Knowing about passports

Wow. What can I tell you. Recently, we had some good friends plan a trip to the Bahamas for a wedding. They had taken time off work, spent lots of money, but lo and behold....the time comes to board the flight and they find out that their kids do not have passports.

I have seen a trend among travel agents and websites who don't make it explicit to their customers that even small children require passports. The days of birth certificates are long gone. Always have a passport for anyone traveling outside the US. When in doubt, even if it is Mexico or Canada, the passport can be the best identification.

Thankfully, they were able to use a service and have them overnighted, or else....they could have been back home with lots of money wasted.

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