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| Helping Kids Avoid Germs In Transit Parenture |
| Gifts that Keep Giving: For the Jetsetter Halogen TV |
| Germs Are Bad (Hour 2, Minute 7) Rudy Maxa's World |
| Safer Travels with TrayGuard Antimicrobial Tray Cover, A Potential Way To Prevent Getting Sick Travelore Report |
| Protection from Traytable Germs and Microbes Where To Go Next |
| New England Company Introduces Antimicrobial Tray Table Cover Epicurean Explorer |
| Tray cover ensures clean surface Victoria Times Colonist |
| trayGUARD Offers Peace of Mind While Traveling with Kids An Island Life |
| New Travel Product: Antimicrobial Tray Cover Denver Examiner |
| New England Company Introduces Antimicrobial Tray Table Cover to Bring Peace of Mind to Air Travelers Where to Go Next |
| Tray Cover Solves that Yucky Feeling for Germphobics The Provence & Montreal Gazette |
| Hygiene in the Air An Executive Review of Business Travel |
| Tray Table Lessens Germ Fear Windsor Star |
| Product of the Week Johnny Jet |
| Tray table lessens germ fear Leader-Post |
| Treats for Travelers Daily Suitcase |
Have a Sanitary Flight by Chris Fleisher "Anyone who’s traveled by airplane recently has experienced the result of the bean counting that has dominated the airline industry. Meals have been scaled back to snacks. Snacks are now just water. Planes are chronically overbooked and there are new baggage handling fees. In at least one case, an airline has considered charging passengers to use the bathroom. Smelly bathrooms, food crumbs left in seats and spills on the floor have become commonplace in many airplanes as tighter turnaround times give crews less time to straighten up the cabin between flights. There have been horror stories -- such as when a lavatory overflowed and waste spilled down the aisle of a trans-Atlantic Continental Airlines flight in 2007. But, for Drebitko, it was the sticky tray table in front of him that was the final straw -- and also his inspiration.The 38-year-old Woodstock resident has partnered with a friend from Cornish, Alexys Wilbur, to invent a tray table cover. The product, called “trayGuard,” was launched in June and has recently made its way into Upper Valley pharmacies…Mark Knight, owner of Eastman Pharmacy, said the product was a good fit for germ-phobic consumers of hand-sanitizer and other anti-bacterial products…“It’s a good, unique product…and there’s a need for it,” Knight said. “It looks like a good fit for us. There’s a lot of business travelers around here. The airlines are cutting back, and they have to cut cleaning.” The inspiration for the product came in 2008, when Drebitko racked up 50,000 miles of air travel as a management consultant. Disgusted by the plane cabins, he thought a tray cover could address one point of concern in his immediate personal space…The pressures on airlines to move more passengers and boost revenue aren’t likely to ease up this year…That could mean passengers will have to assume more responsibility for cabin cleanliness, which is what Drebitko and Wilbur are betting will happen. Their invention…“will provide one more tool in a traveler’s arsenal” to reduce the risk of getting sick, Drebitko said. “It gives peace of mind that they have one hygienic surface in their personal space,” he said. Valley News, August 24, 2011 |
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For a Germ-Free Flight "While airline meals may be a thing of the past, many carriers still offer a snack or a beverage. Today’s busy flight schedules often see planes leaving the gate within minutes of pulling in with the last load of passengers, which means there’s no time for cleaning. If eating from a tray others (who knows how many?) have already used makes your stomach do flip-flops, a new product may put your mind—and your tummy—at ease. TrayGuard…is a cover made from antimicrobial fabric that simply slips over the airline tray table in front of you." Woodstock Magazine, September 19, 2011 |
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| How to avoid getting sick & all that you should know about protecting yourself from potentially harmful germs and viruses while traveling |
| How Not to Get Sick From a Flight New York Times |
| Does Airplane Air really make you sick? It's the coughing or sneezing seatmate that you really need to worry about! MSNBC |
| Hand Gels Alone May Not Be Enough to Kill Germs USA Today |
| Germs Lurk on Planes, Trains, and Buses ABC News |
| Psst! Wanna know the airlines' dirty little secret? Consumer Traveler |
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