Passport

For years, it was said that only 10% of Americans had a passport. That statistic used to be true a few decades ago, but it’s now increased quite a bit. …

When it comes to booking a trip, many things can cause concern. However, when booking an award ticket through an airline partner, the possibility for things to go wrong is …

I’m sitting at home, after getting back from a cruise that almost didn’t happen for me. The reason behind this was my own foolishness. However, I was fortunate enough to …

Between October 2022 and September 2023 (the federal fiscal year), the State Department issued more than 24 million passport books and cards, the most ever in our nation’s history. During …

The time it takes to get a passport in the U.S. is still something of a mess. Routine service turnaround time is officially 10-13 weeks, or 7-9 weeks for expedited …

One of the biggest topics for travelers in recent months (well, more like YEARS) is the length of time it’s taking to get back your new or renewed passport. Before …

I’m admittedly a little obsessed with passports right now. Probably because I just went through the experience of renewing mine. And after all the worry that I wouldn’t get my …

Passports are only good for 10 years and then they have to be renewed. Or you may be a frequent enough traveler that you run out of pages for stamps …

Know what? I mailed my passport application on July 11, 2023 and got it back on July 28. That’s just 17 days later. That’s, like, UNHEARD of, nowadays, y’know? So …

The State Department has never been as behind in processing passport requests as it has since the pandemic. At first they were slow because no one was allowed to work …