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Travel Tidbits: Passport Alternatives and New York’s Revamped Tourist Attraction

If you are planning a trip to Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean this year take note: The State Department says it will begin accepting applications February 1st for passport cards as alternatives to passports for Americans traveling to the aforementioned destinations. The wallet-sized cards, which will be available to U.S. citizens by this spring, will cost $45 for adults and $35 for children. That’s cheaper than a regular passport, and adults who have passports will have to pay only $20. However, the passport cards will only be accepted for land and sea crossings between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico and … Continue reading →

Prepare For More Passport Changes

Consider this your passport wake up call: As of Monday, U.S. airline passengers will once again need to carry a valid passport when traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda. I have dedicated a series of blogs to the ongoing saga of passport changes. If you are planning to travel to a foreign destination any time soon you may want to familiarize yourself with the many changes that have occurred within the past year or so. You can do so by reading the following: · Revised Passport Rules · Holiday Travel: Important Passport Information For Parents and Children · … Continue reading →

Revised Passport Rules

Here we go again… yet another revision in passport rules. However, this one may be welcome news to all of you angry travelers who have been victimized by the backlog of passport applications. As of yesterday, the federal government temporarily waived its new anti-terrorism rules and lifted the requirement that U.S. passports be used for travelers flying to and from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda. What do the new rules mean for you summer travel plans? According to government officials, right now you will be able to fly without passports to and from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda … Continue reading →