Travel Tips
Travel Tips
As an oxygen user nowadays you can travel to many destinations all over the world. OxygenWorldwide helps you to make your holiday as carefree as possible.
However, good preparation before departure is important. Here are a few tips:
Investigate whether the climate of your holiday destination affects your health. Sunny and dry destinations will surely decrease your need of oxygen and improve the quality of your stay, while humid destinations or cities with smog will worsen your breathing problems. Also the time of year can be important. In spring for example there is a higher chance of allergic reactions because of pollen. Information about holiday destinations can be acquired at travel agencies and tourist offices.
Investigate whether your insurance company pays for oxygen supply during your stay in a foreign country.
Make sure your doctor approves of your trip. Visit your doctor two weeks before departure and talk about the medications you will need during your trip. Make a list of medication names and dosage and take that list with you. Best is to have your doctor authorise this list with his/her signature and stamp to avoid any problems with Customs. Make sure you take a sufficient amount of your trusted medication with you, as its composition may be different in other countries.
Inform the people you are travelling with of your medical situation.
If you are travelling by air, check with the airline company whether it is possible to get oxygen during the flight and/or whether it is possible to bring your own oxygen equipment.
When booking a hotel or apartment, enquire whether its management has any problems with you storing oxygen equipment in the room or apartment.
Make sure your accommodation suits your special needs. Is there an elevator at the hotel? What is the walking distance to the beach, to interesting sites and to public transport? Is there a 24/7 reception you can turn to in case of problems? Can your apartment be heated? When camping, is your camping site not too humid or too sunny? Ask to make sure the accommodation has not been used by people with pets.
Always carry OxygenWorldwide’s telephone number with you and also leave this number with your family and/or friends in your home country.
You can request a non-binding quotation for oxygen services abroad.
We have started a special service for the initial set-up of the medical oxygen at your destination to give you peace of mind.
Find out all the news and updates about travelling with oxygen.
Home Exchange
Home Exchange
You want to go on holiday, but you find it too expensive, because you have to pay for your journey, for your stay and for your oxygen supply.
Why not try a home exchange?
Home exchange is free, so you save 100% on your stay!
Please see our LINKS section for related sites.
You can request a non-binding quotation for oxygen services abroad.
We have started a special service for the initial set-up of the medical oxygen at your destination to give you peace of mind.
Find out all the news and updates about travelling with oxygen.
Links
Helpful links
Below you will find informational resources about chronic respiratory disease and websites that focus on living with chronic respiratory disease.
Airlines - Medical oxygen policy
- Aerolíneas Argentinas
- Air Canada
- Air France
- Air Mauritius
- Air New Zealand
- Air Niugini
- Cathay Pacific
- Continental Airlines - Continental Provided
- Continental Airlines - Customer Provided Oxygen Concentrators
- Etihad Airways
- EVA Air
- Garuda Indonesia
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Japan Airlines / JALways
- Jet Airways India (Select Category "Medical Emergencies")
- KLM
- Korean Air
- LANchile
- Lufthansa
- Norfolk Air
- Pacific Blue
- Philippine Airlines
- Polynesian Blue
- Qantas Airlines
- Vietnam Airlines
- Virgin Atlantic
Associations, foundations and societies
- Leiomyosarcoma
- Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)
- American Thoracic Society
- Asia Pacific Society of Respirology
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
- Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand
- Asthma Friendly Schools Australia
- Asthma Society of Canada
- Asthma Society of Ireland
- British Thoracic Society
- Canadian Network For Asthma Care (CNAC)
- European Federation of Allergy and Airway Diseases Patients Association (EFA)
- European Lung Foundation
- European Respiratory Society
- Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN)
- International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) The Mesothelioma Group
- Mesothelioma Treatment
- National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
- The American Lung Association
- The Australian and New Zealand COPD Reference Site
- The Australian Lung Foundation
- The Canadian Lung Association
- Recall Guide - A free, non-commercial tool that provides access to information about FDA recalls, warnings, hazardous interactions, and other important information about your prescriptions and medications Mesothelioma Hope
- MesotheliomaLawyerCenter.org
Charity organisations
Communities
Dating
Education
- Dating4disabledAustralian Asthma & Respiratory Educators (AAREA)
- Education for Health UK
- Lunghealth Promotion Centre Australia | Asthma Education and Respiratory Nurse Courses
- MayoClinic.com - Asthma
- National Asthma Education Programme South Africa (NAEP)
- Online Health & Safety Learning UK
- Travelling with a medical condition
- Guide to Mesothelioma
Emergencies
Employment
Holiday & Travel
- Flying with a disability (Parking4less)
- Accessible House Hosting Australia (AHHA)
- Accessible Journey's Travel Companion Program
- Emerging Horizons - Accessible Travel News
- Gimp on the Go: Disabilities Travel Publication
- Travel Aides International - Medical Travel Escorts
- Saudi Able Link - Middle East Travel Guide
- Driving electric carsDating4disabled
Professional organisations
- Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science Inc
- Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
- General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG)
- Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD)
- Global Initiative For Asthma (GINA)
- Zorgsam: verzorgd op reis
- Mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma Sypmtoms
- Mesothelioma Help
- Tuck - advancing sleep
You can request a non-binding quotation for oxygen services abroad.
We have started a special service for the initial set-up of the medical oxygen at your destination to give you peace of mind.
Find out all the news and updates about travelling with oxygen.
Let Us Call You
Let us call you
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You can request a non-binding quotation for oxygen services abroad.
We have started a special service for the initial set-up of the medical oxygen at your destination to give you peace of mind.
Find out all the news and updates about travelling with oxygen.
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You can request a non-binding quotation for oxygen services abroad.
We have started a special service for the initial set-up of the medical oxygen at your destination to give you peace of mind.
Find out all the news and updates about travelling with oxygen.