U.S.TRAVEL ALERT

State Department issues travel advisory as arrests and exit bans hit…

The advisory is Level 3 and cites terrorism, missile attacks and strict social media laws as key concerns; read it before you post a boarding-pass photo.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 8:28 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Riyadh — Photo: B.alotaby · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “State Department issues travel advisory as arrests and exit bans hit popular destination”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 8:28 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Justice Department.
BBN covered this story before: Emergency order aims to prevent blackouts across 13 states (October 14).

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Fox NewsState Department issues travel advisory as arrests and exit bans hit popular destination

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFox News reports the State Department has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Saudi Arabia, citing terrorism, missile attacks and strict social media laws.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLevel 3 means reconsider travel, which I choose to hear as a gentle invitation to reflect on what travel means to us.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt means reconsider travel.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report's headline also mentions arrests and exit bans, and the advisory's concerns include those strict social media laws.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSocial media laws? Hank, I post eleven times a day. I once live-posted a smoothie.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA smoothie.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt was a green one, and the caption was very passionate.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd have to delete years of posts, captions, and stories before I even thought about booking a flight.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYour podcast has no listeners, Vera, so statistically you are the safest traveler in the world.