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On Saturday, 06 November 2021, the U.S. Department of State issued a Do Not Travel advisory for Ethiopia. The advisory urges all “U.S. citizens in Ethiopia to depart now using commercially available options.” The advisory continues how the “U.S. Embassy is unlikely to be able to assist U.S. citizens in …
November, 2021
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5 November
Mexico: Shootout on Puerto Morelos beach near tourist hotels leave two dead
Yes, you read the title correctly. There was a targeted killing which occurred at the Bahía Petempich beach area between the Hyatt Ziva and Azul Beach hotels in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Assailants, according to the FGE (Attorney General of the State of Quintana Roo), numbering approximately 15, attacked …
October, 2021
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19 October
$17 Million ransom demanded for 17 kidnapped in Haiti
Over the weekend we saw 16 Americans and 1 Canadian volunteers in Haiti kidnapped. The Haitian Minister of Justice, Liszt Quitel said that those kidnapped were associated with the Christian Aid Ministries and of the 17, five were children (including an infant). Quitel was quite adamant that the Haitian government, …
September, 2021
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30 September
Kilauea erupts
Around 1520 hours HST on 29 September, the Kilauea volcano began erupting according to the USGS. The USGS issued the following notice: Kīlauea volcano is erupting. At approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected glow in Kīlauea summit webcam images indicating that an eruption has …
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27 September
Safe Travels - Look for the WTTC stamp
The World Travel & Tourism Council last year introduced the “Safe Travels” stamp to assist travelers in recognizing those entities which have adopted the core protocol requirements of the WTTC. We at Securely Travel think it is an excellent initiative, which provides travelers with an easy way to know if …
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25 September
It is time for a national no-fly list
Securely Travel supports inter-airline coordination of a national no-fly list, which identifies unruly and dangerous passengers, and to the provision of those names to the FAA as part of the national “Special Emphasis Enforcement Program”(SEEP) Delta Airlines has called the question and urged other airlines to join together and share …
April, 2021
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20 April
US State Department - COVID travel update- DO NOT TRAVEL
The U.S. Department of State issued a media advisory on 19 April 2019 in which it advised that travel advisories would be updated in the coming weeks which would result in about 80% (percent) of the countries of the world being placed into the highest level of concern - Level …
January, 2021
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5 January
Securely Travel Alert - 05 January 2021
Sections: Civil Unrest - United States, United Kingdom, Central Africa Republic Health - WHOCOVID - United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium, Peru, ChadWeather - Government Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings United States - Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington DC has requested a limited National Guard deployment to provide support to the Metropolitan …
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4 January
Lying and Dying to Fly amid COVID
As millions of travelers took to the air over the Christmas/New Year’s holiday, few took on board the experience encountered on the 14 December Orlando-to-Los Angeles United Airlines flight which saw Isaias Hernandez collapsed 20 minutes into the flight. The flight was diverted to New Orleans, and fellow passengers and …
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4 January
Securely Travel Alert - 04 January 2021
Sections: Civil Unrest - United Arab Emirates, NigerHealth - VenezuelaCOVID - Japan, United Kingdom & United StatesWeather - United StatesGovernment Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings United Arab Emirates - The UAE arrested a number of Iranian who stand accused of planning terror attacks to coincide with the anniversary of the …