Global Rescue Saves Lives, at a Price

Whether you need to be evacuated from locations experiencing earthquakes or landslides or political turmoil (wars, invasions, etc.) or other emergencies, you should become a client of the private crisis-response firm Global Rescue … if you can afford it.

But they also can be useful to deal with accidents or illnesses that can happen to travelers, especially ones who venture off the beaten path where medical care is not available.