International Travel Tips and Resources

Airline Consolidator offers these international travel tips and resources to help make your journey safer and more enjoyable, and your preparations easier.

International Travel Resources

Consular Affairs Publications
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
Provides an excellent general introduction to international travel, with tips and resources for older travelers, women, and students; information about overseas citizens services; and resources for a safe and healthy trip.

Passports

For most travel outside the U.S. and Canada, you will need to have a current passport. Routine passport service takes six weeks. Two week expedited service is available for an additional fee. Note that some countries require that your passport be valid for six months beyond your return date.

Passport Services and Information
U.S. Department of State, Passport Services
Provides complete forms and information on how, when and where to apply for or renew your passport.

Visas, Immunizations, and Entry Requirements

Many countries require visas and immunizations. Check international entry requirements well before you leave. Allow four to six weeks for vaccinations to take effect.

Foreign Entry Requirements
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
Summarizes foreign entry requirements to all countries for U.S. citizens traveling on tourism or business. Includes visas, identification requirements, immunizations, required medical tests, international travel restrictions, and fees.

Consular Information Sheets
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, American Citizens Services
Provides detailed international travel information, country descriptions and requirements, consular and embassy resources, international adoption information, and advisories on international travel safety.

Current International Travel Warnings
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, American Citizens Services
Lists current Travel Warnings issued when the State Department recommends that Americans avoid a certain country.

Travelers' Health

These sites provide in depth travel-related health information, and tips on staying healthy.

International Travel Health Tips
Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Infectious Diseases
Detailed vaccination recommendations, information about specific diseases that affect foreign travel, tips on safe food and water, and hints for international travel with children.

International Travel and Health
World Health Organization
Health information for international travel. Tips and resources include specifics on traveling by air, immunizations, and environmental health risks.

Healthy Travel Tips
Suggestions on healthy flying. How to maintain your health before, during, and after your flight, with helpful inflight exercises you can perform while seated.

International Airline Tickets

Guide to Discount Airfares, Consolidators, and Consolidator Fares
Our own guide to discount airfares discusses consolidators and consolidator fares, and explains why they are one of the great bargains available to the international traveler.

Airports, Security, and Customs

World Airport Guide
Maps and driving directions; parking, transportation, and facilities information for over 200 airports around the world.

Security and Screening at U.S. Airports
Transportation Security Administration
Updated air travel information about new check-in and security procedures. The TSA Travel Assistant offers key travel tips and suggests preparations you can make to save time when you reach the airport. Includes wait times, new permitted and prohibited items, special considerations, and guidance on locking checked baggage.

Customs Information for International Travel
U.S. Bureau of Customs
Advises the international traveler of the rules for bringing items back to the US, with information on duty-free exemptions, personal belongings, and prohibited and restricted items. Includes things you should know before you leave the country.

Destination Information

To enhance your international travel experience, make sure you get yourself a good guidebook, or check out the many country specific sites on the web. The following sites will help with the logistics of your trip.