This year's FIFA World Cup is taking place in Canada, Mexico and the USA from 11 June to 19 July 2026 with the final due to be played on 19 July 2026, in the USA. [...]

Pilgrims should be up to date with routine vaccination courses and boosters as recommended in the UK. These vaccinations include measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) and diphtheria-tetanus-polio vaccines.Required vaccinations -Meningococcal diseaseAll travellers arriving for Hajj or for seasonal [...]

Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival, Tết and Seollal, is celebrated in different ways in many countries and cultures throughout Asia as well as worldwide. Celebrations officially start on [...]

October 2025, cases of Shigella and Salmonella infection have been reported in travellers returning to England, Scotland and Wales from the Cape Verde Islands. Of 158 confirmed Shigella cases, most (112) people reported recent travel [...]

Contaminated food and water can spread a number of different infectious diseases such as cholera, hepatitis A, travellers' diarrhoea and typhoid. Travellers' diarrhoea is particularly common in those visiting low-income countries. Chemical contamination of water [...]

Scotland has created a new travel health site, formally 'Fit for Travel' for those living in Scotland. Travelers are directed to 'NHS inform'.To access the site go to https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/travel-health/travel-health-and-vaccinations/