The Smartest Travel Investment You Can Make

Planning a trip? Before you book your rental car or finalize your packing list, there’s one move that could protect your health, your time off, and your bank account: a travel health consultation.

Here’s what the research says:

Avoid Serious Illness with Proven Protection

• Malaria: Up to 98% effective prevention with the right medication, prescribed during a consult. Studies show most travel-related malaria cases occur in people who skipped pre-travel advice.
• Hepatitis A: Just 1 vaccine offers 95% protection, yet nearly half of Canadian cases are travel-related.
• Yellow Fever: One shot is 90–95% effective and may be required for entry to countries like Brazil or Uganda.

When you get expert advice before your trip, you dramatically lower your odds of ending up sick—or stuck in a hospital abroad.

Protect Your Wallet from Shocking Medical Costs

• Average cost of hospitalization abroad: $2,236 USD
• Medical evacuation: $10,000–$100,000 USD
• Missed work for business travelers: $1,201/day
• Financial losses from common travel illnesses: Up to $2,400 for viruses like chikungunya

A full consult with vaccines and medications costs a fraction of what a travel illness could—offering a potential return on investment of up to 200x.

Maximize Your Trip. Minimize Risk.

Don’t lose days of your vacation (and prepaid tours) to avoidable illnesses like traveler’s diarrhea, altitude sickness, or typhoid. Pre-travel consultations equip you with the right advice, vaccines, and medications so you can enjoy your adventure worry-free.

Expert Advice That Works

The consult includes:

• Destination-specific health risks and vaccine planning
• Prescriptions for malaria, altitude, or diarrhea medications
• Food, water, and mosquito bite prevention tips
• Entry requirement review (so you’re not turned away at the border)
• A customized plan built around your health history, trip details, and goals

According to studies, travelers who receive personalized consults are less likely to get seriously sick, and when they do, they recover faster and avoid complications.

A Smarter Way to Travel

A pre-travel health consultation isn’t just about vaccines—it’s about confidence, safety, and protecting the time, money, and energy you’ve put into your trip. It’s also one of the simplest steps you can take to protect yourself, your loved ones, and the places you visit.

VTC offers convenient, expert-led consultations to help you travel safer and smarter.