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Trip: Travel Alerts

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Lebanon Unrest - Travel Alert

LEBANON | Tuesday, 22 May 2012 | Views [133]

Four Gulf States have told their citizens they should not go to Lebanon under any circumstances, and warned those already there to get out as a tense political situation spills over into violence. Kuwait, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain have all issued ... Read more >

Tags: lebanon, middle east, travel-alert


The Terror Threat in Indonesia

INDONESIA | Monday, 7 May 2012 | Views [1307]

Indonesia, an exotic destination with a long and fascinating history, brimming with adventure, loaded with destinations to lure the traveller and simultaneously potentially one of the most dangerous places for Westerners.  Some of the most high-... Read more >

Tags: asia, indonesia, travel-safety, travel-terrorism


Heathrow Chaos - Travel Alert

UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 7 May 2012 | Views [733]

Heading to England this summer? Off to see The Olympics? Be prepared for being an unwilling participant in the great British tradition - queueing! In recent weeks inbound passengers have found themselves in hours-long queues just to get through immigration.... Read more >

Tags: europe, travel-alert, travel-transport, united kingdom


Mayday: Protest Season in Germany

GERMANY | Tuesday, 1 May 2012 | Views [1369]

Germans aren't afraid to voice their opinions, and protests aren't just for tree hugging university students. In fact they have days set aside where you can just about guarantee there’ll be a protest. These planned demonstrations occur throughout ... Read more >

Tags: europe, germany, protests, travel-safety


Rio Declares Dengue Epidemic - Travel Alert

BRAZIL | Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 | Views [634] | Comments [1]

A Dengue Fever epidemic has been declared in Brazil's Rio De Janeiro, with more than 64,000 cases reported in the city and surrounding state so far this year. According to news reports, in the last week alone there were 517 new cases. Health officials ... Read more >

Tags: brazil, dengue, south america, travel-alert, travel-health


Indonesian Tsunami Fears - Staying Safe - Travel Alert

INDONESIA | Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 | Views [382]

Tourists are still on edge in coastal areas of Thailand and Indonesia after a recent 8.6 quake triggered a short-lived tsunami alert. Following this, a group of smaller after-shocks continue to pepper the South East Asian region. Echoes of the monumental ... Read more >

Tags: asia, indonesia, thailand, travel-alert


Travel Alert - Thailand - Songkran Road Fatalities

THAILAND | Saturday, 14 Apr 2012 | Views [995] | Comments [2]

Celebrations for Songkran, Thailands traditional New Years festival, have been marred by scores of deaths as a result of drunk driving, speeding, and carelessness on the road. In the past two days, 824 road accidents have lead to 88 deaths and 890 ... Read more >

Tags: songkran, thailand, travel-alert


Mali - Travel Alert

MALI | Friday, 6 Apr 2012 | Views [429]

Further to our travel alert of March 28 2012 ( Mali - Terrorism & Kidnap Risk ), please note that the Australian government has joined the Canadian, American and several others in advising its citizens to avoid all travel to all parts of Mali because ... Read more >

Tags: africa, mali, travel-alert


UPDATE: Fiji Floods - Travel Alert - Information For World Nomads Policy Holders

FIJI | Monday, 2 Apr 2012 | Views [1150]

What's Happening? UPDATE: 03/04/2012 Severe flood warnings for major water channels have been cancelled by the Fiji government, who also say that tropical Cyclone Daphne is moving away from the island nation. However, new evacuation centres have ... Read more >

Tags: fiji, floods, travel-alert


Bali Terror Cell Arrests - Travel Alert

INDONESIA | Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012 | Views [1587]

Security in south Bali has been tightened, especially around the tourist hot spot of Kuta, following the killing of 5 suspected terrorists by Indonesian security forces. The 5 men were killed in Sunday night raids carried out by Indonesia's Department ... Read more >

Tags: asia, bali, indonesia, travel-alert, travel-terror


Bali Holiday Travel Alert

INDONESIA | Friday, 16 Mar 2012 | Views [1261]

(UPDATE: MARCH 19. Balinese anti-terror police conducted raids over the weekend which reports say have thwarted an attack planned for the night before Nyepi - Balinese New Year. According to News.com.au , sources within Bali police said the terrorists ... Read more >

Tags: bali, festivals, indonesia, travel-alert, travel-legal, travel-tips


Travel Alert - Kony2012 - The Realities Of African Aid Travel

UGANDA | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Views [814] | Video

Now that the Kony2012 social media campaign has raised awareness of socio-political problems in central Africa, some people may be tempted to do more than join an online campaign, and may be thinking abut travelling to the region to assist in some ... Read more >

Tags: africa, aid, kony, kony2012, travel-alert, uganda, volunteerism


Southern Africa Storm - Travel Alert

SOUTH AFRICA | Tuesday, 6 Mar 2012 | Views [496]

A big tropical storm that lashed south eastern Africa at the weekend, taking 77 lives, is expected to return in the next few days. Tropical storm Irina brushed South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province at the weekend, dumping heavy rain and causing ... Read more >

Tags: africa, madagascar, mozambique, south africa, travel-alert


Frankfurt Airport - Travel Alert

GERMANY | Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 | Views [623]

(UPDATE FEB 29, 2012: A German labour court has ruled that air traffic controllers CANNOT legally join the strike. More from Washingtonpost.com )   Europe's third busiest airport, Frankfurt, will be affected by industrial action for the remainder ... Read more >

Tags: europe, germany, strike, travel-alert, travel-transport


Bangkok Explosions - Travel Alert

THAILAND | Wednesday, 15 Feb 2012 | Views [1253] | Comments [2]

A series of small explosions in Bangkok on February 14th is being blamed on a group of men of Iranian origin. One of the men was seriously injured by his own device as he was challenged by police. 3 by-standers were injured in the blast. The dead man ... Read more >

Tags: thailand, travel-alert, travel-terrorism


Mexico - Travel Alert

MEXICO | Friday, 10 Feb 2012 | Views [2960]

The US State Department has re-issued its travel warning for Mexico and included a state-by-state break down of the most dangerous places, focusing on the popular tourist destinations and the routes to them. The warning notes that there has ... Read more >

Tags: central america, mexico, travel-alert, travel-crime


Maldives - Travel Alert

MALDIVES | Wednesday, 8 Feb 2012 | Views [958] | Comments [1]

Visitors to The Maldives are being warned to take extra care while transiting through, or visiting, the capital Male. The country’s first democratically elected President resigned on 7 th February 2012 after 3 weeks of political unrest, variously ... Read more >

Tags: asia, maldives, travel-alert, unrest


Crime Wave Hits Salvador, Brazil - Travel Alert

BRAZIL | Monday, 6 Feb 2012 | Views [972]

(UPDATE: February 14th, 2012 - striking police in Salvador and Rio have reached an agreement over their pay claim and have returned to work. All officers will be back on duty for the official start of the festival on February 17th.) Salvador, ... Read more >

Tags: brazil, carnival, south america, travel-alert, travel-crime


Europe Cold Snap - Travel Alert

WORLDWIDE | Thursday, 2 Feb 2012 | Views [659]

A Siberian cold snap has hit Eastern Europe claiming over 80 lives in the past week, and the front is heading west brining record low temperatures to Western Europe. People traveling to destinations as far south as Corsica and the Croatian ... Read more >

Tags: europe, travel-alert, weather


Kenya Safari - Travel Alert

KENYA | Monday, 30 Jan 2012 | Views [852]

This travel alert is further to the one published on 12 January 2012, and follows new advice from several foreign governments to their citizens. In particular the Australian government has amended its advice regarding safety in Kenya to specifically ... Read more >

Tags: africa, kenya, travel-alert, travel-terrorism


Fiji Floods - Travel Alert

FIJI | Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 | Views [3973] | Comments [4]

(All warnings and flood alerts were lifted on Friday January 27 2012) A natural disaster is expected to be declared in Western Fiji later today after heavy rain and high winds caused flooding which has claimed the lives of two locals. The tourist ... Read more >

Tags: fiji, oceania, travel-alert


Bangkok Terror Threat - Alert

THAILAND | Monday, 16 Jan 2012 | Views [2246]

(UPDATE: On January 26th 2012 Israel's Counter Terrorism Bureau cancelled the terror warning for Bangkok because of "the work of the Thai security forces...". However the Bureau warned because there remains a possibility that some terrorist ... Read more >

Tags: asia, thailand, travel-alert, travel-terrorism


Kenya Terrorist Threat - Travel Alert

KENYA | Thursday, 12 Jan 2012 | Views [936]

Kenyan authorities are warning of a heightened threat of terrorist attack in Nairobi, and believe the attacks are in the final stages of planning. They say the attacks could be indiscriminate, targeting Kenyan institutions as well as places where ... Read more >

Tags: kenya, travel-alert, travel-terrorism


Travel Alert - Overseas Tattoos

WORLDWIDE | Thursday, 29 Dec 2011 | Views [1246]

Australian health officials are urging travellers to avoid getting tattoos in developing countries after it was reported a West Australian man contracted HIV after getting etched in Bali.  The man undertook a blood test after returning from Indonesia ... Read more >

Tags: bali, health, travel-alert, travel-health


What to do in a terror attack

WORLDWIDE | Monday, 19 Dec 2011 | Views [1123]

With a worldwide terror alert now in place following the killing of Osama Bin Laden by US security forces, now is a good time to make yourself aware of a few tips on what to do if you're unfortunate enough to be caught up in a terror attack. Surviving ... Read more >

Tags: travel-terrorism, worldwide


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