As of April 9th, 2020, there have been 1,506,936 confirmed cases of Coronavirus ( COVID-19) and 91,783 deaths from the disease worldwide. Americans are being told to stay at home, distance themselves from others, and the CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends that people avoid any non-essential […]
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Due to concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, India has suspended the visas of foreign citizens from multiple countries and placed new restrictions on many others. If your India visa has been suspended, you may be able to obtain a new one in order to travel
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Update: There are now 1,873 reported deaths from the Coronavirus as of February 18th, 2020. Unless you recently took a break from technology, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve heard about the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Though most of the 4,500 cases were reported in Wuhan, China, the virus has
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Since June 9th, 2019, protests have been a huge issue in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government proposed a bill that would allow China to extradite fugitives to the mainland – which led to many of Hong Kong’s citizens coming together to protest. The government says it’s still open to
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As we mentioned last month, the US State Department updated its travel advisory system last year, so now every country always has a rating from Level 1 to Level 4. Level 1 means that you can travel to the country using the standard precautions that you would always use when
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Our world is a complicated place that changes from moment to moment. Countries that were deemed unsafe to travel to just a few years ago are now tourism hot spots, and favorite getaways can quickly turn into hostile territories. In a perfect world we would all be able to travel
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Earlier this month, the State Department rolled out a revamped travel advisory system. Every country is rated on a scale of one to four. A level one rating is the lowest level of risk and means that travelers should “exercise normal precautions.” Level four is the highest level, and the
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The weather is causing havoc for travelers in Europe this holiday season. While California deals with dry heat that is allowing wildfires to spread all over the place, Britain, Germany, and France are dealing with snow fall and rain like they haven’t seen in years. According to Phys.org, the inclement
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As January 22, 2018 approaches, the race to become a REAL ID compliant state may lose the current sense of urgency, as many states have now been granted an extension through October 2018 to become compliant. That’s right, after 11 years of extending the grace period to become REAL ID
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Traveling can seem a little scary at times. The fear you might feel is the darker side of the exhilaration that most people feel when they think about traveling. And they both stem from the same thing. You are venturing into the unknown. You are opening yourself up to new
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