IPhone app on alert for travel warnings
Screenshot from Smart Traveler, the official State Department app for U.S. travelers, provides invites easy access to frequently updated official country information, travel alerts, travel warnings, maps, U.S. embassy locations and more. Credit: Handout
WHAT Smart Traveler
AVAILABLE FOR iPhone
HOW MUCH Free
WHAT IT DOES Provides the latest travel warnings and alerts for countries, plus information you need to know before you go, such as entry and exit requirements, safety and security and embassy locations. You can also forward the information to friends by email.
WHAT'S HOT The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, which allows you to enter details about your upcoming trip so that the State Department can assist you in an emergency. Americans living abroad can use the program to access information about the nearest U.S. Embassy.
WHAT'S NOT Some pages were displaying blank, making it hard to determine whether the site was having trouble loading or there was no information on a topic for that country.
WORTH IT Why not? It's best to be prepared.
WHERE iTunes App Store
