June, 2018

• 30 June

  4th of July Travel Safety - Air, Land, Cyber and Backyard

  

  The weekend is here! And the 4th of July falls midweek … do we take the whole week off, or take 2-days on the front or back end for a five-day mini-holiday or staycation? Regardless of which direction you go, celebrating the 242nd Anniversary of Independence will be one to …
• 29 June

  Securely Travel Brief - 29 June 2018

  

  SUMMARY: Indonesia - Mount Agung spews ash disrupts travel Turkey - Threat level raised to LEVEL 3 United States - Heat wave affecting 200 million Securely Travel Brief – 29 June 2018 Today’s brief is culled from global travel warnings and alerts. VIDEO SUMMARY: Indonesia - Mount Agung spews ash disrupts …
• 28 June

  Securely Travel Brief - 28 June 2018

  

  SUMMARY: Ireland - Roads are melting Ethiopia - Violence in Asosa Securely Travel Brief – 28 June 2018 Today’s brief is culled from global travel warnings and alerts. INTERACTIVE MAP: VIDEO SUMMARY:   Ireland - Roads are melting Mayo county in Ireland is experiencing record heat and the top layer …
• 27 June

  The million dollar Mauritius passport

  

  Have a $1,000,000 (yes, that’s one million) burning a hole in your pocket? The island nation of Mauritius has a deal for your. An exquisite, dark blue passport with your name on it, and of course Mauritian citizenship conferred. The money you pay goes directly into the nation’s “sovereign wealth …
• 27 June

  Securely Travel Brief - 27 June 2018

  

  SUMMARY: United Kingdom - Wildfires Nigeria - President calls for calm Nigeria - Enhanced airport security Bangladesh - Terror threat Papua New Guinea - Polio outbreak Ecuador - Sierra Negra volcano erupts Securely Travel Brief – 27 June 2018 Today’s brief is culled from global travel warnings and alerts. VIDEO …
• 26 June

  Securely Travel Brief - 26 June 2018

  

  SUMMARY: Vietnam - Flooding in the north Belgium - Warning re terror threat Zimbabwe - Election violence Securely Travel Brief – 26 June 2018 Today’s brief is culled from global travel warnings and alerts. INTERACTIVE MAP: VIDEO SUMMARY: Vietnam - Northern floods The Voice of America reports that severe flooding …
• 25 June

  Securely Travel Brief - 25 June 2018

  

  SUMMARY: United Kingdom - London Heathrow passport control hell Guatemala - Crime alert Argentina - General Strike Mexico - Elections - Sunday 01 July Russia - World Cup Week 2 Securely Travel Brief – 25 June 2018 Today’s brief is culled from global travel warnings and alerts. INTERACTIVE MAP: VIDEO …
• 25 June

  Hotel room security or insecurity?

  

  How secure is that hotel room security, specifically the lock on your door? According to security researchers at F-Secure, perhaps not as secure as we are led to believe. The Finnish researcher compromised the Vision by VingCard system, which secures millions of hotel rooms worldwide with the world’s largest lock …
• 23 June

  UPDATED 23 June 2018: Inflight Sexual Assault on JetBlue

  

  UPDATED 23 June 2018 Inflight Sexual Assault on JetBlue: Flying passengers need to take steps to protect themselves from sexual assault on aircraft. And while the odds of an incident occurring may be low, the incident of 20 June 2018, on a JetBlue flight is sufficiently demonstrable that such can …
• 22 June

  Securely Travel Brief - 22 June 2018

  

  SUMMARY: United States - Flash flood risk in Midwest and South remains high Papau New Guinea - Reconsider travel France - Strikes 23-26 June affecting air travel Securely Travel Brief – 22 June 2018 Today’s brief is culled from global travel warnings and alerts. United States - Flash flood risk …