If you've got a passport, why not use it? There has been a lot of negative press lately about the new passport requirement for Americans travelling to Canada, Mexico, and the Carribean. There has a been a temporary lag in issuing passports, which has forced some people to change their travel plans, and stressed out many others.
This situation has also highlighted the availability of private passport agencies, which can help to expidite the process, for a price. We had never heard of such companies before, since we just applied for ours at the post office. But we can see how they could be quite useful if you've got to make an unexpected trip abroad. Despite these short-term difficulties, we think that there will be a lasting positive effect from the addition of waves of new passport holders. Since more travellers will have passports, perhaps they will be inspired to go further than Mexico or Canada, and take that dream trip they've always been planning.
