The Foreign Office has just rolled out an updated list outlining 54 countries that British tourists are advised to avoid visiting this year due to safety concerns. Africa prominently features on this cautionary roster.
Specifically, travellers are warned against all visits to 11 countries and advised of partial travel restrictions to another 19 nations due to heightened risks. Complete no-go zones include Chad, Niger, Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, and Mozambique.
Destinations where only some sections are designated as higher risk comprise Algeria, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Tunisia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Cote d’Ivoire.
Nine new entries to the Foreign Office’s red list comprise Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Iran, Sudan, Lebanon, Mozambique, and Mayotte, alongside New Caledonia. Jonny Bealby, the founder of Wild Frontiers, weighs in on this topic, suggesting: “While the world may seem like a more dangerous place, with 24/7 rolling news bringing us hourly updates from troubled regions particularly from the Middle East it’s worth remembering that statistically the chances of British travellers coming to harm virtually anywhere in the world is remarkably small.”
Bealby also stresses that: “The Government’s advice is just that, advice, and while one should certainly take it seriously, and be aware that it might affect your travel insurance, the acceptable risk any traveller is prepared to take will vary.”, reports Birmingham Live.
Bealby commented: “We recognise the FCDO has a difficult job evaluating risk sometimes we feel they get it spot on, sometimes we feel they are overcautious, and it’s always going to be impossible to please everyone. We also understand the issues of travelling against FDCO advice, and why people might want to avoid doing so. Besides, there are still countless fabulous destinations that are not advised against that will still offer an incredible adventure Guatemala, Oman, Kyrgyzstan and Cambodia, to name a few.”
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