Articles tagged ‘Government Regs’
New Visa Requirements for Bolivia
By Carrie Thompson | September 13th, 2007 |
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Beginning December 1, 2007, U.S. tourists to Bolivia will be required to purchase a visa to enter the country. As with most visa requirements for U.S. citizens, this move is in reciprocity for visa requirements Bolivian citizens are obligated to pay to enter the United States. I really wish the government would quit [...]
The Business Travel Widget
By Carrie Thompson | June 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Can’t get enough of the Business Travel Logue? Well, now you can have your very own BTL widget on YOUR website! Thanks to the brains behind the operation, a Business Travel Logue widget is now available. This handy tool will allow you (and others) to keep up to date on all of [...]
WHTI Passport Rule Postponed
By Carrie Thompson | June 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The recently enacted rule requiring travelers to use passports for travel between the U.S. and other Western Hemisphere countries, including Mexico and Canada, has been temporarily lifted. Why? Because the amount of time it is taking to process a passport has gotten out of hand. So that means if you want to [...]
US-VISIT’s Biometric Exit Procedures
By Carrie Thompson | May 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced it intends to integrate biometric exit procedures into the existing international visitor departure process for people leaving the United States. The change will supposedly “make the process of departing the United States more convenient and accessible for international visitors.” Make departing more accessible? I [...]
New York Waterway Ferry Accepts Commuter Check
By Carrie Thompson | April 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The New York Waterway Ferry is now accepting Commuter Check vouchers from Accor Services USA, a leader in innovative employee benefits solutions. Commuters can redeem Commuter Check vouchers to pay for NY Waterway commuter ferry tickets at all NY Waterway and BillyBey Ferry Company terminals in New Jersey and New York.
What is Commuter Check? [...]
Limosa: Belgium’s New Advance Registration for Business Travel
By Carrie Thompson | April 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Business travelers to Belgium who intend to work more than 5 consecutive days in a one month period are now required to register with the country prior to entry. International business travelers working more than five consecutive days during a single month in Belgium now are required to register with the country prior to [...]
NEXUS Program Expands to Montral Trudeau International Airport
By Carrie Thompson | April 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Montreal’s Trudeau International just became the third airport in Canada equipped with kiosks to speed the customs and immigration process for frequent travelers between the United States and Canada with the NEXUS Trusted Traveler Program. The NEXUS program was developed to expedite border crossing for citizens of the U.S. and Canada who are members. [...]
Nexus Trusted Traveler Program Expands
By Carrie Thompson | February 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner W. Ralph Basham announced today the enrollment
center at Montreal’s Pierre Trudeau International Airport is open for travelers interested in applying for the NEXUS program, which expedites travel for members between the United States and Canada. Passage kiosks will be operational in the coming weeks.
An enrollment center in Toronto opened [...]
I-Pod Bans in New York Cross Walks
By Carrie Thompson | February 8th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
New York is considering banning the use of iPods in the crosswalks of New York, as a result of several traffic accidents that were caused as a result of pedestrians listening to iPods. Wow. That’s got to be the second greatest dream of a marketing department (after brand recognition such as any soda [...]
Department of Homeland Security Traveler Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP)
By Carrie Thompson | January 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will launch the much needed Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) on February 20, 2007. What is TRIP? A consolidated point of inquiry for travel-related issues. TRIP is intended to provide travelers with a “central gateway” to address issues such as watch list misidentification, situations in [...]
