If you're heading to Europe this fall, there's one thing you can leave off your pre-trip checklist: applying for ETIAS. The European Travel Information and Authorization System (better known as ETIAS), a long-planned entry requirement for visa-exempt visitors, was supposed to launch in the final quarter of 2026. As of July 2026, that timeline has
Securing dual citizenship can open up a wide variety of travel possibilities, including unlocking new visa-free destinations and the potential to live and work abroad with ease. If you’re researching how to get dual citizenship, maybe you’re dreaming of moving to a new country, retiring abroad, or traveling extensively around the world. But the process
For fliers who haven’t encountered it before, SSSS on a boarding pass stands for Secondary Security Screening Selection. It’s the Transportation Security Administration’s method of selecting passengers for additional security checks—and no amount of frequent flying, elite status, or pre-approval through a Trusted Traveler Program such as Clear, NEXUS, Global Entry, or TSA PreCheck guarantees
Expedition cruising to the polar regions has never been hotter, even if summer temperatures there hover around freezing. Sure, Antarctica has penguins, but the Arctic lures travelers north with polar bears and walruses, especially in the remote Svalbard archipelago. Here, travel is made easy by expedition ships like Quark Expeditions' Ocean Explorer, which I boarded
At passport control in Istanbul last month, I watched a border officer look at my passport, then at my face, then back at my passport. His eyebrows knit together. He called over a colleague. Then another. Within seconds, I had a small panel of Turkish officials studying the seven-year-old photo in my passport and comparing
The day after his first date with his now-wife Emily Austin, in 2019, Robert Lipman set off for a trip to the Maldives. “I tried to text her throughout in the hope that she was still interested in me,” says Robert, who works in growth marketing for a credit-card company. “But I made a promise
The road into Fujairah has a way of slowing the eye. Past the city’s low-rise streets, stretches of farmland and the occasional view of mountains beyond the buildings, the UAE feels less hurried here, shaped as much by coast and cultivated land as by historic infrastructure. It's this softer rhythm that makes the first sight
The number of travelers potentially affected by a rare and deadly strain of an illness called hantavirus has continued to climb. The outbreak of the little known disease, which is typically passed from rodents to humans, began in mid-April on a Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship, MV Hondius, which departed Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1. Since
If you’re a traveler like me, chances are you’re always on the lookout for ways to make your trips more affordable. That’s why I collect points and miles: they help me lower my travel costs so I can spend my money on what’s actually important…which is usually booking more trips! One card that can help
Every airline passenger knows flight attendants give critical safety guidance during their pre-takeoff briefings about seatbelts and emergency exits. But many observant passengers often watch cabin crew throughout the flight for unspoken safety cues, too. If you’re one of these watchful fliers, you might have noticed a certain way that cabin crew sit during takeoff
As the US prepares to host the bulk of matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a newly expanded visa policy could make it significantly harder—and more expensive—for some international fans to attend. The State Department has broadened its “visa bond” program to a total of 50 countries, including several whose national teams are expected
Traveling during the mistral is no easy feat. The notoriously cold and relentlessly fierce northwesterly wind that blows from France’s heartland into the Mediterranean Sea can reach up to 20 miles per hour, last for several days (the record is 65 hours straight), and buffet everything in its path when it peaks in the winter