Trip Leader Pre-Travel Checklist

Download a printable version (PDF, 83 KB) and the associated Emergency Plan Template (PDF, 117).

• All travelers graduate and undergraduate students must register in Cornell’s Travel Registry: www.travelregistry.cornell.edu  
• Become knowledgeable about risks in location. Visit these sites for researching your destination:
  • Center for Disease Control
  • Insight
• Verify your health insurance covers you or purchase additional coverage, or you must purchase additional coverage:
  • Students covered by the Cornell Student Health Plan (SHP) can locate participating providers using the DocFind Service available on the Aetna Student Health website
• Consider purchasing insurance for trip interruption:
  • www.insuremytrip.com
• Consider purchasing insurance for property protection:
  • Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Visit www.collegestudentinsurance.com or call (888) 411-4911
• Understand how to use UHC Global Emergency Assistance. More information on this in this packet:
  • When filing a case, send an email to assistance@uhcglobal.com
  • Appropriate when travel is more than 100 miles away from Cornell’s campus
• Determine your immunizations by contacting the Travel Nurse at Cornell Health.
• Develop an emergency plan (PDF 117, KB) and be available 24/7 to travelers in case of an emergency during the trip.
  • Where would you go in the event of a crisis?
  • Where is your backup location to gather?
  • How would you exit the city/region?
• Know who to contact in the event of an emergency at Cornell:
  • Cornell Police – (607) 255-1111
• Determine the conditions of roads and safest routes of travel in the area.