U.S. issues new travel advisories: Which countries made the list in 2024 so far?

Summer 2024 is nearly here, and you know what that means: Vacation time!

As Americans across the nation plan getaways to all parts of the globe, travelers need to keep in mind that certain areas of the world are safer than others — after all, with two wars raging in Israel and Ukraine, the world at large is tense.

But those two locations aren’t the only ones to try and avoid; in fact, even popular vacation hotspots for Americans are being named in travel advisories from the U.S. Department of State.

Here are the countries Americans should keep an eye on as they make travel arrangements this summer, according to the Department of State:

• Antarctica: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (May 29, 2024)
• Armenia: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (April 9, 2024)
• Benin: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (May 24, 2024)
• Botswana: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (Feb. 26, 2024)
• Burma (Myanmar): Level Four – Do not travel (Jan. 22, 2024)
• Colombia: Level Three – Reconsider travel (Jan. 2, 2024)
• Comoros: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (May 28, 2024)
• Côte d’Ivoire: Level Two: Exercise increased caution (April 8, 2024)
• Cuba: Level Two: Exercise increased caution (Jan. 5, 2024)
• Ecuador: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (April 15, 2024)
• Equatorial Guinea: Level Two – Exercise Increased caution (April 4, 2024)
• Gaza: Level Four – Do not travel (April 11, 2024)
• Germany: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (May 1, 2024)
• Hong Kong: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (April 12, 2024)
• Iran: Level Four – Do not travel (Jan. 11, 2024)
• Iraq: Level Four – Do not travel (April 24, 2024)
• Israel: Level Three – Reconsider travel (April 11, 2024)
• Jamaica: Level Three – Reconsider travel (Jan. 23, 2024)
• Japan: Level One – Exercise normal precautions (Jan. 8, 2024)
• Kyrgyz Republic: Level One – Exercise normal precautions (March 8, 2024)
• Lebanon: Level Three – Reconsider travel (Jan. 29, 2024)
• Macau: Level Three – Reconsider travel (April 12, 2024)
• Mainland China: Level Three – Reconsider travel (April 12, 2024)
• Marshall Islands: Level One – Exercise normal precautions (May 28, 2024)
• Moldova: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (March 14, 2024)
• New Caledonia: Level Three – Reconsider travel (June 4, 2024)
• Nicaragua: Level Three – Reconsider travel (Jan. 11, 2024)
• Niger: Level Three – Reconsider travel (Jan. 8, 2024)
• Papua New Guinea: Level Three – Reconsider travel (Jan. 17, 2024)
• Philippines: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (May 16, 2024)
• Poland: Level One – Exercise normal precautions (May 1, 2024)
• Rwanda: Level One – Exercise normal precautions (March 29, 2024)
• Saudi Arabia: Level Three – Reconsider travel (Jan. 24, 2024)
• South Africa: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (Feb. 5, 2024)
• The Bahamas: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (Jan. 26, 2024)
• Tunisia: Level Two – Exercise increased caution (May 14, 2024)
• Turkmenistan: Level One – Exercise normal precautions (Jan. 22, 2024)
• Venezuela: Level Four – Do not travel (May 13, 2024)
• West Bank: Level Three – Reconsider travel (April 11, 2024)