Tag: Travel And Security

World Travel Watch: Protests in Thailand, Dingo Trouble in Australia and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


World Travel Watch: Typhoid in Fiji, Khmer Rouge Tourism in Cambodia and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


World Travel Watch: Chile Earthquake Aftermath, Rallies in Bangkok and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


World Travel Watch: Dengue Fever in Brazil, Strikes Across Europe and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


World Travel Watch: Strikes in Belgium and Greece, Bombing in India and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


World Travel Watch: Dubai’s Burj Khalifa Closed, Alternate Routes to Machu Picchu and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


Jamaica: Playing Chicken with the Jerks

Jamaica: Playing Chicken with the Jerks iStockPhoto

Roger Rapoport loves Jamaica. But driving on the island's roads? Not so much.

Read More »


World Travel Watch: Machu Picchu Closed, Security Boosted in Goa and More*

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


World Travel Watch: Violence in Cartagena, Evacuations in Peru and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


Video: ‘Please Arrive Three Days Prior to Your Flight’

A message from Transport Canada:

(Via @Gadling)


Michael Bay for TSA Chief?

As the hunt for a new agency head continues, Jeffrey Goldberg tosses the “Transformers” director’s name into the ring, noting that Bay “would fully embrace the fantastical, security theater aspect of TSA’s mission.” Cue the Megan Fox/full-body scanner jokes.


World Travel Watch: Elections in Sri Lanka, Shark Attack in Cape Town and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


World Travel Watch: Major Earthquake in Haiti, Road Blocks in Greece and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


Slate Wants Your Airport Security Fixes

Slate is collecting reader ideas on how to stymie the next attempted bombing—winning entries will be published on the site and forwarded to the TSA. Maybe it’s time to start a write-in campaign for the Magic 8-Ball method?


World Travel Watch: Smog in Hong Kong, Heavy UK Snowfall and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


Video: Stuck in Newark

Caught in the latest round of security-related airport gridlock, one passenger decides to make the best of things.


‘Barf Bag Puppet Theater’ and Other In-Flight Fun

The recent airport security upheaval continues to bring out the funny. The latest? Fun With TSA, a trove of electronics-free in-flight games that don’t require passengers to leave their seats. (Via Jeffrey Goldberg)


World Travel Watch: Air Travel Woes in Canada, Volcano Tourists in the Philippines and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »


Seven Great Tweets About the New TSA Regulations

We’ve been tracking Twitter’s many great travel tweets for a few months now, and this weekend’s attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight, and the resulting imposition of new, more stringent security protocols for air travelers, has seen the creation of some fine TSA-related tweeting. Here are a few of our favorites:

Read More »


World Travel Watch: Weather Delays Across Europe, Elections in Sri Lanka and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

Read More »