Small Ship Cruising Expo

10/31/2024

Travel while you have your health, time and resources. Make Memories, Not Regrets™

10/18/2024

CDC releases 2024 report on Ocean Cruise ships. Beware of vessels with scores lower than 90…

10/06/2024

Kids Under 18 Can Get Free Global Entry

The federal government has raised the cost of the popular Global Entry for the first time in more than 15 years — however, kids whose parent are already members can now apply for free.

While the cost of the application fee has increased from $100 to $120, applicants under 18 will be exempt from an application fee if a parent or legal guardian is already a member of the program or applying themselves.

The change was initially announced in April.

“As these programs have matured and expanded, updating the fee structures is critical to the continuation and management of the programs,” Customs and Border Protection Agency wrote in a statement at the time.

Global Entry is part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Trusted Traveler programs and allows travelers who are re-entering the United States from an international trip to expedite the customs process. To apply, travelers must undergo a background check and complete an in-person interview, which can be done when they return to the U.S. through the Enrollment on Arrival program or even when they leave through the new Enrollment on Departure program at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Travelers who obtain a Global Entry membership also receive the benefits of TSA PreCheck.

10/01/2024

A matter of perspective…

09/30/2024

New Zanzibar Tariff applies to all non-residents

Mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance for Foreigners (Excluding
Residents) entering Zanzibar.

Please be informed that effective 1st October 2024, it is now mandatory for all passengers traveling to Zanzibar to have Inbound Travel Insurance.

This insurance provides essential coverage for unexpected medical expenses, repatriation, personal accidents, baggage delays, and other travel related incidents.

Key Details:
Cost: USD $44 per visitor
USD $22 for children up to 17 years old.
Infants (0-2 years) will be covered under their parent's or guardian's policy.
Groups of 10 or more are eligible for a 10% discount

Coverage: Begins upon arrival in Zanzibar and lasts up to 92 days

Where to Purchase?
Passengers must purchase the policy through the official
website www.visitzanzibar.go.tz

Documentation: Passengers will receive their policy documents via email and should be advised to carry them during their trip.

Maximum Number of Travel Days:
The Inbound Travel Insurance policy covers individual trips of up to 92 days per trip.

Passengers can make unlimited trips within the policy period, provided each trip does not exceed the maximum of 92 days.

• Guests with Personal Insurance:
Please note that personal insurance policies will not be accepted in place of the mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance.

The Inbound Travel Insurance is non-renewable. If a passenger remains in Zanzibar beyond 92 days, they must purchase a new policy to extend their
coverage.

09/30/2024

09/20/2024

As we explore more of the world, we need to prepare ourselves for diseases that could bring your joy to a quick halt. Check out this article to see if you are up-to-date on your global immunizations.

Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.

09/18/2024

Online US Passport renewal is now available. Adults can use the new service to renew their passports digitally.

It is not available for the renewal of children’s passports, for first-time passport applicants for renewal applicants who live outside the United States or for expedited applications.

Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays.

09/16/2024

I wish I hadn’t done it this summer.

Thanks, Chris Elliot for quoting me in your recent article…

“How many more summers do you have?

When I started my career as a consumer advocate, I met many readers who had spent their entire lives working and saving up to travel after they retired. Then they booked a dream cruise or a safari, only to suffer a debilitating illness just before leaving (that’s why there’s travel insurance). And then they realized they would never travel.

“The biggest regret is not taking a vacation while you have the opportunity, health, mobility and time,” says Mitch Krayton, a professional travel advisor in Aurora, Colo.

It doesn’t take long for the barriers to pile up — a bad back, an unfavorable exchange rate, trouble getting around. I know what that feels like. I broke my pelvis in two places a few years ago in Switzerland, and a part of me just wanted to be at home sipping hot chocolate. Instead, I rested for a few weeks in Barcelona and then flew to the Antarctic.

Krayton is right; you only live once.

I guarantee you’ll regret the trip not taken. And the older you get, the more those regrets pile up until you are at the end of your life and you have a long list of trips not taken. Don’t let that be your regret.”

www.elliott.org

09/13/2024

Sea how fun this is?….