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.

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

Washington — The State Department on Monday raised its travel advisory for Israel to Level 4, the highest level, and warned U.S. citizens not to travel to the country due to "armed conflict ...

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

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 ...

Homicide, kidnapping, carjacking and robbery are some of the biggest crimes of concern for U.S. travelers to Mexico.

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 ...