How U.S. Travel Advisory Levels Are Determined The U.S. Department of State determines travel advisory levels for each country based on various factors, including violence and health-related issues.

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

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.

The US State Department is warning Americans not to travel to Lebanon and will allow family members of US government personnel and some non-emergency personnel to voluntarily depart the country ...

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 ...

Recognizing that most people don't know the difference between a "travel warning" and a "travel alert," the State Department has scrapped that practice in favor of a ranking from 1 to 4, with 4 ...

The State Department raised its travel advisory for Israel to Level 4, the highest level, amid airstrikes from Iran.