US health officials have issued travel advisories for Americans planning trips to certain tropical countries amid outbreaks of an untreatable mosquito-borne disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday that it has issued Level 2 travel advisories for Cuba, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Guangdong Province in southern China, advising Americans to “practice enhanced … Read more
Afghanistan, Iraq and Sierra Leone in West Africa do not come to mind when most Australians plan an overseas holiday. In fact, the Australian government strongly advises against traveling to the first two. But NSW travel agent David Smyth says there is a “strange and unexpected” growing trend among wealthy, well-travelled, older people wanting to … Read more
The Bahamian and Jamaican tourism boards are insisting the countries are still safe to tourists after the United States issued travel warnings about the Caribbean countries. The U.S. embassy in the Bahamas has released a security warning and travel advisory that the island nation is currently unsafe for tourists amidst 18 murders — “primarily” motivated by gang … Read more