Travel

November, 2021

• 26 November

  FAA Keeps handing out fines for unruly behavior aboard flights

  

  On 22 November, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed $161.823 in civil penalties against 8 airline passengers for alleged unruly behavior involving alcohol. The highest fine went to a lady who in addition to punching and screaming at family members, threw trash and stole cookies from …
• 25 November

  Securely Travel – Give thanks Thanksgiving 2021

  

  Today, 25 November 2021, is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Each year, since President Lincoln created the national holiday, the people of the United States reflect upon their family, friends, and colleagues and collectively give thanks. Securely Travel gives thanks this Thanksgiving. We are 44 months old this Thanksgiving. …
• 23 November

  CDC places Denmark and Germany on DO NOT TRAVEL due to COVID

  The CDC added both Denmark and Germany to Level 4: COVID Very High listing due to the current situation in Germany where COVID community spread is occurring and hospitals are filling. The CDC continues how, “even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants,” The …
• 22 November

  Vehicle Attack at Christmas Parade - Waukesha, Wisconsin

  

  Yesterday, saw a vehicle attack during the annual Waukesha Christmas Parade 2021 - “Comfort and Joy”, which resulted in 5 dead and 40 injured when an SUV purposefully drove into the crowd. Waukesha Police Chief Daniel Thompson, confirmed shots were fired by police at the vehicle in an attempt to …
• 21 November

  Traveler’s firearm discharges at TSA checkpoint in Atlanta

  

  Kenny Wells entered the TSA security inspection area at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) to board a flight when his carry-on bag was pulled aside for a bag search. The scanner had detected a hand gun in the bag. What followed caused all hell to break loose in one of the …
• 20 November

  Netherlands: Amidst a COVID lockdown, violent protests erupt

  

  Protests in Rotterdam on Friday, November 19, turned violent as the first week of the three week partial lockdown came to a close. Protestors became violent with wide spread property destruction occurring. The Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam, said it was an “orgy of violence. Police used water cannons and …
• 19 November

  New Delhi’s air pollution crisis worsens

  

  It is an age old problem for the capitol of India, New Delhi, the air pollution in the cool winter months. This past week has been especially heinous for the residents and visitors, so much so that the government has taken some pretty unusual steps to address the issue. The …
• 19 November

  Italy: Ugly Americans sip a brew in the Colosseum

  

  What we saw in Italy this past week was just another page from what can be called the “entitled traveler’s guide of gauche behavior” by American tourists. They made a Hollywood film about the ugly American, these two are accentuating the meme. CNN tells us, two American tourists, aged 24 …
• 18 November

  Securely Travel’s Thanksgiving 2021 Travel Safety Tip Sheet

  

  Thanksgiving weekend is just around the corner, and the AAA tells us that 53 million of us will be traveling, a good many of us by air. TSA expects a surge of travelers at the nation’s airports, with the possibility that the number of travelers will approach 2019 levels. “We …
• 17 November

  Floods and Fires in British Columbia

  

  Back-to-back atmospheric rivers dumped an extraordinary amount of rain upon the Pacific Northwest, severely affecting northwest Washington State and the northern border Canadian province of British Columbia. According to the Government of British Columbia, the province currently has 63 evacuation alerts and orders issued (8 Fire and 42 Flood). While …