May 2013 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Global business shows confidence in world economy by increasing travel during 2013, says Priority Pass survey

Global business travelers are showing confidence in the world economy by increasing their flying time over the next 12 months, according to a worldwide survey* conducted by Priority Pass, the world’s largest independent airport lounge access program. Of those surveyed, 33% of frequent flyers will...

admin2 30 Apr 2013 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Medical Benefits of Holidays Revealed for First Time

The positive impact of holidays on health has been measured in a ground-breaking study published. The 'Holiday Health Experiment' was conducted by tour operator Kuoni and Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity between summer and autumn 2012, revealing how holidays may help us live longer. The results are...

admin2 13 Mar 2013 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

More Danes Travel to Exotic Destinations

Today the older generation has more money in their pockets than previously and they save their money to a minor extent for their children and grandchildren to inherit. Instead they avail themselves of the fact that they are still hale and hearty when they retire and that they have...

admin2 07 Mar 2013 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

American Express Meetings & Events Reports Asia Pacific to Lead All Regions in Growth in Spend and Number of Meetings in 2013

iPMI Magazine Business Travel News. With Higher Meetings Costs and Tighter Budgets, North America Expected to Be Relatively Flat and Europe and Central/South America Projected to Decline Latest Edition of the Meetings & Events Forecast Also Highlights Top Meeting Destinations in Each Region in 2013. According to the American Express...

admin2 30 Nov 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Direct Travel Insurance Reveals Surprising Facts and Stats for London

iPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism News for Business Travelers and Expatriates. What's more popular, St Paul's Cathedral or the British Museum? And which do millions of visitors prefer, the V&A or the Tower of London? The surprising answers are to be found in a new at-a-glance guide to the world's...

admin2 30 Nov 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Visa Facilitation and Air Connectivity Priorities for the UNWTO says Executive Council

Ministers of tourism and officials meeting at the 94th session of the UNWTO Executive Council defined advancing visa facilitation and promoting increased air connectivity as priorities for UNWTO (Campeche, Mexico, 24-25 October). “Mexico has made significant advancements in visa facilitation and this has translated into very positive impacts in...

admin2 31 Oct 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Tourism Ministers to Debate Barriers to Travel

Reducing visa constraints, simplifying entry processes and developing policies that improve connectivity across borders are the topics on the agenda for the world’s Tourism Ministers as they meet at the annual UNWTO & World Travel Market (WTM) Ministers’ Summit next month (London, United Kingdom, 6 November 2012). Building on...

admin2 31 Oct 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

UNWTO and WYSE Travel Confederation Launch Global Declaration to Promote Youth Travel

Global Organisations join forces to Encourage Governments and Businesses to Tap into Huge Potential of Youth Tourism. Over 700 delegates from 63 countries meeting at the World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) in San Diego, USA have called on governments and businesses worldwide to tap into the potential of youth...

IPMI Magazine 28 Sep 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Tourist Arrivals to Indonesia Rise 5.4% in January-July 2012

Total tourist arrivals to Indonesia in the first 7 months of 2012 reached 4.58 million, rising 5.4% over the 4.34 million visitors in the same period last year, said Sentot Widoyono, Director of the National Statistics Board.  All airports have shown an uptrend in incoming passengers, with Bandung’s Husein Sastranegara...

IPMI Magazine 12 Sep 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Indonesians Rewarded with Incentive Travel

Tourism Queensland will provide Indonesian automotive manufacturer, ADR Group, with $1 million worth of Queensland incentive experiences as part of the bureau’s worldwide marketing campaign, the Million Dollar Memo. The five-year strategy aims to develop Queensland’s recognition as a corporate travel destination.

IPMI Magazine 12 Sep 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Japanese Tourists make Maximum use of India's Visa on Arrival

Japanese tourists made maximum use of India's visa on arrival (VoA) offer with over 2500 availing of the measure since January. As many as 2,564 tourists from Japan, 1,789 from New Zealand, 1,514 from Indonesia, 1,442 from Philippines and 1,178 from Singapore availed of the visa on arrival facility...

IPMI Magazine 12 Sep 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

FCO Currently Advises Against Travelling to Iran, Mali, Somalia, Syria and Yemen and Against Some Parts of Egypt, India, Japan and Thailand

Purchasing medical travel insurance is as essential as packing the sun cream and swimming costume when it comes to holidays. Whether it’s a simple holiday to the Costa del Sol or venturing to somewhere a little more unusual, medical travel insurance can put your mind at rest when it comes...

IPMI Magazine 11 Sep 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Air Travel and Freight: Growth Slows Again in July

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for July showing slower growth in both air travel and freight, but with considerable variation by region and market. July passenger demand in aggregate was 3.4% higher than the same month last year, compared to a 6.3% increase in...

IPMI Magazine 30 Aug 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Tourism Makes Vital Contribution to Economy of Argentina says President

The President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, has underlined the importance of tourism as a sector able to “generate decent work and wealth across the entire country” on receiving the UNWTO/World Travel &Tourism Council (WTTC) Open Letter on Tourism (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 28 August 2012). “The travel and...

IPMI Magazine 30 Aug 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

From 25 Cases a Month ago to 1118 Cases and 41 Deaths on August 21: About West Nile Virus

USA-bound? Don’t let West Nile stop you Australian travellers heading to the USA in coming weeks are understandably concerned at news of a nationwide epidemic of West Nile virus (WNV) that looks set to be America’s biggest ever. Infections and fatalities have increased rapidly: From 25 cases a month...

IPMI Magazine 29 Aug 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Mongolia Looks to Tourism to Diversify its Economy

The President of Mongolia, Elbegdorj Tsakhia, has pinpointed tourism as a means to diversify the Mongolian economy and outlined plans to increase international tourist arrivals to the country (Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 23 July 2012). “Not only should we focus on our mining industry, which is booming, we should also...

IPMI Magazine 23 Aug 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Slowing Passenger Growth Trend Continues - Cargo Markets Remain Weak

Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for June showing a continued slowing of growth in the demand for air transport. This is in line with weakness in business and consumer confidence. Year-on-year, demand for air travel in June expanded by 6.2%. Capacity grew...

IPMI Magazine 23 Aug 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

International SOS Confirms ‘Friendly Games’

International SOS, the world’s leading medical and security services company, shares experience from supporting clients and thousands of travellers during London 2012. During the Games, International SOS assisted travellers from over 16 countries including an athlete, who needed treatment after injury in competition. It sent out 25 travel security alerts...

IPMI Magazine 23 Aug 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Travel Continues to Rebound; Nearly 60% of Americans Plan to Hit the Road this Summer

Nearly 60 percent of Americans (57 percent) are likely to hit the road this season, up three points from last year and exceeding the 50 percent of Americans who say they typically take a summer vacation, traveling at least 100 miles from home for a week. The vacation uptick is...

IPMI Magazine 29 Jun 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

International Tourism Off to a Strong Start in 2012

International tourist arrivals worldwide grew by 5.7% in the first two months of 2012. Demand remained strong in both advanced and emerging economy destinations, despite economic constraints in many of the source markets of Europe and North America. The first results of 2012 indicate that international tourism continued to...

IPMI Magazine 25 Jun 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Half of Canadians will put their physical, financial health at risk on their next vacation

Desjardins Financial Security's newest survey finds youth are particularly at risk Canadians are planning to stay close to home for their leisure travel in the coming year, according to Desjardins Financial Security's recent national survey. In fact, 57% expect to visit the US and 62% will travel within Canada*. Among this...

IPMI Magazine 13 Jun 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Space Travel for Beginners

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Air Ambulance, Medical Assistance, Travel Assistance, Healthcare, Insurance, Expatriate Health Insurance, Patients Insurance, Travel Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance, Travel, Technology, News, 11/4/2012. Until now, reaching for the stars has only been possible for the chosen few. But soon the universe could be open to...

IPMI Magazine 11 Apr 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Travelling afar for the adventure of a lifetime? Ensure you are covered!

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Air Ambulance, Medical Assistance, Travel Assistance, Healthcare, Insurance, Expatriate Health Insurance, Patients Insurance, Travel Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance, Travel, Technology, News LONDON 8/3/2012. Wanderlust and the desire to explore long haul destinations are always with us and despite sterling weakening against many currencies last...

IPMI Magazine 08 Mar 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Healthcare, Insurance, Expatriate Health Insurance, Patients Insurance, Travel Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance, Travel, Technology The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011: Focus on Moving beyond the Downturn After a difficult period that recast much of the Travel & Tourism (T&T) industry’s landscape, the...

IPMI Magazine 22 Feb 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

International Travel Health News: Vietnam reports H3N2 swine flu case

  Vietnam has urged citizens and holidaymakers not to eat pork or poultry from animals that were sick or died of unknown causes after the first human case of H3N2 swine flu contracted from pigs was reported in the country. Officials from Vietnam's Preventive Medicine Department said a two-year-old girl...

IPMI Magazine 22 Feb 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

International Travel Health News: Vietnam reports H3N2 swine flu case

Vietnam has urged citizens and holidaymakers not to eat pork or poultry from animals that were sick or died of unknown causes after the first human case of H3N2 swine flu contracted from pigs was reported in the country. Officials from Vietnam's Preventive Medicine Department said a two-year-old girl...

IPMI Magazine 22 Feb 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Travel News: UNWTO welcomes regional tourism cooperation in Mexico and Central America

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Healthcare, Insurance, Expatriate Health Insurance, Patients Insurance, Travel Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance, Travel, Technology, News LONDON 20/2/2012. The five countries that share the legacy of the Mayan culture have committed to work together to promote tourism attractions around this pre-Columbian civilization, which flourished...

IPMI Magazine 20 Feb 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Travel and Tourism News: International tourism to reach one billion in 2012

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Travel Insurance News, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 23 January 2012. International tourist arrivals grew by over 4% in 2011 to 980 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. With growth expected to continue in 2012, at a somewhat slower rate, international...

IPMI Magazine 23 Jan 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Brazil to Attend 32nd International Tourism Fair ( FITUR 2012 )

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Travel Insurance News, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 8 January 2012. The Tourism Minister, Gaston Vieira, the Brazilian federal government will represent the 32nd International Tourism Fair ( FITUR 2012 ), which will take place between 18 and 22 January in Madrid (Spain)....

IPMI Magazine 08 Jan 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Brazilian Families Increased Desire to Travel in 2011

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Travel Insurance News, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 8 January 2012. One in three families wanted to make tourism last year. More than 34% of Brazilian families wanted to travel last year. In 2010, this figure was 29.7%. The average of the indicator in 2011...

IPMI Magazine 08 Jan 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Just Tap and Go: Expedia Introduces Hotels for iPad and Android Tablets

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Travel Insurance News, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 8 January 2012. Expedia, the world's leading online travel agency, announced the availability of a major update to its popular Expedia Hotels app for the iPhone and Android OS, which adds full support for iPad...

IPMI Magazine 08 Jan 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

2011: Safest year on record for air travel

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Travel Insurance News, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 8 January 2012. Fatal accident and passenger fatality rates were the lowest on record last year, according to London-based aviation consulting company, Ascend. In addition, it was a good year for insurers: with no major...

IPMI Magazine 08 Jan 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Dubai Airports launches myDXB app for Apple and Android devices

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Travel Insurance News, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 8 January 2012. Navigating one of the world’s busiest and largest airports just got easier with Dubai Airports unveiling a mobile application for Apple and Android devices. Called myDXB, the application provides information on flights...

IPMI Magazine 08 Jan 2012 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

AAA Projects 91.9 Million Americans Will Travel During Year-End Holidays, Up 1.4 Percent

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Travel Insurance News, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 14 December 2011. Expected travel volume will be second highest in past ten years, representing nearly 30 percent of U.S. population. AAA forecasts 91.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the...

IPMI Magazine 14 Dec 2011 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

ABTA Reveals Numbers for the Great Festive Getaway

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Travel Insurance News, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 14 December 2011. The Travel Association estimates that 4.25 million Britons will be heading overseas this Christmas and New Year period [16 December – 3 January], compared to just under 4 million twelve months ago, with...

IPMI Magazine 14 Dec 2011 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Tourism a priority for Azerbaijan says President Ilham Aliyev, joins UNWTO/WTTC campaign

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Travel Insurance News, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 14 December 2011. Tourism has the full support of the Azerbaijani Government said President Ilham Aliyev on becoming the latest head of state to join the UNWTO/WTTC Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign (Baku, Azerbaijan, 15...

IPMI Magazine 14 Dec 2011 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism News: US travelers set to return to Europe

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Travel Insurance News, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 18 November 2011. Despite the downward revision of the countries’ economic growth forecast, US tour operators predict US travelers will return to Europe in growing numbers. This is the main finding of a new World...

IPMI Magazine 18 Nov 2011 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism News: Access America Vacation Confidence Index Reveals Holiday Travel on the Rebound; Nearly 60% of Americans Planning to Take a Vacation this Season

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Expatriate Healthcare and Expat Insurance, Travel Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 16 November 2011. Anticipated Holiday Travel Spending Jumps Nearly 10% to more than $65 Billion. Travel spending will be up as more Americans plan trips over the river and through the woods...

IPMI Magazine 17 Nov 2011 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism News: Growing Number of Holidaymakers want Environmentally Rated Holidays

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Expatriate Healthcare and Expat Insurance, Travel Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 14 November 2011. One in three holidaymakers believe that holidays should have an environmental rating – much like a star rating, ABTA’s 2011 ABTA Consumer Trends Survey has found. ABTA estimates that...

IPMI Magazine 14 Nov 2011 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

IPMI Travel News: ABTA Says the WTM Travel Trends Report Should be Required Reading for Government

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Expatriate Healthcare and Expat Insurance, Travel Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 14 November 2011. Commenting on the 2011 World Travel Market Travel Trends Report released today, Mark Tanzer ABTA Chief Executive said: “The WTM Travel Trends Report should be required reading...

IPMI Magazine 14 Nov 2011 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

International SOS and Control Risks Launch New TravelTracker Features

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine: Expatriate Healthcare and Expat Insurance, Travel Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Insurance News LONDON 9 November 2011 International SOS and its joint venture partner, Control Risks, today announced a major upgrade to their TravelTracker service, which connects globally-mobile employees and organizations — including corporate security, travel...

IPMI Magazine 09 Nov 2011 IPMI Magazine Travel and Tourism Breaking News

Air Medical LTD - AirMed

AirMed is the UK's leading fixed wing air ambulance company. Based out of Oxford with a fleet of 6 air ambulance aircraft, they are ideally placed for not only their worldwide operations, but also for all secondary transfers within the UK and Europe. All transfers carried out by AirMed are Consultant led and all team members are highly trained in aeromedical operations and cover specialties such as obstetrics, paediatrics, neonatalogy and intensive care. During 2011, AirMed transported 600 patients with over 32% being critical care. Many of these transfers were on behalf of the NHS and Ambulance Trusts to...

IPMI Magazine 10 Apr 2012 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

Augsburg Air Ambulance

Augsburg Air Ambulance is a leading provider of worldwide air ambulance flights and medical assistance services. The Augsburg Air Ambulance central flight dispatch centre, located in Germany, manages and administratesInternational Air Ambulance missions and commercial medical escorts, that are conducted by the Learjet 55, King Air 200, Learjet 35a, Challenger and Boeing 737. Augsburg Air Ambulance transports ICU patients hospital to hospital on an international scale with the full support of an international network of ground ambulance providers, hospitals and clinics. Complimented and supported by an in house team of paramedics and physicians Augsburg Air Ambulance delivers services in traditional...

IPMI Magazine 07 Sep 2011 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

European Air Ambulance (EAA)

European Air Ambulance (EAA) is one of the largest air ambulance service providers in Europe offering worldwide air ambulance repatriation with outstanding end-to-end patient care. EAA founders DRF Luftrettung and Luxembourg Air Ambulance have a combined record of over 45 successful years of experience in air ambulance services. A fleet of 7 air ambulance aircraft (5 Learjet 35A and 2 Learjet 45XR) owned by DRF Luftrettung and Luxembourg Air Ambulance is under the exclusive coordination of European Air Ambulance. All aircraft are fitted with state-of-the-art medical equipment and necessary medication to ensure outstanding patient care. They can be considered as flying...

admin2 03 Oct 2012 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

FAI Rent A Jet

FAI rent-a-jet AG (dba FAI Flight-Ambulance-International) was founded in 1986 as a 100%-subsidiary of a private club under the company name of IFA-Flugbetriebs GmbH. In the year of 1989 the private club sold the company by an outsourcing process and the company‘s name was changed into FAI. Since that time the company was owned by the Axtmann-Family’s Holding and is fully independent. In 1991 FAI took over the GRUNDIG-Flight-Department during another outsourcing process. For many years FAI was busy in different sectors of the General Aviation Market, such as Air Ambulance, Executive Charter, Maintenance and Aircraft Leasing. Since 2001 when FAI...

admin2 13 May 2013 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

German Red Cross

Humanitarian assistance of the Red Cross has no limits. We help the world - both in acute emergencies in disasters and in the long-term development cooperation. We are currently working in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Europe. The German Red Cross rescues people, helps in emergencies, offers people a community, is the poor and needy in and monitors international humanitarian law - in Germany and around the world. The DRC works in accordance with the principles of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Alone more than 400,000 people are involved...

admin2 13 May 2013 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

GlobalMed International

GlobalMed International is a leading provider of professional medical transportation services by air and by land. Providing insurance, assistance and private companies air ambulance flights, medical escorts on commercial airlines, repatriation and MEDEVAC solutions, GlobalMED International provides life saving assistance with a critical focus on the medical aspects of the transportation. When you have a patient that needs to be flown back home or to a location with a better medical standard, which company will you choose? Let us give you some advice. Insiders know that a cheap transport makes it much more expensive afterwards. Severe medical side effects of a...

admin2 13 May 2013 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

Green Cross Zell am See Austria

Since the 1980's The Green Cross Zell am See has been assisting and transporting patients by Land, Air and Sea. A leading ground ambulance and medical transportation company working with Overseas Insurance Providers and Private Corporations Green Cross Zell am See delivers medical transportation services via ground and air ambulance. You may be a business traveler, expatriate or leisure tourist seeking healthcare and assistance when faced with an emergency abroad.   Working around the clock, 365 days a year The Green Cross Zell am See is your perfect Medical Transportation Provider, with over 20 years of dedicated experience in ground and air...

admin2 05 Dec 2012 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

Hope Medflight, Singapore, Asia

  Hope Medflight Asia is a Singapore based provider of international medical assistance, air ambulance, ground ambulance and bed to bed patient transports. It is owned and run by healthcare professionals. HOPE Medflight Asia understands that behind every call for assistance we receive, there is a fellow human in need, and a family who cares. Our dedicated and caring professionals will go the extra mile to ensure patients are well cared and safe. Commercial Medical Flight Transfers, Ground Ambulance Sometimes, patients are transferred using scheduled commercial flights. Hope works with airline companies to allow for the safe transfer of patients on a normal...

IPMI Magazine 14 Nov 2011 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

Jet Executive

At Jet Executive you will find for every aspect of executive- and ambulance flights a competent point of conatct. With over 20 years of experience in our business we find cutting-edge and secure solutions for all your charter needs - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year - since 1990. JET EXECUTIVE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER is the legal successor of taunus air, founded 1990 in Wiesbaden. The company is dealing under actual ownership since 1999. The actual fleet consists of three Learjets 35A, one Learjet 55, one Beechcraft King Air 200 and since January 2008 also one Challenger 600....

IPMI Magazine 20 Mar 2012 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

Life Flight International

Life Flight International Inc. is a private Canadian Air Ambulance company that was incorporated in 1992. Life Flight International has been conducting safe patient transfers for over 20 years. We take pride in our personal and professional care that we have successfully been giving in the last 20 years. Life Flight International Inc. is operated by our team of Professionals jointly boasting 120 years experience in the Critical Care Air Ambulance Industry. With this team of Professionals we have surpassed the standards of safety and professionalism in our industry. Newly appointed Vice President Chris Connor and...

IPMI Magazine 20 Mar 2012 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

MedCareProfessional GmbH

MedCare Professional provides Ground Ambulance and Air Ambulance Services to the International Travel, Medical, Health, Expatriate Insurance and Assistance Marketplace. MCP is a leading medical transportation services provider and offers national and international patient transport. We operate reliably and economically with leading insurance companies, hospitals and groups together, our team has won several awards for its outstanding quality. MedCareProfessional is as the name of the program: Only highly qualified medical staff takes care of the patient, our equipment is many-to-date national and international certifications out for us self-evident proof of our own standard of quality - as a guarantee for our customers...

IPMI Magazine 26 Apr 2012 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

National Jets, Inc.

National Jets, Inc. is a top-rated full service FBO based at Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. National Jets FAA Part 135 charter division has provided on-demand charter flights since the 1950s. This service currently utilizes Learjet 35As and its newly acquired Learjet 45XR to provide safe (ARG/US Gold), cost-effective, and reliable flights in North and South America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. National Jets owns, operates, and maintains its entire fleet of aircraft. Company: NATIONAL AIR AMBULANCE Address: 3495 SW 9TH AVE. FT. LAUDERDALE, FL United States 33315 USA. Phone Toll Free: + 1 800 327 3710 Phone: +1 954 359 9900 Fax: +1...

IPMI Magazine 16 Mar 2012 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

Redstar Aviation Turkey

    Redst*r Aviation is Turkey’s first and only licensed air ambulance organization providing air ambulance and disaster management services under international guidelines. The company provides sophisticated on-site health management services and logistics assistance to both local and international companies around the clock. The Chairman of the company, Dr Mustafa Atac, talked to Azra Yazar about this unique and essential initiative in Turkey and the journey that was undertaken in order to realize this dream. Dr Mustafa Atac, explains the idea behind starting this business by telling the story of his experiences as a neurosurgeon working in many regions of his native...

IPMI Magazine 07 Sep 2011 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

REVA

You’re in a foreign land, maybe you don’t speak the native language, you’re far from home and a medical emergency strikes. What do you do? You need to get home. You need a trusted advocate to make sure you get home so you can get better. Say hello to REVA. From marooned hikers to critically ill patients, we provide medical transportation service 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, anywhere in the world. When patients need care that cannot be provided during normal travel or in the region they are currently in, they call REVA. We transport...

IPMI Magazine 16 Mar 2012 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

Your Company Name Here!!

An iPMI Magazine premium provider directory network listing, comes packed to the top with all the features you need to communicate your unique service and solution offerings to international corporate buyers of insurance and private medical insurance plans for expats, mobile workers, leisure travelers and medical tourists. The iPMI Magazine PROVIDER NETWORK DIRECTORY is classified by market sector to allow buyers quick and easy access to the latest company information. Classifications include: Air Ambulance, Assistance, Cost Containment, Brokers & Intermediaries, Consultancy, Expatriate Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, iPMI, Medical Insurance, PR & Marketing, Technology, Travel Insurance. Add HTML, Meta Keywords, Meta Descriptions,...

IPMI Magazine 23 Aug 2011 IPMI Magazine Air Ambulance Buyers Guide

ARC Europe

With more than 47 service providers, ARC Europe's Medical and Travel Assistance Network covers all continents. From Europe to the USA, from Australia to South America, from Canada to India, wherever your beneficiaries go, they can enjoy a consistently high standard of service. ARC Europe's service providers handle more than 350,000 Medical and Travel cases per year and employ around 20,852 trained staff members to ensure that emergencies are dealt with the utmost care. Whether you are a corporate client or an individual customer, the ARC Europe Network will provide you the utmost assistance, 24/7, the whole year through. ...

Asia Medical Assistance

AMA Assistance, also known within the industry as "Asia Medical Assistance" still remains an independent pan Asian based Medical and technical Assistance market leader with an experience of over 35 years putting quality and efficiency on the forefront. With a total of 6 offices in Asia and Europe AMA is geographically divided to locally deliver the   best services in its class. AMA INDIA/New Delhi/NCR (For South Asia) //

AssistNet

AssistNet is a global consortium of independently operated travel, medical, legal and technical assistance companies forming one unique healthcare provider network that delivers best of breed healthcare services and consultation. AssistNet is a turnkey travel, medical, technical and legal assistance network with over 200 years of cross border healthcare expertise. AssistNet delivers international healthcare and travel, medical, technical, legal and roadside assistance services to the: Insurance, Assistance, Military & Armed Forces, Technology, Oil and Gas, Waste Water, Construction, Mining, Aviation and media industries, worldwide. Our mission remains constant at all times, in all places and with all customers: To deliver the highest...

Athens Assistance

Athens Assistance is a travel, medical, legal, roadside and technical assistance company in Athens, Greece. Athens Assistance has been delivering travel assistance, and cost containment services, in Greece, for over 15 years. Managed by the founder and owner, Dr. Dimitris Koliniatis, Athens Assistance is a professional provider of travel assistance services in Greece and Cyprus. Anytime, at any place around the world, an immediate precious help just when you need it, for you, your family or your companion, your goods and property. For illness, accident, evacuation, loss, car damage or theft – when in troubles, traveling or at home, a...

Connex Assistance

Since its inception in 1999, CONNEX Assistance Middle East has been dedicated to providing reliable and cost effective quality services to some of the biggest insurance and assistance companies worldwide making it the leading provider of medical, technical, travel, and funeral assistance in the region. The CONNEX Assistance team draws on the resources of over a decade of experience and an extensive network of medical&logistic professionals to see a case through to its successful conclusion, whether providing basic medical assistance, providing payment guarantees, investigating fraudulent claims. Due to our success in providing quality medical, technical, and repatriation services in Egypt and...

DRK Assistance

DRK Assistance knows no boundaries when it comes to helping patients in an emergency: Whether in Germany or abroad, and regardless of geographic borders, we organize transportation from one hospital bed to the next. Because the Red Cross enjoys a status of neutrality that is recognized worldwide, we have more options than other organizations at our disposal for bringing patients home quickly and under constant medical observation – even from conflict areas. Principles of efficiency are always observed so that, in case of an emergency, you only have to pay for the real essentials. Within Germany, health insurance companies generally do...

Egypt In-Touch Assistance

  Egypt In-Touch Assistance is the first ISO9001:2008 certified Assistance Company in Egypt, specialized in offering medical & non-medical assistance services all over Egypt and the Middle East. Our Mission is to keep costs to a minimum without affecting the quality of the healthcare and assistance services provided. Our goal is to be the leading assistance company in Egypt and the Middle East, providing medical and non-medical assistance services to local citizens and international business, leisure and medical tourists. The key to our success is our local presence and knowhow, committed staff, customer focus and quality and transparency in our case processing....

IFRA Assistance

IFRA Assistance has been delivering travel and medical assistance in Austria and the EU, for over 20 years. IFRA Assistance Austria is a Austrian travel and medical assistance company in Austria, is headed up by the founder and medical doctor, Christian Steindl. Christian is a well known medical doctor and travel assistance professional within cross border healthcare and has delivering travel assistance to tourists, expats, business travelers, medical tourists, employees and employers in Austria. IFRA Assistance began by participating in the assistance market 20 years ago and now has offices in Austria and Romania. The continuous success in provision of travel...

International Assistance Group

International Assistance Group is a worldwide commercial alliance of independent companies spanning all the links in the assistance value chain. The primary objective of the network is to help its members grow organically, offering true quality and health-focused outcomes. In order to achieve this, IAG constantly develops, recruits and trains a comprehensive global network of quality assistance experts and accredited provider partners. Founded in 1992 by five European companies, this alliance now enables all of the 49 partnered organisations to reach more of the assistance market through the close co-operation with other organisations in the network, thus increasing their competitiveness....

Marm Assistance

Marm Assistance provides a wide range of assistance services in Turkey, as well as the region of the Caucasus, the Balkans, the Middle East and Central Asia, to the clients of International Travel & Health Insurance Companies. The scope of Marm Assistance’s services are formulated to parallel the requirements of it's partner members and to achieve the utmost success and satisfaction. With its multi-lingual medical and technical professionals, the Marm Assistance Alarm-Center, is ready to provide "round-the-clock" assistance. The alarm center is comprised over 80 staff members, including physicians, nurses, social workers, mechanics, pilots, logistical experts, communication specialists and support personnel,...

MD Medicus Assistance

Since MD and his Medicus Medical Service Center in 1994 established the first focal point for medical services in Germany, it is the company always managed to set new standards in modern health management. Today belong to the independent MD Medicus Group over a dozen subsidiaries, covering the entire spectrum of medical information, advice, service and assistance services at home and abroad. since then the MD Medicus Group consistently pursues one goal: the highest satisfaction clients and their customers. Extensive experience, reliability and expertise, but also discretion, friendliness and individual encouragement are values ​​which thereby serve the employees of MD Medicus...

Medic Assistance International Mauritius

  Medic Assistance International (MAI) is a medical and travel assistance services company based on the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. Medic Assistance International (MAI) in Mauritius assists tourists, business travelers, expatriates and local residents, with healthcare, travel technical, legal and roadside assistance services in Mauritius. MAI is the only medical and travel assistance company on the island of Mauritius, and has been delivering travel and medical assistance services in Mauritius, for over 20 years. MAI operates an on demand, mobile doctor service, that visits patients in their homes, hotels, resorts or places of work, all over the island...

Platinum Health™

Geography is no longer a limitation with Platinum Health™. A concerned parent in Beijing can get a 2nd opinion instantly from a world leading pediatrician in Stockholm, Sweden. A business traveler in Moscow can consult live online with Australia’s leading cardiologist; all with the backup support of a global medical assistance network that can arrange medications, treatment and in the worst case scenario, a medivac from where you are to a center of medical excellence. All of your care is coordinated by your principal worldwide adviser, giving you the freedom to travel the world with the certainty of dependable healthcare,...

Save Assistance France

Benefit from an access to a professional medical team to arrange immediate health assistance for people in need of emergency care. The mission of our doctors is to manage emergency situations and to organize accurate solutions for an efficient treatment in an adequate facility. Our medical team monitors on a daily basis the health evolution to then make recommendations on the next steps processes. When things take an unexpected turn, our operators will provide your policy-holders with immediate answers to their specific situation. A large know-how, experience and network, enables Save Assistance to offer a full range of...