The Burton family was supposed to fly from England to Spain to celebrate the new year. But their son wasn’t allowed to board the Ryanair flight after a worker saw a tear on his passport. The family spent $1,500 on the trip and urges others to check for any passport damage before flying. Jake Burton, 19, was thrilled for his very first flight, his mother, Rachael Burton, told Business Insider. Jake, Rachael, and Jake’s father, Chris, were scheduled to board a Ryanair flight on December 28 out of England’s East Midlands Airport to Alicante, Spain, for an eight-day New Year’s …
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US passport application delays surge amid
‘unprecedented’ demand
Candese Charles Tue, April 4, 2023 at 5:03 AM CDT LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — If you’re looking to travel abroad and need a passport, you’re not the only one. Currently, the rush of applications has pushed the wait time to several months. “We’re getting 500,000 applications a week for passports,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said March 24, calling the renewed demand for travel “unprecedented.” The State Department warns it is taking 10 to 13 weeks to receive a passport and the expedited process, which costs an extra $60, will take seven to nine weeks. Staffing shortages are being blamed …
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A New Year with New Changes
Welcome to not only a new year, but a new decade as well! What changes await in this new decade? One way to guarantee positive change is to get a passport and travel the world because it leads to positive changes in our lives. One of those changes is improving our mood as we leave our day to day worries behind and immerse ourselves in exploring and discovering. For instance, chasing a passion for waterfalls and doing what it takes to not only get to a new one, but finding a park ranger who can get you to the bottom …
International Travel
International travel, aided with a passport, is on the rise – amounting to 2% of the global gross domestic product in 2018. This is six percent more than 2017 and though the final figures are not in for 2019 yet, it is expected to be even higher. But why and where are the travelers headed to? Looking back in 1950, there were 25 million international tourists. This rose to 166 million in 1970 and 435 million in 1990 and then 1.4 billion traveling over the holidays last year. The growth of budget airlines has made international travel easier for many …
An Inspiration to Explore
The upcoming holiday of Columbus Day has fallen out of favor with parts of the United States; however, the early explorers were some of the first world travelers. And in a sense, Columbus had a passport of sorts – the sponsorship of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. While it is true that the Vikings arrived and settled before Columbus, and the Native Americans arrived here even earlier, it was his re-discovery of the Americas, if you would, that truly ignited the expansion of the known world, gave us the land we enjoy today, and possibly even our desire to explore …
Border Crossing With Ease
I will contest that we live in the greatest country on the planet, but sometimes we just want to explore the rest of this beautiful world.
Make a Passport
How to make a passport! The concept of being under one ruler’s protection, while in the lands of another, has probably existed since rulers and lands were first invented. The earliest mention of an object we might recognize as a passport appears in the Bible, in the often overlooked book of Nehemiah. It was in the early 20th century that passports, as we know them today, began to be used. The first modern British passport was the product of the British Nationality and Status Aliens Act 1914. It consisted of a single page, folded into eight and was held together …
45 Safety Tips For Travel
45 Safety Tips For Travel – How To Stay Safe On Your Next Trip Kashlee KucheranApril 15, 2019 TravelTravel Tips & Deals Travel safety is a big deal, yet something that is commonly overlooked by excited travelers. I get it… you’ve booked a sweet getaway and you just want to relax, tour around and take some time off. Getting super involved with safety measures, precautions and preparing for the worst sounds like a vacation buzz-kill. And it is – until you find yourself in danger or victim to a crime. Travelers need to be 100x’s more aware and prepared than …
Baby Passport
Useful facts and tips about getting a passport for your child Traveling with our loved ones is a very common thing we all want to do. And when it comes to spending time with somebody we care for – our children are always the ideal travel-buddy! But getting a passport for your child might take you through some rough steps. Taking this into consideration we have put together some useful tips and facts about how to obtain a passport for your child if you are facing certain difficult situations: 1. Recent changes As of 2001, the U.S. government requires both …
PASS Cards
What Are They and How Do I Obtain One? A big concern for travellers is losing their passport while abroad. There are few things that could hamper a safe and relaxing vacation more that not being able to present the necessary documents at Customs. Luckily with a PASS Card, there is less concern if you are travelling in Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. A PASS Card, or a passport card as it is oftentimes called, can be more than just a great sense of security – if you are travelling in these countries it can actually be substituted for …
