← Intel

Travel Alerts

Time-sensitive changes affecting your flights, fares, and travel plans
Sri Lanka: ensure medical evacuation insurance covers up to $100,000
Intel featured image | DO NOT DELETE
Sri Lanka: ensure medical evacuation insurance covers up to $100,000

Sri Lanka: ensure medical evacuation insurance covers up to $100,000

Sri Lanka doesn't require travel insurance, but its evacuation sub-limits are the real trap. A $500,000 medical…
October 11, 2026
Guam connection customs clearance: EDF in 72 hours, ESTA next
Intel featured image | DO NOT DELETE
Guam connection customs clearance: EDF in 72 hours, ESTA next

Guam connection customs clearance: EDF in 72 hours, ESTA next

Guam is outside the US customs territory, so a connection there means full clearance, not airside transit.…
October 10, 2026
Vietnam for international travelers: Official E-visa site costs $25, avoid $100 scam sites
Intel featured image | DO NOT DELETE
Vietnam for international travelers: Official E-visa site costs $25, avoid $100 scam sites

Vietnam for international travelers: Official E-visa site costs $25, avoid $100 scam sites

Vietnam's e-visa portal moved to evisa.gov.vn in November 2024, but lookalike sites still rank. The government fee…
October 8, 2026
Pakistan from International Travelers: Ride-Hailing Apps Cut Airport Taxi Costs by 300%
Intel featured image | DO NOT DELETE
Pakistan from International Travelers: Ride-Hailing Apps Cut Airport Taxi Costs by 300%

Pakistan from International Travelers: Ride-Hailing Apps Cut Airport Taxi Costs by 300%

Ride-hailing apps Careem and Uber reduce airport taxi costs in Pakistan by up to 300%, targeting foreign…
October 9, 2026
Kathmandu departures: Allow 3 hours for chaotic security checks
Intel featured image | DO NOT DELETE
Kathmandu departures: Allow 3 hours for chaotic security checks

Kathmandu departures: Allow 3 hours for chaotic security checks

Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International still runs a paper embarkation card, no e-gates and no duty-free since 2008. Arrive…
October 11, 2026
Northern Israel travel: the road line that makes it Do Not Travel
Intel featured image | DO NOT DELETE
Northern Israel travel: the road line that makes it Do Not Travel

Northern Israel travel: the road line that makes it Do Not Travel

Washington, Canberra and London all warn against northern Israel, but the US boundary is a chain of…
October 11, 2026
Kuala Lumpur snatch theft: walk on the right, never resist a grab
Intel featured image | DO NOT DELETE
Kuala Lumpur snatch theft: walk on the right, never resist a grab

Kuala Lumpur snatch theft: walk on the right, never resist a grab

Malaysia's crime data makes the point: property crime is 81% of recorded cases while homicide is 0.4%.…
October 12, 2026
Tajikistan–Kyrgyzstan crossings reopened: verify before travel
Intel featured image | 2026-05-29T09:41:36.035Z | DO NOT DELETE
Tajikistan–Kyrgyzstan crossings reopened: verify before travel

Tajikistan–Kyrgyzstan crossings reopened: verify before travel

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan settled their boundary in March 2025 and at least three crossings are now reported…
October 14, 2026
Papua Indonesia travel: Level 4 covers 2 provinces, not Sorong
Intel featured image | 2026-05-19T21:40:05.542Z | DO NOT DELETE
Papua Indonesia travel: Level 4 covers 2 provinces, not Sorong

Papua Indonesia travel: Level 4 covers 2 provinces, not Sorong

The US State Department's Do Not Travel warning for Indonesia names only Central Papua and Highland Papua,…
October 15, 2026
How safe are private drivers in Cambodia: rates and rules for 2026
Intel featured image | 2026-05-11T21:39:49.929Z | DO NOT DELETE
How safe are private drivers in Cambodia: rates and rules for 2026

How safe are private drivers in Cambodia: rates and rules for 2026

Since 11 May 2026 an International Driving Permit alone no longer covers self-drive in Cambodia. A licensed…
October 13, 2026
Smartraveller Mindanao: Level 4 do not travel, and the insurance trap
Intel featured image | 2026-05-09T09:39:48.937Z | DO NOT DELETE
Smartraveller Mindanao: Level 4 do not travel, and the insurance trap

Smartraveller Mindanao: Level 4 do not travel, and the insurance trap

Australia's Level 4 warning covers the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Sulu Archipelago and the southern Sulu Sea. Eastern…
October 15, 2026
India travel advisory: the exact Level 4 regions and what voids cover
Intel featured image | 2026-05-06T09:40:23.970Z | DO NOT DELETE
India travel advisory: the exact Level 4 regions and what voids cover

India travel advisory: the exact Level 4 regions and what voids cover

Britain's FCDO and the US State Department draw different lines around Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur and the…
October 15, 2026
Fiji cyclone season travel insurance: December costs $431
Intel featured image | 2026-04-30T10:17:45.613Z | DO NOT DELETE
Fiji cyclone season travel insurance: December costs $431

Fiji cyclone season travel insurance: December costs $431

Fiji's cyclone season opens in November, and a December trip sits in the lower-risk band but not…
October 13, 2026
Indonesia aviation safety: Prioritize Garuda, Citilink, or AirAsia for domestic flights
Intel featured image | 2026-04-27T15:37:56.965Z | DO NOT DELETE
Indonesia aviation safety: Prioritize Garuda, Citilink, or AirAsia for domestic flights

Indonesia aviation safety: Prioritize Garuda, Citilink, or AirAsia for domestic flights

AirlineRatings gave Garuda Indonesia and Citilink a full 7 out of 7 on 26 August 2026, the…
October 14, 2026
Arak in Indonesia: 9% methanol batch, 3 dead, and how to drink safely
Intel featured image | 2026-04-22T21:43:53.405Z | DO NOT DELETE
Arak in Indonesia: 9% methanol batch, 3 dead, and how to drink safely

Arak in Indonesia: 9% methanol batch, 3 dead, and how to drink safely

Indonesian law has licensed arak since 2020, yet methanol still reaches glasses: 44 people were treated in…
October 13, 2026
Israel Level 3 advisory: the date that voids your insurance
Intel featured image | 2026-04-19T00:23:59.496Z | DO NOT DELETE
Israel Level 3 advisory: the date that voids your insurance

Israel Level 3 advisory: the date that voids your insurance

Israel's renewed advisory keeps the country at Level 3, Reconsider Travel, but the level alone doesn't decide…
October 15, 2026
Malaysia east coast monsoon: Perhentian and Redang shut 1 November
Intel featured image | 2026-03-28T00:25:02.388Z | DO NOT DELETE
Malaysia east coast monsoon: Perhentian and Redang shut 1 November

Malaysia east coast monsoon: Perhentian and Redang shut 1 November

Most Perhentian and Redang resorts stop taking guests around 1 November and reopen in March 2027, so…
October 14, 2026
Kyrgyzstan is Level 1 — except the 30 km Batken border strip
Intel featured image | 2026-03-27T17:33:16.900Z | DO NOT DELETE
Kyrgyzstan is Level 1 — except the 30 km Batken border strip

Kyrgyzstan is Level 1 — except the 30 km Batken border strip

Kyrgyzstan draws its only hard border line in kilometres: 30 km along the Tajik frontier, across Batken…
October 12, 2026
Jammu and Kashmir travel warning: insurance may not cover you
Intel featured image | 2026-03-27T04:13:22.252Z | DO NOT DELETE
Jammu and Kashmir travel warning: insurance may not cover you

Jammu and Kashmir travel warning: insurance may not cover you

On 15 October 2026 the FCDO still advises against all travel to Jammu and Kashmir, except air…
October 15, 2026
Samoa travel warning: Medical evacuation insurance is non-negotiable
Intel featured image | 2026-03-26T08:13:13.725Z | DO NOT DELETE
Samoa travel warning: Medical evacuation insurance is non-negotiable

Samoa travel warning: Medical evacuation insurance is non-negotiable

For Samoa, a policy that never says medical evacuation or repatriation will not pay for the flight…
October 14, 2026