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We all love to travel. But sometimes world can be a scary place due to uncertain events like civil war, terrorist activity, strikes, natural disasters etc. The US State Department has an excellent tool "the Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts" (listed on www.travel.state.gov) to help us determine whether a destination is too risky to visit. If you are planning to travel outside the United States, checkout and understand the Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts issued by State Department.

If you are planning a summer vacation in Europe, you will find here a snapshot of the latest happenings in the travel industry of Europe, including the travel alerts issued by US department, new direct flights to Scotland via Delta airlines, trains union strikes in France, the mysterious Lufthansa Surprise, and more other travel updates. Read on the complete travel updates and alerts here and plan your summer vacation accordingly.

Traveling abroad? Enrolling your trip in STEP - The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, helps you receiving important information from the Embassy about travel alerts and warnings for your destination country. This program also helps Embassy to contact you in case of emergency, confirm your safety and arrange for evacuation. It also makes it possible for the Embassy to contact the traveler's family back home with updates. Stay safe and connected with enrolling your trip in this free service. To gather more information about STEP, read the article here.