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This allergy information – travel, vacation and reviews page contains the most up to date information, stories and news on traveling with food allergies and food intolerances. Learn which places are food allergy friendly, which airlines to fly and what and how to pack. Visit this page often for updates. Our most recent food allergy travel and vacation related news, reviews and posts are featured below.

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• Food Allergy Travel Tips

  

  Many individuals find traveling difficult when dealing with food allergies. You might find yourself wondering – are the planes thoroughly cleaned, will they serve peanuts, what happens if I or my child has a reaction mid flight?

  Following are some important food allergy travel tips to help make traveling with food allergies easier:

  Consider Your Destination
  Where do you plan to travel to? Destination is just as important as getting there. Are you planning to travel within the Untied States or to another country?

  Things to consider: Language barrier, proximity of hospitals and type of medical care you might expect to receive, food choices, whether you will stay in a hotel, with friends, or rent a house.

  Choose Your Airline Wisely
  Not all airlines are created equally. Some have food allergy policies in place and some do not. Some will work with you with advance notice and others won’t work with you at all.

  Things to consider: When and how thoroughly the plane is cleaned? Will they serve peanut (or other allergen) containing snacks? Will they agree to keep a allergen free buffer zone around you if necessary? Will they agree to make an in flight announcement if necessary? What is their protocol in the event of an in flight reaction?

  Pack With Food Allergies in Mind
  It’s important to have fun on your vacation. It’s even more important to remember to pack appropriately. Especially when dealing with food allergies.

  Things to consider: Pack all emergency medication (EpiPens, Anti-histamines etc.). Consider getting a note from your doctor granting you permission to carry these medications on your flight. Get an extra prescription written in the event you need more medication while traveling. Pack your own allergy friendly foods or considering having some items shipped in advance. Consider renting a condo or house so that you can cook your own foods. Scope out restaurants ahead of time and do menu research to see which places fit best.
  With a little advance planning – you can enjoy a great vacation regardless of your food allergies.

   

• Food Allergy Travel

  

  Anyone ever deal with food allergy travel? We’d like to travel with our young son who has multiple food allergies. We’ve done day trips and weekend trips but are nervous about taking a longer vacation so far from home – especially out of the US. Is this normal and what can we do to prepare?

  Planning everything in life when dealing with food allergies takes time. Time to research food options, hotel choices, airlines and more.

  To be honest, we rarely travel overseas and it’s because of food allergies that we are planning our 2012 vacation before we even enter the year 2011.

  That might seem crazy to most. However, if you consider the fact that many families can travel only during school breaks and that food allergy families have a lot more to consider – one can see why it’s important to plan well in advance.

  There are many places we’d personally like to go as a family. Some are more realistic than others. Having a Thai background – we’d love to take the kids to Thailand, however we can’t see doing that with a peanut allergic seven year old. Italy is on hold until our son fully outgrows his egg allergy as most fresh pastas contain egg. What would Italy be like without enjoying pasta?

  We’ve finally narrowed down our 2012 family trip to beautiful Hawaii and here is why.

  Reason 1. It’s part of the United States

  This means no translation issues, better medical facilities and pretty tame food. Also, any food we’ll need to purchase (while expensive) will more than likely be brands we know and trust and will follow US labeling laws.

  Reason 2. It’s a popular destination

  Popular destination means a higher likelihood that restaurant and hotel staff have dealt with food allergies before. While we plan to write and call the places we will eat and stay – popular destinations like Hawaii mean many high end resorts and hotels go out of their way to treat their guests.

  Hawaii is beautiful, tropical and offers so many things for a family to do. It’s like Jamaica or Costa Rica except it’s in the US. Hopefully it will offer our food allergic family a safe and peaceful place to rest and have fun.

  If you plan to travel and are dealing with food allergies – it is possible. It just takes a little extra time and effort.

  Following are some important tips to get you started:

  - Bring your emergency medication.
  - Notate the hospitals in the areas you plan to travel.
  - Consider wearing an allergy bracelet.
  - Consider renting a house or condo with a kitchen.

  Have you traveled with your food allergic child? Share your stories and favorite destinations in our comments section.

  If you’ve been to Hawaii – we especially want to hear from you. Where did you stay and what did you do?

• NFYC New Airline Kit for Food Allergies

  

  Nutrition for Your Condition recently released a new airline kit. Made with the food allergy community in mind, the airline kit features a zip off medical bag as well as an impressive lunch bag. The two in one kit can be used for travel (on an airplane or long car ride) or can be separated for lunch or day trips.

  The NFYC Airline Kit comes with a zip-off pocket, removable allergy alert bag tag with airline boarding tips, 2 disposable airline seat covers and a 3-sectioned food tray.

  It comes in a gender neutral warm chocolate color and can be used by those without food allergies as well.

  For more information, to view their other products, or to purchase one of their kits,
  visit NutritionForYourCondition.com

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