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 To ensure we are able to advise on travel planning and travel safety it is vital for us to keep up to date with the current situation in countries across the world, current affairs as well as new travel opportunities that open up every week.

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News Archive
2009
     
Title Date Source
FCO releases 2008-09 incident figures
 25-08-09
FCO
Crocodile bagged by hungry hippos
 17-11-09
The Times
One in four gap year students... invite parents... 07-11-09
The Daily Mail
Coyote attack victim was rising folk star
 30-10-09
The Times
Two men jailed for raping backpacker
 23-10-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Lip gloss test that spots if your drink is spiked 16-10-09
Evening Standard
It feels as though we are in a war 02-10-09
The Times
Hunt for survivors as tsunami death toll nears 200 02-10-09
The Times
British boy aged 2 lost in tsunami 30-09-09
London Lite
Drowned Britons were on a world bicycle ride 29-09-09
Metro
Two Britons die on Vietnam boat 28-09-09
www.bbc.co.uk
‘Out of control’ thrill firms put UK gapers in danger 28-09-09
Sunday Times
BA: now it’s £60 to pick a seat 28-09-09
Sunday Times
Hundreds feared dead in freak flood 28-09-09
The Times
Barcelona ‘is a steal’
 25-09-09
Metro
Try to be a help not a hindrance 15-09-09
Metro
Tour group admits errors over riverboarding death 25-08-09
The Times
2009’s hottest destination 21-08-09
The Independent
Community work for fraud Britons 20-08-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Gap-year fraudsters plead to come home
 20-08-09
The Times

Encephalitis toll approaches 130

 17-08-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Brazil ‘fraud’ Britons bailed 01-08-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Graduates to get gap-year money
 01-08-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Brit pair ‘terrified’ in hellhole Rio jail 30-07-09
The London Paper
A close-up snap
 30-0709
The Metro
River blindness ‘can be beaten’ 21-07-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Tourists warned of Thailand airport scam 20-07-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Killer parasites’ genes decoded 16-07-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Missing backpacker is found alive 16-07-09
www.bbc.co.uk
EU lifts Indonesian airline ban 14-07-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Row over climbing at Ayers Rock 09-07-09
www.bbc.co.uk
The holiday bug with a lethal sting
 07-07-09
The Independent
Are you trying to bribe me?
 26-06-09
The Sunday Times
Drugging Danger on Indian Trains 31-05-09
The Sunday Times
Malaria parasites ‘resist drugs’ 29-05-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Mother fits gap-year son with GPS device 28-05-09
The Daily Telegraph
Free travel if you catch swine flu 17-05-09
The Sunday Times
Ryanair is charging a fiver to check in online 17-05-09
The Sunday Times
Missing… from afar 12-05-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Mugged Eugenie goes on
 05-05-09
The Sun
Princess proceeds... despite mugging... 05-05-09
The Times
Pregnant Briton 'faces execution' 01-05-09
www.bbc.co.uk
British Exodus from Mexico... 29-04-09
The Independent
Was the first flu victim a modern Typhoid Mary? 29-04-09
The Independent
Here come the hoards 29-04-09
The Independent
Experts probe deadly Mexico flu 24-04-09
www.bbc.co.uk
UK backpacker dies in beach crash 19-04-09
www.bbc.co.uk
New limits to Antarctic tourism 18-04-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Fiji devalues dollar in crackdown 15-04-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Thailand in turmoil as protestors rise against PM 14-04-09
The Independent
Thai riot deaths 13-04-09
Metro
Gap year students killed in crash 19-03-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Vietnam bus plunge ‘kills 10’ 14-03-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Airlines’ limit on liquid in hand luggage to be lifted 12-03-09
The Times
Just how cheap are those no-frills flights... 08-03-09
The Independent
...shark attacks...can anything be done about them? 03-03-09
The Independent
... shark attack confirms a gathering menace 02-03-09
The Times
Ryanair... ‘pay a pound to spend a penny’ plan 28-02-09
The Times
Dengue fever worsens Bolivia 26-02-09
www.bbc.co.uk
British student shot in Ecuador
 25-02-09
London Lite
Miracle as passengers escapes plane disaster 25-02-09
London Lite
Tiger attacks trigger expert plea 25-02-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Currency cards beat sky-high airport rates
 25-02-09
London Lite
Tourists are blitzed by a shop bomber
 23-02-09
The Sun
Never mind the crocs, the pubs are running dry 05-02-09
The Times
This is your pilot slurring… 04-02-09
The Independent
Dengue fever outbreak in Bolivia 03-02-09
www.bbc.co.uk
India couple’s kiss ‘not obscene’ 03-02-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Don’t let the problems snowball... 14-01-09
The Independent
...surfer battles to drag girl from jaws of 16ft shark 13-01-09
The Times
‘Bug’ could combat dengue fever 02-01-09
www.bbc.co.uk
Fireworks blamed as 60 killed at nightclub 01-01-09
The Times
 
2008
     
Title Date Source
Man's £5 debt repaid 39 years on 19-12-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Huge tidal waves smash into PNG 10-12-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Thai Protesters overrun airport blockades
 30-11-08 The Independent
Lorry kills Africa gap year student 17-11-08 Metro
Tourists in India samosa shock 17-11-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Burma court jails more protesters 14-11-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Belgians die in Egypt coach crash 31-10-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Supporting Burma 30-10-08 Tourism Infocus
'Yom Kippur riot' in Israeli city 09-10-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Australian tourist killed in Goa 09-10-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Tourists die in Nepal air crash 08-10-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Chilling brush with death 08-10-08 Metro
Australia... it's not Canada 26-09-08 Metro
Sahara tourists are held captive... 23-09-08 The Times
Six Britons hurt in hotel blast 21-09-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Penguins and golf in Burma's hidden capital 19-09-08 The Independent
Make it a year to brag about 02-09-08 Metro
Help or Hindrance? 02-09-08 Metro
...If it's fun, Italy has a law against it 17-08-08 The Independent
Walking tall with no footprint
 16-08-08 The Guardian
British arrests soar 32% in Spain 12-08-08 BBC & Independent
Off into the unknown
 11-08-08 The Independent
Gap Year students will always stand out... 11-08-08 The Independent
Robbery, then rape at gunpoint.. in Caribbean villa 04-08-08 The Times
Tourists attacked by the dogs... 04-08-08 The Times
Cambodia appeals over ‘imminent war'... 23-07-08 The Daily Telegraph
US imposes another obstacle on Britons... 12-07-08 The Independent
Cave warning on Uganda bat virus 12-07-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Briton faces jail for sex on Dubai beach 10-07-08 The Independent
Streets calm in riot-hit Mongolia 03-07-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Travellers warned over insurance 29-06-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Plane Survival Lottery 27-06-08 Daily Mail
Hundreds are lost after ferry capsizes in typhoon 23-06-08 The Times
UK says UAE terror risk is ‘high’ 16-06-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Living among the remnants of war 13-06-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Tackling Cambodia’s landmine legacy 11-06-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Five divers rescued from remote beach after... 08-06-08 Independent
German tabloid mocks Uk tourists 03-06-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Two held in The Gambia on gay charges 03-06-08 www.bbc.co.uk
US to tighten visa restrictions 03-06-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Isolated tribe spotted in Brazil 30-05-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Absence of Burma’s notorious strongman... 10-05-08 The Independent
A woman drowned while giving birth... 11-05-08 The Times
Family blames daughter’s death on the pursuit... 01-05-08 The Independent
Deadly fire sweeps Ecuador club 20-04-08 www.bbc.co.uk
The Gap Year Gamble 15-04-08 The Independent
Families pay tribute to Britons killed in Ecuador... 15-04-08 The Independent
Ready To Travel 15-04-08 The Times
Malaria be Aware 31-03-08 The Travel Magazine
Mystery of lad, 20 who vanished on gap year in Africa 27-03-08 London Lite
Finn held over Easter Island ear 26-03-08 www.bbc.co.uk
‘Manners Police’ hit Japan metros 25-03-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Fire Safety Advice for Travellers 23-03-08 The Travel Magazine
Dalai Lama attacks ‘cultural genocide’ 17-03-08 The Independent
Climbers banned from Everest 17-03-08 The Independent
How Moko the dolphin gave humans a masterclass... 13-03-08 The Times
Foreign women must be more careful, Goa chief... 05-03-08 The Times
Guatemala bus crash kills dozens 03-03-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Planet’s Burma guide ‘unethical’ 21-02-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Yellow fever crisis hits Paraguay 20-02-08 www.bbc.co.uk
You’ve been scammed 17-02-08 Sunday Times
Tourists warned of UAE drug laws 08-02-08 www.bbc.co.uk
And you thought your train was busy 01-02-08 Metro
Hundreds feared dead in Congo lake 30-01-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Paraguay put on dengue alert 30-01-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Flying three times greener then cruising 19-01-08 Telegraph Travel
UK woman murdered in New Zealand 18-01-08 www.bbc.co.uk
Yellow Fever alert alarms Brazil 11-01-08 www.bbc.co.uk
2007
     
Title Date Source
Tibet tourism ‘hit record high’ 17-12-07 www.bbc.co.uk
Malaria risk ‘higher’ this year 03-12-07 www.bbc.co.uk
The young people got up and ran, but the police... 29-11-07 The Independent
Hundreds may have died already, as junta tries.. 29-11-07 The Independent
What the Burmese Junta wants you to see 29-11-07 The Independent
Rift valley fever deaths in Sudan 15-11-07 www.bbc.co.uk
Libya changes tourist entry rules 13-11-07 www.bbc.co.uk
Backpacker hostels are 'death-traps' 01-11-07 Times Online
Bus trip goes global to Australia 15-09-07 www.bbc.co.uk
I was abandoned as soon as I landed 14-08-07 The Times
Gap-year students told to forget aid projects 14-08-07 The Times
3000 types of mozzie 08-08-07 Evening Standard
Holidays from hell 03-08-07 The Guardian
Demands grow for British firms to cut links... 27-07-07 The Independent
The day-trippers who risk death on Mont Blanc 27-07-07 The Independent
A plight we can ignore no longer 26-07-07 The Independent
Forgotten and locked in the shadow of the past 26-07-07 The Independent
A land ruled by thugs, where parents must watch... 26-07-07 The Independent
Factor in some sun protection 18-07-07 The London Paper
Is a one-dose malaria vaccine around the corner? 01-07-07 Telegraph Mag
Ask the pharmacist… insect bites 16-07-07 London Lite
Four fatal shark attacks in 2006 15-07-07 www.bbc.co.uk
Now parents want gap years as well 02-07-07 Metro
EU bans all Indonesian airlines 28-06-07 www.bbc.co.uk
The inconvenient truth about the carbon offset... 16-06-07 The Guardian
Britons ‘complacent over malaria’ 15-05-07 www.bbc.co.uk
Spiritual leap of faith 13-04-07 Sport
Tourists face ban from Galapagos Islands 12-04-07 Metro
Swiss man jailed for Thai insult 28-03-07 www.bbc.co.uk
Was hiker killed by her own rucksack? 10-03-07 Daily Mail
Ethnic violence flares in Vanuatu 08-03-07 www.bbc.co.uk
Five Britons kidnapped in Ethiopia’s ‘land of death’ 03-03-07 The Independent
The Gap Year gone wrong 02-03-07 www.ft.com
Dengue sparks Paraguay emergency 02-03-07 www.bbc.com
Cargo cult lives on in South Pacific 17-02-07 www.bbc.com
Vanuatu cargo cult marks 50 years 15-02-07 www.bbc.com
Euro emergency number 'unknown' 07-02-07 www.bbc.com
Vets warn of rabies if.. rules are watered down 03-02-07 The Times
Thai murder victim's final hours 18-01-07 www.bbc.com
Indonesia's public transport perils 18-01-07 www.bbc.com
Boss to swap city life for Africa 11-01-07 www.bbc.com
Archive
     
Title Date Source
Wish you were here? Well, we’re not allowing you in 22-09-06 Metro
Africa leading gap year choice 14-08-06 www.bbc.com
Homeopathic practices 'risk lives' 13-07-06 www.bbc.com
Healing Touch? 25-06-06 Straits Times
Bag with a bang 25-06-06 Straits Times
Should tourists go to Burma? 20-06-06 www.bbc.com
Kiss warning to Malaysia tourists 05-04-06 www.bbc.com
Britain: Why no travel advisory? 28-07-05 The Island
Mind the gap (year) 01-08-04 www.bbc.com
Workers take Gap Year too 08-01-02 www.bbc.com
My daughter died on her gap year trip 01-06-02 www.bbc.com
Gap year of volunteering 'pays' 01-06-02 www.bbc.com

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