What To Do If Your Passport Is Lost

Travel season is coming soon and one of the things that can and do happen is losing a passport.

During G-TOUR in 2004, one tour member lost his passport while in Japan. Fortunately, it was found and was sent to him while he was still in Japan. That was a happy ending for him. But others aren't so lucky.

Condé Nast Traveler has an article on what to do if a passport turns up lost.

They begin it with:

Most of us have been there: prepping our tickets and travel docs for an upcoming flight, only to realize, with a sinking feeling, that the little blue book is nowhere to be found. For many, this is (thankfully) a false alarm—a passport slipped into a different part of your bag, say, or is sitting somewhere in plain sight. For others, a passport really is just that: lost. 

According to the U.S. Department of State, more than 300,000 American passports are lost or stolen in the U.S. each year. Regardless of where in the world you are, reporting a lost or stolen passport as soon as possible is necessary to help protect you against identity theft. And no matter how savvy of a traveler you are, it does happen.

To read more, go here.