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Big Travel Boom Expected This Fourth Of July Weekend

4:21pm June 28, 2017

by Amy Held

AAA says cheaper gas is one of the driving forces behind an expected increase in travelers this holiday weekend. Nearly 45 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home.

Visitors and medical personnel enter a transport plane carrying Otto Warmbier at a Cincinnati regional airport Tuesday. Warmbier, who was released and medically evacuated from North Korea, has been in a coma for months, his parents said.

After Otto Warmbier's Release, Will U.S. Ban Travel To North Korea?

5:51pm June 16, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

It's highly unusual for the government to restrict the ability of Americans to go abroad. A full-on ban would have to come from Congress, but the secretary of state has authority to restrict travel.

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When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted its last Zika travel advisory for Miami-Dade County last week, residents and visitors to Miami's popular South Beach neighborhood were relieved. Still, doctors say, pregnant women should continue

Is Zika Still A Problem In Florida And The Caribbean?

7:18pm June 12, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The Zika outbreak in Florida is officially over. And cases are dropping across the Caribbean. But doctors say the risk to pregnant women there — whether residents or travelers — isn't gone.

Michelle Flandez's son Inti Perez — pictured at home in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, in 2016 — was born with microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

CDC Reveals Sharper Numbers Of Zika Birth Defects From U.S. Territories

6:13pm June 08, 2017

by Richard Harris

About 5 percent of pregnant women infected with Zika in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories last year had babies with birth defects, says the federal health agency. And the risk isn't over.

Heading someplace where you could get traveler's diarrhea? Try packing some prophylactic pills containing bismuth subsalicylate, such as Pepto Bismol.

Tips For Staying Healthy When Traveling Abroad

3:03pm May 22, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Two travel tips are often overlooked by clinicians, and can be especially helpful when people are headed to places with less-than-ideal plumbing and sewage systems.

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Shanghai pedicurist Ju-wen Zu and NPR's Aarti Shahani talk, aided by a translation app that may change the way we travel abroad forever.

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Finding A Pedicure In China, Using Cutting-Edge Translation Apps

4:47pm March 20, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

On a trip to China, NPR's Aarti Shahani took a detour in search of a pedicure, with help from some of the latest voice translation apps. These tools could radically change how you travel abroad.

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The window seat may be a safer spot for small children than along the aisle. Plus there's the view.

For Babies On A Plane, Hot Drinks And Co-Sleeping Pose A Risk

5:47pm October 25, 2016

by Erin Ross

Airplanes are a remarkably safe way to travel, but small children can be injured while aloft. Skipping the hot coffee and putting small ones in the window seat can help, pediatricians say.

People line up to buy groceries outside a supermarket in Caracas, Venezuela's capital, on July 13. The State Department issued a travel warning for the country on July 7. Four other countries have been the subject of U.S. travel warnings since July 1.

U.S. Often Issues Travel Warnings, But Lately The Tables Are Turned

6:53pm July 14, 2016

by Jackie Northam

The State Department regularly issues travel alerts for U.S. citizens. Now U.S. gun violence has led other countries to urge their own citizens to show caution when visiting the U.S.

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Crowds gather to watch the Fourth of July fireworks show last year at Kailua Beach on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

On A Tight Travel Budget? You'll Appreciate This Year's July 4 Bargains

8:23pm July 01, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Record numbers of Americans are expected to be traveling over the long holiday weekend. Both gasoline prices and airfares are down from 2015, making holiday trips more affordable for millions.

New passports omitting the EU designation at the top will have to be issued for U.K. passport holders.

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Post-Brexit, Things Could Change For U.K. Sports, Pets And Duty-Free Booze

12:56pm June 30, 2016

by Hannah Bloch

How might a Brexit affect U.K. citizens in their everyday lives? Everything from mobile phone usage to Premier League football, pet travel and how much booze can be brought home duty-free may change.