Americans Advised to Avoid These 19 DestinationsThe United States Department of State has four levels of advisories: exercise normal precautions, exercise increased caution, reconsider travel, and do not travel. Currently, 19 destinations fall under aLevel 4: DO NOT TRAVEL advisory,so plan your trav...
We will say that we take the US State Department’s travel advisories and warnings with a huge grain of salt. Nearly all countries in Europe rank far higher and mostly in the top 50 of the safest countries as ranked annually by the Global Peace Index. The United States ranked 114th in ...
On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, the Department of State made changes to our safety and security information to make it easier to find, understand, and use. Travel Advisories replace Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts. Every country has a Travel Advisory, which provides one of four standard lev...
1.When to Travel to Portugal Like most of Europe, Portugal’s peak tourist season is summertime, when the weather is warmest. However, the popular sights get extremely crowded then, and prices go way up. The better times to visit are the Spring and Fall, when it’s less busy. ...
The U.S. State Department said last week it was also sharply cutting back on "Do Not Travel" advisories for international destinations. Out of about 215 countries and territories that it rates, the department currently lists nearly 120 at "Level Four: Do Not Travel...
The last thing you want is for your phone to die just when you’re trying to get that iconic shot of the Matterhorn – or for your electronics to get damaged due to improper charging. Use this quick guide to understand the basics of Swiss power, how to stay online throughout your adven...
Travel is back to pre-pandemic conditions, and subject to pre-pandemic visa and visa waiver policies. In short, for countries like the UK, most of Europe, Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand, you can stay up to 90 days without needing to apply for a visa. Additionally,vaccination...
The State Department isn’t advising increased caution for land-based travel to those parts of Asia, only advising against travel to China Neither the United Kingdom nor Canada have issued similar blanket advisories around Asia cruise travel, though both nations have issued travel warnings for Chi...
American travelers – at least those of the cautious variety – might be familiar with the US State Department’s travel advisories. The agency monitors the world for potential trouble and issues warnings from “Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions” to “Level 4: Do Not Travel,” alerting wo...
The US State Department currently has“do not travel” advisoriesin place for six of Mexico’s 32 states, with crime and kidnapping listed as the cause for advisories for the majority. Although Skouras concedes that there are problems in some sections of the country, she stresses th...