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Cuba Relaxing Rules For International Travelers With New Electronic Visa

27 May 2024
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One of the strictest countries to be a tourist in the world, the Caribbean cultural hotspot that is Cuba is finally easing entry rules for foreign guests. The country is launching a new electronic visa this May that will make traveling there alot easier, including for our Globe Aware volunteers.

Cuba Is Relaxing Rules For All International Travelers With New Electronic Visa

By: Vinicius Costa
May 9, 2024
Travel Off Path

One of the strictest countries to be a tourist in the world, the Caribbean cultural hotspot that is Cuba is finally easing entry rules for foreign guests.

The country is launching a new electronic visa (or eVisa) this May that will make traveling there a lot easier, including for Americans.

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The Best Airlines for International Travel

27 May 2024
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International travel is a must-have life experience for millions of Americans, including Globe Aware volunteers. But which airline should you choose for your next volunteer vacation? Let’s look at a few popular U.S. airlines to see which ones fly to the most countries.

The Best Airlines for International Travel

By Ben Gran
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2024

International travel is a must-have life experience for millions of Americans. Whether you’re visiting another country for the first time or you’re a veteran globetrotter, it feels good to get your passport stamped in a new place.

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Latest travel advice for Israel, Iran and other Middle East countries

15 April 2024
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Globe Aware volunteers intending to arrange flights or travel through these countries should be aware of the current situation.

Latest travel advice for Israel, Iran and other Middle East countries

With recent attacks between Iran and Israel threatening to escalate tensions, here is the latest Foreign Office travel advice for countries in the region.

By James Hockaday
15 April 2024
Yahoo! News

British foreign secretary Lord David Cameron has said Israel should think “with head as well as heart” as he urged it not to retaliate to a drone and missile attack by Iran. The strike in the early hours of Sunday has raised fears of escalation towards a wider regional war in the Middle East, but Israeli officials said 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles had been intercepted.

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Passport checks for air travellers lifted as Bulgaria and Romania join EU’s Schengen

1 April 2024
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News from Romania for our Globe Aware volunteers planning travel in Europe. Airports in Sofia and Bucharest on Sunday removed passport checkpoints for those departing to or arriving from most European Union member states as Bulgaria and Romania partially joined the Schengen open-travel zone.

Passport checks for air travellers lifted as Bulgaria and Romania join EU’s Schengen

By Reuters
March 31, 2024

SOFIA, March 31 (Reuters) – Airports in Sofia and Bucharest on Sunday removed passport check points for those departing to or arriving from most European Union member states as Bulgaria and Romania partially joined the Schengen open-travel zone.

The two countries reached an agreement late last year to join Europe’s free-travel area by air and sea after Austria opposed full membership, including land crossings, saying Romania and Bulgaria needed to do more to prevent illegal immigration.

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These Are The 13 All-Time Best Movies About Travel

20 February 2024
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The Oscars are coming up in a few weeks, and here are some of the best travel movies to celebrate! Do our Globe Aware volunteers recognize any of these movies, and do you have more to add!?

These Are The 13 All-Time Best Movies About Travel

By Gary Leff
February 18, 2024
View From The Wing

The best travel movies ever made is a mix of life up in the air (the art of traveling) and life on the ground (human drama unfolding in interesting places around the globe). The list of best movies about travel weighs heavily towards planes and airports but I’ve also given some thought to being in an unfamiliar place and growing as a person because of the places you’ve been.

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Best Travel Accessories 2023

20 November 2023
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Black Friday is coming up soon, and Globe Aware volunteers looking to give the perfect gift to a fellow adventurer can check out this list of travel items!

The Best Travel Accessories to Make Your Trips a Breeze, According to an Expert

Add these to your cart before you jet

By Casey Clark and Erika Reals
July 8, 2023
People

Whether you’ve had a dream vacation planned for months or recently decided to pack up your bags and hop on the next flight out, you won’t want to leave without those travel essentials. You may already have your luggage and neck pillow packed and ready to go, but what about everything else? (You know, the stain sticks, earbuds, power banks, blankets — we could go on.)

With the help of Nabila Ismail, seasoned traveler and creator of Dose of Travel, we put together a list of the most helpful travel accessories worth packing, as well as some thoughtful travel advice for your next adventure. “I am team carry-on only, so everything comes with me,” Ismail tells PEOPLE. “Things I remember to put in my carry-on bag specifically are medications (OTC or prescription), electronic devices, contact lenses, lip balm, a hoodie in case it gets cold, and an extra pair of clothes in case your luggage goes missing.” With that in mind, we did our research to find the travel accessories worth buying, some of which we tested ourselves.

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Digital Passports Emerge – These Countries Are Early Movers

2 October 2023
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Finland became the first country to launch digital passports, aiming to streamline and enhance international travel. What do our Globe Aware volunteers think digital passports could mean for the future of travel?

Digital Passports Emerge As New Tourist Favourite. These Countries Are Early Movers

Several countries are developing digital passport projects, including Poland, South Korea, the US, and the UK.

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Edited by Rahul KumarU
October 01, 2023

Finland became the first country to launch digital passports, aiming to streamline and enhance international travel.Finnish travellers departing from Helsinki to the UK now have the option to present a digital ID on their mobile device instead of their physical passport, according to Euronews. The Finnish Border Control has noted that this marks the first instance worldwide where a digital passport is accepted in a genuine border control setting, promising a more efficient and seamless travel experience.

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Four travel tips for National Passport Awareness Month

5 September 2023
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September is National Passport Awareness Month and a large number of Americans, including Globe Aware volunteers, will soon be taking to airplanes, trains, boats and cars for dream fall and winter international getaways. In order to help provide peace of mind, here are some financial tips for travellers on how to prepare for international travel.

4 travel tips for National Passport Awareness Month

By Brian Formisano
September 5, 2023
VEGAS INC.


September is National Passport Awareness Month and a large number of Americans will soon be taking to airplanes, trains, boats and cars for dream fall and winter international getaways.

Getting ready for a global adventure can be both exciting and stressful at the same time.

In order to help provide peace of mind, here are some financial tips for travelers on how to prepare for international travel.

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The world’s most powerful passport for 2023

31 July 2023
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For five long years, Japan has been sitting pretty in the No.1 position, which means they have the most global travel freedom in terms of how much visa-free and visa-on-demand access to the world. Globe Aware volunteers may be surprised to find out who has taken up that spot!

The world’s most powerful passport for 2023 revealed

By Maureen O’Hare
CNN
July 18, 2023

The jiggling and jostling atop the global passport rankings for 2023 just got a little more interesting.

For five long years, Japan has been sitting pretty in the No.1 position in the Henley Passport Index, which measures global travel freedom in terms of how much visa-free and visa-on-demand access to the world different citizens enjoy.

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These Two Countries Will Join The Schengen Zone Impacting All Travelers And Digital Nomads

17 July 2023
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Bulgaria and Romania look set to join the Schengen Zone by late 2023, affecting tourist visas and long-term travel. Find out what this means for Globe Aware volunteers looking to travel in Europe before or after their volunteer vacation in Romania.

These 2 Countries Will Join The Schengen Zone Impacting All Travelers And Digital Nomads

July 17, 2023
Travel off Path

The Schengen Zone is Europe’s greatest achievement. A borderless customs union comprising 27 countries in its current form, it allows for seamless international travel across much of the bloc, freeing travelers from undergoing strict identity checks and facing long delays when country-hopping.

Earlier this year, Schengen welcomed yet another member – the Balkan country of Croatia – and it looks set to enlarge further in the near future as the group looks to lift all remaining border checks and bolster internal cooperation.

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