Great app for International Travel
This app gives you the information you'd find on the Department of State website for US citizens travelling abroad. Everyone should review travel warnings and country-specific information before making plans for travel. I also highly recommend enrolling in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) before travelling abroad in case things should go awry. Yeah, I don't want the US government in my business at home, but oh, what a beacon of light an embassy can be in a foreign country! Once again, this is an app created by the US government for US citizens. Non-citizens can also find a wealth of information regarding travel warnings and foreign countries. I'm kind of puzzled as to why someone gave this app 3 stars and complained about not having information for domestic travel... seriously? That's what AAA is for.
One thing that really needs to be implemented on this app is the ability to sync the account information you setup with the DoS (personal/emergency contact info, itineraries, etc). However, you can log into the DoS website on the in-app browser or through Safari.
Great job so far... don't stop here!
One thing that really needs to be implemented on this app is the ability to sync the account information you setup with the DoS (personal/emergency contact info, itineraries, etc). However, you can log into the DoS website on the in-app browser or through Safari.
Great job so far... don't stop here!
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Needs access to current data
I had already created a SmartTraveler account on-line and was happy to see this app that I assumed would sync (or at least be able to access) my account. The trips I had created on-line were not synced (or syncable) with the iPhone account. Screens that lead to on-line data are just a redirect of a browser and not within the app.
While being able to see alerts and warnings is informative, having to recreate my trips (and keep them updated to two places) is a drag.
While being able to see alerts and warnings is informative, having to recreate my trips (and keep them updated to two places) is a drag.
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Good first attempt
Need to be able to login to our current STEP account and have info linked to the app. Clicking on the emb/cons info button gives an Internet connection error. Would be nice if we could select warnings/alerts for specific country instead of the default listing them for every known country in the world.
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