Proposed New Passport Requirements for Travel between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Effective December 31, 2006

The U.S. State Department has proposed new rules requiring that effective December 31, 2006, all individuals traveling by sea or air from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean (with the exception of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) will require a passport or other accepted official form of identification to enter or re-enter the United States. As of December 31, 2007 travelers entering or re-entering the United States from Canada or Mexico via land border crossings will be required to present a passport or other accepted official form of identification.

Please refer to www.travel.state.gov or call the U.S. National Passport Information Center at 1-877-4USA-PPT (1-877-487-2778) for further details on these new passport requirements and information about obtaining or renewing passports.

The new requirements are part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) which is one element of a much larger law, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. The U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security have jurisdiction over implementation of the WHTI.

We encourage our guests traveling to or from the U.S. in 2007 to review the new requirements and begin the process of applying for or renewing their passports.

PLEASE NOTE: Many have found that they have a 3 to 4 month waiting period to get their passports (both new nad renewals). DON'T WAIT.