InternationalTravel

Just a PSA based on my experience: I was flying HKG → PVG → DFW with Cathay Pacific and assumed my checked bags would be transferred through on the same ticket. However, I was told at check-in that this is not possible in Shanghai. Multiple agents confirmed the same internal...

Hi all, I hope this is appropriate to ask here. I have a flight booked from Dublin to Orlando this weekend. I hold an Irish passport where my full forename includes my middle name (for example, “John Joe” as the forename and “Smith” as the surname). However, I booked the ticket...

I applied for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands through the French Consulate General on March 11, 2026, with a planned travel date of April 2. It has now been 37 days, and I still do not have either my visa or my passport returned. Because of the delay, I had to cancel both my...

I am looking for affordable flight options for a family of four traveling to Cape Town, South Africa to visit family. We are based in Salt Lake City and are finding that both cash fares and points redemptions are currently very expensive, often around $1,800 per ticket. We are...

I was born in 2009, so I am currently 16 and will turn 17 this year. My mother brought me and my younger siblings from Sweden to Djibouti in December to visit family, but we have ended up staying much longer than planned. Now I want to visit my older sister, who is 19 and lives...

I’ll preface this by saying I genuinely love Spain and I do recommend it as a place to live. But if you are on the fence about whether the Digital Nomad Visa is worth pursuing, let me save you some pain. I’ve done visas for probably 10 countries at this point. I have permanent...

My passport shows my given name as “Tuan Kiet” and my last name as “Nguyen.” However, on my boarding pass I accidentally entered only “Kiet” as my first name, while my last name is correct. “Tuan” is technically my middle name, which is why I overlooked it. I have asked...

Update: Two days after the Laos situation, I arrived in Phu Quoc where immigration only asked for my boarding pass. It was a much smoother experience and I am grateful to be here. Earlier, I obtained a visa from the Laos embassy which was placed in my Zimbabwe passport. I also...

Hello, I’m a dual French-American citizen and I’m flying from Germany to the UK tomorrow. I have a UK student e-visa linked to my American passport. However, I accidentally checked in using my French passport, which has caused the system to flag me as not having a valid visa....

hi everyone, i’m dealing with a stressful situation regarding an upcoming japan trip planned from april 11 to april 25, 2026. my friend and i booked flights, airbnbs, and planned the itinerary in advance. i already received my visa about two weeks ago, but my friend’s visa...

I’ve cruised with Carnival Cruise Line multiple times without issues, but this is my friend’s first cruise and I want to make sure everything goes smoothly. While booking, I ran into a character limit for the first name field. My friend’s full first name is something like “John...