The U.S. State Department's travel advisories go from Level 1 to Level 4. Here's what to know about travel alerts, travel bans and travel warnings.

Travel advisories in the U.S. are issued by the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs, a government office which aims to protect and serve citizens living or traveling abroad.

Flyers should carefully review passport processing times on travel.state.gov before they make any definite or nonrefundable travel plans, the official said.

International travel can be stressful under any circumstances, but hearing there’s a government safety advisory concerning your destination can give any traveler pause. The State Department ...

The U.S. State Department implemented a new travel advisory for citizens who are currently in, or planning to visit, Russia. On May 8, the department marked Russia with the highest warning on its ...

The State Department already labels Burma, China, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea and Russia as "do not travel" countries, its most serious travel advisory label.

The U.S. State Department in early 2018 updated its travel advisory system, replacing the designations of "warnings" and "alerts" with country-by-country numerical rankings and more specific ...