Here we go again.
STATE DEPARTMENT
Is this enough compensation? Here’s a refund for your airline tickets, but there’s this little fee …
Karlin Lissa and her family planned to return to Sudan for the first time in more than a decade. But their plans were foiled when the State Department issued a travel warning in October, advising US citizens to defer all travel.
Less than one-third of Americans have passports, compared with more than half of Canadians. And if you’ve ever wondered why, then it’s probably been a few years since you tried to get one. I applied for three passports yesterday, and I’m here to tell you the real reason why most Americans lack a passport.
When it comes to travel, forbidden is in. Cuba, Iran and North Korea — long off-limits to most American visitors — might be added to the “allowed” list under an Obama administration. Other destinations that were considered too dangerous or hostile to Americans are becoming fashionable again as travelers jettison boring “staycations” for something more exotic.

Elliott is consumer advocate
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