TripNewsWire.com Launched to Help Passengers Prepare for International Travel

New site features travel warnings, embassy and consulate info, regional U.S. passport offices, world health, pet travel and weather links

(May 24, 2010)– A new travel website launched this week – TripNewsWire.com – provides world travelers with a comprehensive, one-stop source of travel warnings, alerts and other essential pre-travel information.

Creators of the site hope TripNewsWire.com will alleviate stress for travelers heading overseas this summer, launching the site just as the heavy travel gets underway.
From finding out the best way to get a U.S. passport or renewal in a hurry to looking up the contact info for the Peruvian consulate in Chicago, the site was created to make travel planning faster and easier for international business and leisure travelers to check with an embassy or consulate before traveling to a country.

Organized in a simple to use, easy to read format, www.TripNewsWire.com features the most recent travel warnings and alerts, contact info for 130 foreign embassies in Washington as well as more than 200 U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the world. In addition, TripNewsWire.com lists more than 100 major foreign consulate offices in the U.S., 40+ Mexican consulates, the 19 regional U.S. passport offices as well as links to local weather in 75 countries.

An exchange rate calculator is also included, as are links to CDC health and shot requirements and how to travel internationally with pets. A link to the FAA map of current airport delays is also featured as well as articles on new travel rules and regulations.
Specifically, TripNewsWire.com features news, lists and/or links to the following:

• All 40+ Mexican consulates in the U.S.
• All 19 local U.S. Passport Agency offices in the U.S.
• More than 130 foreign embassies located in Washington, D.C.
• More than 100 foreign consulate offices in the U.S. for 15+ countries plus info on how to find the others
• World weather - links to local weather from the WMO sites in 75+ countries
• Today’s travel delays and airport info from the FAA
• Foreign exchange rates and news
• Links to more than 200 U.S. embassies and consulates in more than 130+ countries
• Recent travel warnings and alerts from the U.S. State Department
• Links to shots and health requirements from the CDC and the World Health Organization
• How to travel internationally with Pets

Tripnewswire.com is a division of Wolfe News, a news release posting service owned by former news reporters. For additional information, contact info@tripnewswire.com.

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