There are ways to make overseas travel more affordable, safe
Medicare does not cover health expenses overseas, but some Medigap policies and short-term travel medical insurance do.
Pauline Frommer, editorial director of the Frommer's travel-information company, and John DiScala, a travel writer who goes by JohnnyJet on Twitter, both favor T-Mobile, which has a plan that allows free roaming and unlimited data in more than 100 countries.
Travel experts are divided over whether President Donald Trump's proposed travel bans and anti-immigrant rhetoric will put Americans in more danger overseas.
The Global Business Travel Association said it surveyed 176 U.S. corporate travel managers this month, and 41 percent were worried about increased threats against U.S. travelers abroad.
Henry Harteveldt, a travel analyst in San Francisco, says most foreigners don't hold individual American travelers responsible for U.S. government policies.
Alcohol is banned in part of the United Arab Emirates, although tourists in Dubai can drink at hotel bars and clubs without consequences.
Signs at shopping malls encourage dressing modestly and avoiding public displays of affection, but holding hands or giving a peck on the cheek are usually accepted.
Taking someone's picture and putting it online without permission is a crime in the U.A.E., and people have been arrested for taking pictures of military installations or planes taking off and landing.