Visiting Brazil is about to get simpler for travellers from the US, Canada, Australia and Japan, as the South American country announced it will offer visa-free entry starting in June. Pantanal Matogrossense National Park in Brazil. Image by ©Nat Photos/Getty Images Brazil had introduced an e-visa program for citizens of those countries back in […]
What It’s Like to Use a DNA Test Kit to Travel Through Your Family Tree
In recent years, DNA testing has become big business beyond just the saliva kits your relatives gift each other around the holidays. Ancestry travel options like genealogy tours through European homelands are turning even non-travelers into DNA tourists with the help of those tests. Following a DNA test, a genealogist or tour operator could take […]
Do Travelers Still Need to Worry About the Zika Virus in 2019?
On a recent trip to Southeast Asia, I saw signs warning about Zika transmission and realized that it had been over a year since I had heard about the virus. And though a lot has changed since the Zika outbreak in 2015-16, Zika is still a concern for some travelers. After interviewing medical professionals and […]
$44+ Airfare Sale from JetBlue
JetBlue’s limited-time “Big Spring” sale discounts travel across the U.S., to the Caribbean, and to Latin America this spring. Flights start as low as $44 each way (round-trip is not required). Travel at the lowest prices is valid Mondays through Thursdays between March 25 and June 13. Travel at the lowest prices is not available […]