Travel Tips and Advice for Safer, More Comfortable, and Worry-Free Travel.

It never fails if you’re going to get sick while away from home and it’ll happen at night when the stores are closed or somewhere when you’re a distance from a town with a drug store, and the worst scenario is it happens at night in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language. So be prepared to alleviate your symptoms or cure your ills by...

 The short answer to “Can You Fly If Your Driver’s License or ID Card Was Lost or Stolen” is yes, but read on. It’s a panic moment, you’re leaving for the airport and you can’t find a government photo ID like a driver’s license, passport or military ID. It is lost or stolen. Good news is that if you’re 18 years of age or older...

Theft At Airport Screening Stations – This is a Must Read! Theft at airport security checkpoints continues to be reported at airports around the world.  Theft at screening stations is most prevalent in foreign countries or domestic airports without stringent TSA screening protocols. While this is not a very common type of theft, it can be devastating because it typically includes the theft of passports,...

Are Your Valuables Safe In Your Carry-On Bag? With all the other worries associated with air travel, the last thing you want to think about is theft on board airplanes. The people who steal from travelers’ carry-on bags are both airline employees (usually flight attendants) and fellow travelers. Unfortunately, theft from sleeping and unknowing passengers has been going on for years – while not extremely common, it only...

On November 30th Marriott, released a report that an “unauthorized party” breached their system and gained access to information of up to 500 million Starwood customers. Starwood hotel brands include Westin, Sheraton, W hotels, Aloft, St. Regis and more. Marriott said the information gained included personal information such as passwords, email addresses, names, dates of birth, home addresses, and even passport numbers. For millions, credit cards were...

How to Keep Your Passport Safe – Tips for Travel Your passport is your key to proving citizenship and is the document that the US and other countries use to recognize you and to let you enter the country, therefore you must safeguard this critical document. Anyone traveling abroad, especially for the first time, should take a few minutes to read up on important passport...