Alerts & closures
What changed,
and where.
Advisory levels, embassy alerts and closure notices move constantly — and almost nobody checks them until the week they fly. This page pulls the official US State Department advisory feed live, newest first, so you can see what actually changed rather than reading a static page written months ago.
Loading alertsFetching the current advisory feed from travel.state.gov.
About embassy closures specifically
There is no single worldwide feed for individual embassy closures — each US embassy publishes its own alerts and holiday closure schedule on its own site. The feed above catches advisory changes, which is what moves first when a situation develops. For a specific post, open its page from the embassy directory below, and enrol in STEP so alerts come to you rather than you going to them.
Go straight to the source
Every link here is an official government page. Anything on this site is a summary; these are the documents that actually govern entry, insurance and evacuation.
Travel Advisories →US State Department. The authoritative country-by-country advisory list — this page's feed comes from here.
US Embassy Directory →Every US embassy and consulate worldwide, with its own alerts, closure notices and emergency contact details.
Smart Traveler Enrollment (STEP) →Free enrolment so the nearest embassy can reach you during a local emergency, and your family can reach you through them.
CDC Travel Health Notices →Outbreak and health notices by destination, updated as situations develop.
UK FCDO Travel Advice →The British equivalent. Worth reading alongside the US advisory — they often emphasise different risks.
Canada Travel Advisories →Canadian government advisories, including a useful risk-by-region breakdown.
Get changes before you fly, not after.
We send a short brief when advisory levels move for places our readers are actually going. No daily alarm, no fear-mongering.