Each household in the US can order four tests, and it takes only two minutes (or less) to do it. The US Postal Service is still shipping free COVID-19 tests, thanks to a $600 million investment from the White House. If you want to be armed with tests before a potential winter surge sets in, to protect yourself and your travel plans, you're in luck.

This busy travel season also coincides with the expectation that COVID cases will rise as the colder weather sets in. Winter is right around the corner, and that means it's getting to be time for holiday travel.