Following increased protests and government reaction, governments are advising their citizens to take security precautions or even to leave Bahrain. On 15th March, the King of Bahrain declared a three-month state of emergency.
Following the earthquake on Friday and the ensuing tsunami, conditions parts of north and east Japan are extremely difficult. Transport is heavily disrupted, road fuel is in short supply and cold...
Travel Warnings: LibyaSeveral countries have either encouraged companies to evacuate their citizens from Libya and issued strong warnings against travel there. We summarise some of those warnings.
Travel warnings: Philippines warns against all non-essential travel to ThailandThe Philippines government has warned Filipinos against all non-essential travel to Thailand in the light of an upsurge in tensions in, in particular, Bangkok.
Travel Warnings: more countries warn of risks in BangkokLast month, the Thai authorities warned travellers to Bangkok to be cautious due to the threat of disturbances from supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin. Now some 30 countries are warning...
Travel Warnings: parts of MalaysiaThe US State Department has issued a travel warning for parts of Sabah, a Malaysian Borneo state and outlying islands. But the Malaysian government says the warning is misplaced.
Travel Warnings: MexicoThe UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a travel warning for Mexico.
Government issued warnings for travellers