The U.S. State Department has issued 10 New Travel Advisory Updates
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The U.S. State Department has just released a total of 10 new travel advisory updates to a diverse range of countries around the world. The latest travel advisory updates went live on the State Department’s website just yesterday – the third update this month – and highlighted a wide range of safety issues and concerns that travelers should be aware of. Americans on their travels abroad.
Published to ensure that American travelers traveling abroad are kept up to date on all the potential dangers they may encounter on their summer trips and beyond, travel advisories are a must have big role in any traveler’s vacation planning – even if there is no legal obligation to follow what they say. Here’s a reminder of what travel advisories are, how they were formed and which countries were affected by the latest State Department updates.
What are Travel Advisories? What Travelers Should Know
Published online by the Department of State, travel advisories provide information to travelers about the key risks they may face when traveling abroad. To provide accurate information, data is taken from a range of sources, such as crime statistics and assessments from embassies, allowing the State Department to issue a general level of advisory on travel to a destination. It takes into account the various threats to a traveler’s safety, from terrorism and natural disasters to the crime and health risks associated with that destination.
There are four distinct color-coded levels, from the lowest Level 1, advising travelers to exercise normal precautions when visiting the country, up to the worst Level 4, which recommends that Americans not travel to that particular destination. Following the pandemic, travel advisories included an update from the CDC regarding Covid-19 levels in a country ranging from unknown to high. Although they are issued by the State Department and are strongly stated, travel advisories cannot legally prevent a traveler from visiting a destination – whose decision to do so rests solely with the traveler.
Latest Travel Advisory Updates – Information For Travelers
Unlike the last round of travel advisory updates issued at the beginning of the month, yesterday’s updates only saw Level 1, 2 and 3 advisory levels awarded to countries – with no destinations placed on most severe category of Level 4.
Fiji, Romania at Mongolia was given Level 1 travel advisories; Fiji and Romania have moderate levels of Covid-19 according to the CDC, while virus levels in Mongolia are rated as unknown.
Travelers are warned by the State Department that increased caution in countries with Level 2 travel advisories. The following countries have been awarded Level 2 travel advisories in the latest updates:
- Ecuador: Level 2 due to civil unrest and crime, where travelers were advised not to travel to Carchi, Sucumbíos, northern part of the provinces of Esmeraldas and Guayaquil. Ecuador has high levels of Covid-19 according to the CDC
- Liberia: Level 2 due to civil unrest and crime, with unknown Covid-19 levels
- Tunisia: exercise more caution due to terrorism, with some places forbidden to go. High levels of Covid-19
Four countries have been issued Level 3 travel advisories, asking travelers to reconsider travel. They are:
- Laos: due to civil unrest and restrictions associated with Covid-19. High levels of Covid-19
- Lebanon: due to crime, terrorism, armed conflict, civil unrest, kidnapping and the limited capacity of the Beirut Embassy to provide support to US citizens. Travelers should not visit the borders of Israel or Syria, or refugee camps. Lebanon has high levels of Covid-19
- Papua New Guinea: Travelers should reconsider traveling to Papua New Guinea because of crime and civil unrest, and be careful because of unexploded ordnance, ongoing elections, and volcanic activity. The country has high levels of Covid-19
- Peru: due to crime. The country has moderate levels of Covid-19
Regardless of a country’s travel counseling warning, travelers should always make sure they are acting appropriately and taking steps to reduce risk when abroad. Having a solid travel insurance policy can not only provide peace of mind on a vacation, but make sure travelers are covered in case something unexpected happens while abroad.
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