{"id":434,"date":"2013-07-17T12:36:24","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T17:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/be-travel-savvy-this-summer-and-apply-early\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:37:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:37:46","slug":"be-travel-savvy-this-summer-and-apply-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/be-travel-savvy-this-summer-and-apply-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Be travel savvy this summer and <b>apply<\/b> early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Be travel savvy this summer and <b>apply<\/b> early<\/strong><br \/>\nThe demand for passports is being met with the help of extra staff who have been recruited for the busy period, but there are limited numbers of appointments at passport offices for fast track and premium services. HM Passport Office advises customers &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easier.com\/116349-be-travel-savvy-this-summer-and-apply-early.html\">Easier (press release)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Airline refuses service to Israelis in New York<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cDo you have any other passports, other than the Israeli passport?\u201d the agent asked. The Post reported that when the agent was told no, he said, \u201cSince you have Israeli nationality, you will not be allowed to go on Saudi Airlines.\u201d U.S. federal law &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wnd.com\/2013\/07\/candidate-blasts-airlines-discrimination-policy\/\">WND.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>New envoy to US grounded by striking Foreign Ministry<\/strong><br \/>\nAs a result, thousands of Israelis are stranded in foreign countries waiting to obtain renewed passports and visiting business VIPs who require visas had to cancel trips to Israel. 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