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The COVID-19 outbreak may have changed the way we travel, but it hasn't put the brakes on our eagerness for exploring. Here are some tips on how to handle the new challenges of traveling:

• Investigate if any travel restrictions apply to your destination and origin before locking in a flight. Also check if there are any conditions you'll have to follow on arrival, such as mandatory quarantining.
• Keep your face mask on even during airport screening. A TSA officer will ask you to temporarily lower your mask for ID purposes.
• Rather than handing a TSA employee your boarding pass, position it straight on the scanner yourself. When that's done, hold it up for inspection.
• You're permitted to take one container of hand sanitizer up to 12 oz (350 ml) in your hand luggage. This will need to be taken out for screening.
• To reduce handling during screening, place personal items such as your belt, phone and wallet into your carry-on rather than the bins.
• Separate any food you're carrying for X-ray screening. Food items often trigger the alarm. Putting them in a clear plastic bag and into a bin reduces the need for a TSA officer to handle and inspect your belongings.

As countries begin to open their borders, airlines have resumed business with new strategies including physical distancing and an increased supply of face masks, gloves and sanitizer. Here's what numerous carriers are doing to help limit the spread of COVID-19:

• American Airlines - this airline is known for providing passenger masks and cleaning with disinfectant.
• Delta - this airline is known for electrostatic cleaning and cleaning with disinfectant.
• United Airlines - this airline is known for providing passenger masks and cleaning with disinfectant.