I’m not sure about the other travelers out there, but as a traveler—and an expat living abroad—I frequently have passport panic before and on trips, where I wake up in the middle of the night, ...

In the world of international travel, few documents carry as much weight as a passport. When this vital piece of identification goes missing, it can throw even the most seasoned traveler into a panic.

Losing your passport right before a trip can be a stressful and alarming experience, but it's important to stay calm and take immediate steps to resolve the situation. Whether you've lost your ...

Few things can take an international vacation from great to grim like losing your passport. Not only is it a serious pain if you have to get home anytime soon, but it’s also a security risk—which ...

Travelers, here is a cautionary tale for international fliers, anyone who steps foot in any airplane or anyone who believes that details are boring (they are) and best left to somebody else (they aren ...

How difficult is it to board a plane with a stolen passport? Not as hard as you might think. In any major international airport, it’s not uncommon to have your passport checked four times or more ...

A British Airways flight attendant shared a simple trick for never losing your passport. If you're going to keep it in your hotel safe, leave the shoes you travel in in the safe, too. That way, you ...

It would be convenient to blame Les Leach of Thousand Oaks for my current obsession with the documents one needs (or will need) for travel. Leach wrote to ask what one should do if a passport is ...

National Geographic Traveler Editor at Large Christopher Elliott is the magazine’s consumer advocate and ombudsman. Over the past 15 years he has helped countless readers fix their trips. Here’s his ...

Travelers, here is a cautionary tale for international fliers, anyone who steps foot in any airplane, in the U.S. or abroad, or anyone who believes that details are boring (they are) and best left to ...

The good news about losing your passport is that there are worse things that you can lose — for example your social security card, or a credit card, which have more immediate potential consequences on ...