Late June will be the opening date for the new Jack Nicklaus Golf Academy at the Nicklaus Design Nayar Golf Course, according to Grupo Vidanta, the golf course and resort developer.

Mexico is a favourite holiday destination for golfers and non-golfers alike. This will be the third Nicklaus Academy in Mexico and the fifteenth of its kind in the world. The facility hopes to marry the playing philosophy of Nicklaus with the excellent playing and coaching facilities to help develop talent.

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Jesus Torres, managing director of Vidanta Golf said: "The new Nicklaus Golf Academy is another indicator of how Nuevo Vallarta is quickly becoming the premier golf destination in Mexico. "Even if people staying at the resort are not great golfers, these new facilities give them a great opportunity to learn the sport of golf from some great instructors."

Bruce Summerhays Jr, the facility's Director of Instruction is a PGA professional and said: "I am very proud to be part of the Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf at the Nayar Golf Course, and the opportunity it presents for all golfers and soon-to-be golfers in Mexico."

Royal Caribbean is preparing to launch "aggressive" campaigns for two of its lines, in a bid to boost new-to-cruise sales.

Between April 30 and May 31 Royal Caribbean will launch its "ultimate sale" with around 15,000 cruises on offer for knocked down prices.

Meanwhile, Celebrity Cruises will launch its "double summer savings", with upgrades given on thousands of holidays.

Agents who make any booking for either line will also rewarded with a £20 Love2Shop voucher per booking.

There will also be a six-page consumer brochure produced for each line, which will be sent out to agents for the month.

Jo Rzymowska, associate vice-president and general manager UK & Ireland, said although the company had run a sales campaign last year, this year's were more aggressive.

"There was a campaign last May but it wasn't as aggressive," she said.

Thousands of air passengers are likely to be checking their travel insurance

policies after thunderstorms delayed flights in central and eastern parts of China.

Travel chaos ensued as torrential downpours swamped areas such as Beijing, Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Hubei, Anhui and Jiangxi.

Some 93 flights had been cancelled and 54 delayed at the Beijing Capital International Airport by 4pm on Tuesday alone, resulting in thousands of passengers becoming stranded.

Liu Wei, a 29-year-old businesswoman whose flight to Dalian, Liaoning province, was delayed because of the storm, said she was frustrated about having to wait at the airport.

And the disruption is likely to continue as forecasters have predicted heavy rain will hit most parts of southern China over the weekend.

Beijing Capital International Airport's official website contained a notice saying passengers could help minimise disruption by checking their flight information online before arriving at the airport.

People with asthma visiting parts of the US face unhealthy air pollution, according to a report by the American Lung Association (ALA).

It says even though progress has been made, air quality standards are still outdated in many areas - a call which reminds people suffering from asthma to take out pre-existing medical insurance

before visiting affected areas.

The ALA's State Of The Air report gives Northampton County in Pennsylvania an ''F'' for its worsening short and long-term particle pollution. The findings also showed that the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area is among the nation's 35 most polluted cities for ozone and year-round particle pollution.

Deb Brown, president and CEO of the American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic, said: ''State Of The Air shows that we're making steady progress in cutting dangerous pollution from the air as a result of clean-up efforts required under the Clean Air Act.'

"But millions of Americans across the country, including residents of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area, are still forced to breathe unhealthy levels of air pollution as a result of air quality standards that are outdated."

The Florida county of Alachua is dealing with the greatest number of chickenpox cases it has ever seen, with nearly 80 sufferers confirmed on Monday.

Authorities are taking precautionary measures at Santa Fe High School, where some 140 students have not been immunised against the disease. Many of the county's students who have not yet received the vaccine have been asked to stay at home.

The first case of chickenpox at Santa Fe High School was diagnosed on Monday - one of four new cases in the county. Health Department director Paul Myers announced that new vaccines will be offered to students immediately.

Myers said: "Given that I only have one case, I have to weigh the public health implications with the educational needs of those students."

He added that around 50 students at the school have been inoculated since the epidemic was reported. Visitors to the area are generally advised to take out medical travel insurance

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Scientists have discovered a protein that plays a key role in the link between alcohol and breast cancer, with women particularly at risk.

Holidaymakers with breast cancer can take out our travel insurance with medical conditions

to provide piece of mind, but they might want to avoid overindulging in alcohol while on their travels.

New research suggests that women naturally have higher levels of the molecule, but are at more risk of developing breast cancer if they consume too much alcohol.

Experts in Mexico hope the discovery will lead to a new test, which would highlight vulnerable individuals before preventative measures could be taken to lower alcohol intake.

The protein, called CYP2E1, reportedly breaks down ethanol in the body, which produces unstable destructive oxygen molecules that attack cell membranes and DNA.

Professor Maria de Lourdes Rodriguez-Fragoso, from the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, said: "If you are a woman who naturally expresses higher levels of CYP2E1 and you consume alcohol, you would be at a greater risk for developing breast cancer than a woman who expresses lower amounts of CYP2E1."

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has requested ministries and localities to intensify their control of a plan for new golf courses.

After two years of implementing the plan, Britons may want to take out sports travel insurance

to play the 29 new courses in Vietnam.

Another 61 courses are scheduled to be completed in the near future, potentially making Vietnam one of the best oriental golfing venues in eastern Asia, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

But Prime Minister Dung has come under fire for the plans in recent years, with critics claiming that the developments have not created the jobs, services and tourist attractions that were expected.

With that in mind, Dung wants the provincial people's committees responsible for the developments to report to the MPI, as a more hands-on approach is taken towards the scheme.

Committees will be expected to report on all projects; from a readjustment to the plans to relocation before the PM gives it the green light. Even those that were granted investment certificates before will be bound by the new rules.

Dung has also asked the provinces hoping to build new courses to undertake an in-depth feasibility study before going to the MPI for the adjusted plan.

Health authorities have reported that there were four times more cases and outbreaks of measles than usual in the United States last year.

The highly infectious illness appears to be making an unexpected comeback, with 222 cases and 17 outbreaks recorded in 2011 compared with an annual average of just 60 cases and four outbreaks over the past decade.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in America is said to have received reports of 27 cases of measles so far in 2012 but Dr Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, says it is too early to tell how bad the situation will be this year.

"In 2011, we had the most number of reported measles in the US in 15 years," she said.

"It is too soon in the year to know whether this year will be as bad or worse than last year."

Measles had been declared eliminated in the United States in 2000 after public health measures successfully interrupted the transmission of disease from person-to-person.

However, despite a high vaccination rate of 90%in the country, the disease is still endemic in many other parts of the world and has now returned to the US, making it an important medical travel insurance

issue again.

"Measles is extremely infectious and very good at finding those few people who aren't vaccinated," warned Dr Schuchat.

A new drug has been found to significantly reduce asthma symptoms caused by common colds in the first week of infection.

Treatment with SNG001 led to a 65% fall in the number of patients experiencing moderate worsening of symptoms, according to research into the drug.

Experts say the findings could represent a real 'breakthrough' as severe symptoms from cold infections are a serious problem for asthma patients.

Some 134 adults suffering from colds with "mild-moderate" to "severe" asthma took part in the study. Those with "difficult to treat" asthma, around 50% of the total, benefited significantly from the treatment.

Professor Ratko Djukanovic from the University of Southampton was the chief investigator on the trial.

"This trial, conducted by several UK academic respiratory experts, provides the first evidence of an effective anti-viral drug that can boost the asthmatic patient's immune system to fight viruses and thus significantly reduce the impact of virus infections on asthma control," he said.

The 'breakthrough' comes at a time when many people are booking summer holidays, and those with asthma are reminded to take out pre-existing medical travel insurance

before jetting off in case their symptoms worsen during their overseas trip.

Leanne Metcalf, assistant director of research at Asthma UK, said: "This has the potential to be one of the biggest breakthroughs in asthma treatments in the past 20 years. We are incredibly excited by the possibilities this research could bring to reduce hospital admissions and deaths as a result of asthma attacks."