U.S. Reissues “Do Not Travel” Warning for Haiti
by Daniel McCarthy
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The U.S. State Department is continuing to tell Americans not to travel to Haiti amid ongoing civil unrest in the island nation.
“Do not travel to Haiti due to kidnapping, crime, terrorist activity, civil unrest and limited health care,” the advisory reads.
The State Department has warned against travel to Haiti since July 2023, and the country has been under a state of emergency since March 2024. The United Nations has called the situation in Haiti, highlighted by extreme gang violence, the displacement of more than 1 million people, and widespread reports of human rights abuses, a “humanitarian crisis.”
The warning also calls out the situation at Port-au-Prince International Airport (PAP), where no U.S. commercial flights currently operate.
“Travelers are sometimes followed and violently attacked and robbed shortly after leaving the airport, or while entering or leaving hotels in Port-au-Prince,” the advisory states.
Royal Caribbean Group, the travel company with the largest presence in Haiti due to its private destination, Labadee, continues to avoid the country. Labadee was once a popular stop on Royal and Celebrity Cruises sailings. Royal Caribbean last canceled all Labadee calls in March 2024, and the island remains off all itineraries through the end of September 2024.
