As Globe Aware volunteers along with the rest of the world endure another record-breaking summer of scorching temperatures, experts weigh in on common mistakes travelers make when it’s extremely hot outside.

6 Mistakes Not to Make When Traveling During Extreme Heat

As we endure another record-breaking summer of scorching temperatures, experts weigh in on common mistakes travelers make when it’s extremely hot outside.

By Terry Ward
July 15, 2024
AFAR

It’s a hot one—and summer in the northern hemisphere isn’t close to over yet. If you’re considering traveling anywhere this summer that isn’t a coolcation destination, get set to sweat.

According to a recent summer weather outlook from the Weather Channel and weather and climate intelligence provider Atmospheric G2, this summer is gearing up to be one of the hottest on record in the United States. After last year saw the warmest November globally since 1940, wildfires are breaking out once again in Greece, and last month an American tourist was found dead and three others went missing as the country battled another heat wave. Record summer temperatures have been scorching the Western and Eastern United States, and there are talks about risks to athletes from potential heat waves at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games.

The earlymoon is a pre-wedding travel trend where couples take a trip before their wedding to decompress from the stress of wedding planning and reconnect with each other. What do our Globe Aware volunteers seek in a unique honeymoon or earlymoon travel experience?

What is an earlymoon? The pre-wedding travel trend explained, how it’s helped some couples save

Here’s why some couples are opting to take a trip before they exchange vows.

ByKelly McCarthy
July 9, 2024
ABC News

A honeymoon gives newlyweds a chance to leave behind any leftover wedding stress, but another jet-setting trend has some couples trading the pressure cooker of prenuptial planning for some premarital rest and recovery with an earlymoon.