January 14th, 20230
Henley & Partners have announced the world’s most (and least) powerful passports for 2023. After analyzing exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), they developed the index based on the number of destinations passport holders can access without a prior visa.
Global travel is now at around...
August 13th, 20220United States border officials have a message for travelers who bring food items from overseas: Violations will cost you.
In the past year alone, U.S. border officials have fined passengers for bringing a wide range of undeclared food items in their luggage, including balut eggs, pork bologna and turkey ham. Border officials...
June 30th, 20220DETROIT — With the summer in full swing, and borders experiencing high traffic due to loosened COVID-19 restrictions, customs officials are offering tips to make travel smoother.
These tips come from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Detroit field office and are for people traveling by air, land or sea.
Ensure travel...
December 16th, 20180DEARBORN - An estimated 3.6 million Michigan residents are expected to travel this season according to a press release from AAA, which would be the highest total in more than a decade.
The projected total would constitute a four percent increase from last year, the press release said, with travelers expected to utilize a wide variety...
August 25th, 20180DEARBORN — A Lebanese American and Dearborn native hopes to travel to a long list of international destinations and has already checked many off her list.
31-year-old Malak Ouza said when she isn’t working as a case manager for a health insurance company, she travels internationally two to four times a year and has now been to 18...
June 19th, 201810WASHINGTON - Planning a summer vacation? beware of travel scam. You may be looking for deals on cheap flights or discounts at hotels and resorts — but some promotions may come with strings attached, and others can be downright scams. Before you pack your bags, keep these travel tips in mind.
Avoid “free” trips that require you...
November 21st, 20170More Americans will travel this Thanksgiving than the past 12 years, according to AAA's annual holiday travel forecast it released last Thursday.
It predicts nearly 51 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles to celebrate the holiday. That's a 3 percent increase from last year, and the highest number since 2005.
Travelers...
August 22nd, 20170LANSING ― Michigan residents will need to get a new driver's license or state ID card by 2020 if they want to fly or enter federal buildings.
The Secretary of State will begin taking applications next Monday, Aug. 28 for the new driver's licenses.
Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, the government will not allow Michigan residents carrying a...
March 29th, 20170SEATTLE ― The city of Seattle sued President Trump's administration on Wednesday over its executive order seeking to withhold federal funds from "sanctuary cities," arguing it amounted to unconstitutional federal coercion.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray told reporters the Constitution forbade the federal government from pressuring cities,...
