Warning! Here are the biggest travel dangers of 2025
Hackers. Thieves. Infectious diseases.
Those are the top security threats in 2025, according to experts.
Safe Travels
A biweekly column about travel safety and how to protect yourself when you’re on the road. Safe Travels is sponsored by Travel Guard, which offers broad coverage, including travel medical expense, trip cancellation, and more. Whether across the country or the globe, Travel Guard has you covered.
Pro tips for traveling safer during the 2024 holidays
You better watch your back if you’re traveling this holiday season. Here’s how to stay safe when your on the road.
Don’t lose your valuables when you travel. Here are the rules.
You don’t have to lose your valuables on your next big trip. Here are three rules that will prevent a major loss.
Warning! These travel insurance mistakes could ruin your next trip
Avoid travel insurance mistakes that could ruin your trip. Learn how to choose the right coverage for your travel concerns and destinations.
This is the worst place to put your passport when you travel
Where’s the worst place to put your passport when you travel? Maybe in the seatback pocket on an overnight flight from Orlando to Paris. Which is exactly where my young son left his.
More Americans are afraid to travel now. Here’s what to do about it.
Maybe it’s the one-two punch of the recent hurricanes in the Southeast or the escalating tensions in the Middle East. But Americans seem more afraid to travel than ever.
Can you trust those government travel advisories? Maybe not — and here’s why
When it comes to government travel advisories, Edd Staton doesn’t believe everything he reads.
Pro tips for keeping your valuables safe when you travel
Barbara Glavish didn’t worry about keeping her belongings safe on a recent trip to Kuala Lumpur. That’s because she was carrying a slash-proof handbag, “so I could worry less about getting robbed,” she says.
Can a travel insurance app really keep you safer? Here’s the surprising answer
A travel insurance app may be the last place you’d look when you’re concerned about safety. But for experienced travelers, it is becoming a first stop.
How safe is your rental car? Here’s how to know before you go
Safety is not necessarily at the top of Jackson Groves’ mind when he rents a car. He doesn’t wonder: Has the rental company properly maintained the car? Are there any recalls on the vehicle? Did they thoroughly clean and sanitize it?