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Local data show high vaccination needs and a rising incidence of imported malaria among non-immunized residents, highlighting a missed opportunity for earlier intervention at the point of booking.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods<\/jats:bold>\n                    : A narrative synthesis of peer-reviewed travel medicine literature and Qatar-specific epidemiological data was combined with stakeholder and service mapping to identify gaps in current information pathways and define the core features of a digital prompt aligned with national public health services.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\n                    : Global evidence shows that many international travelers experience travel-related illness, while data from Qatar indicate frequent travel to high-risk destinations and substantial vaccination needs. Current airline and government websites provide only static information and lack contextual prompts, clear next steps, and direct referral pathways. We propose a smart, bilingual travel-health pop-up, triggered only for flagged destinations, that briefly summarizes key infectious disease risks in Arabic and English and directs users to locally aligned World Health Organization\/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (WHO\/CDC)-based guidance and national travel and vaccination clinics.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusion<\/jats:bold>\n                    : This low-friction, privacy-preserving pop-up could help convert awareness into timely pre-travel consultation in Qatar and serve as a scalable, low-cost complement to existing education channels. A multi-stakeholder pilot study is recommended to assess its feasibility, impact, and scalability.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5339\/qmj.2026.40","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,23]],"date-time":"2026-06-23T10:56:51Z","timestamp":1782212211000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["From ticket to protection: The potential of embedding travel-clinic prompts in Qatar\u2019s airline booking systems"],"prefix":"10.5339","volume":"2026","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5798-9070","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Lina Rasmi","family":"AlMbaidin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Preventive and Community Medicine Residency Program, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jihene","family":"Maaloul","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Preventive and Community Medicine Residency Program, Family and Community Medicine Department, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Sousse University, Sousse, Tunisia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muna Al","family":"Maslamani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar"},{"name":"Communicable Disease Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar"},{"name":"College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammed","family":"Abukhattab","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Communicable Disease Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar"},{"name":"College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamed Iheb","family":"Bougmiza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Preventive and Community Medicine Residency Program, Family and Community Medicine Department, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Sousse University, Sousse, Tunisia"},{"name":"College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"3277","reference":[{"issue":"7:","key":"B1","series-title":"MMWR Surveill Summ","first-page":"1","article-title":"Travel-related diagnoses among U","volume":"72","author":"Brown\n \nAB","year":"2012","unstructured":"Brown\n \nAB\n\n, \n\nMiller\n \nC\n\n, \n\nHamer\n \nDH\n\n, \n\nKozarsky\n \nP\n\n, \n\nLibman\n \nM\n\n, \n\nHuits\n \nR\n\n\n\n. \nTravel-related diagnoses among U\n. \nMMWR Surveill Summ\n. \n2012\nJun\n30;\n72\n7:\n1\n22\n. \n\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.ss7207a1"},{"issue":"5","key":"B2","series-title":"J Travel Med","article-title":"What proportion of international travellers acquire a travel-related illness? 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