It’s not all doom and gloom in the travel world this year. While it’s true going abroad as an American has turned into an exponentially more complex endeavor, especially with Europe introducing mandatory fingerprinting on arrival and a spate of countries rolling out mandatory travel permits, at least one good thing came out of 2026: …

The resumption of cross-border travel and overwhelming demand for cheap international vacations amid the global crisis has inevitably led to a surge in popularity for numerous lesser-known countries that had historically been overlooked. One of them, an Asian country with a complex recent History that has received limited attention, is now easing its visa rules …