Day: 16 July 2018

Travel advisory update: Considering a trip to South Africa? Make sure you know about potential crime risks before you book

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

Many tourists travel to South Africa without any problems. However, the country has a very high level of crime and if you are considering a trip, you should res...

AfricaCrimeTravel Warnings + Alerts

Travel advisory update: Mali votes on the 29th of July – review your security plan, avoid demonstrations

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

Mali heads to the polls at the end of the month. Be aware that in the run up to the elections, the security situation could become volatile. Remain aware of you...

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The latest news on politics from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: In Troubled Cameroon, U.S. Envoy Is Accused of Election Meddling

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

DAKAR, Senegal — When the American ambassador took up his post in Cameroon late last year, he stepped into an increasingly troubled nation, locked in battle against Islamist militants in one part of the country and armed separatists in another. And ...

The latest news on accommodation from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: The Percentage Of Women Traveling For Business Is Rising, But So Are Their Unique Travel Safety Risks

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

More than half of corporate travel buyers say they have a higher percentage of females in their traveling populations than just three to five years ago, yet nea...

Quick Read: Lebanese demand release of tourist jailed in Egypt over video decrying sexual harassment

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

Lebanese social media users have called on their government to petition Egyptian authorities to release a tourist jailed for "insulting" Egyptians in an online ...

Quick Read: At Least 5 Killed In Suicide Attack In Kabul

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

At least five people have been killed in a suicide bombing in front of a government ministry in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials said. The explosion on July 15 happened at the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Ministry, police spokesman Hashm...

Quick Read: I was mugged on holiday. Don’t make the mistakes I made

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

It happened within an hour of arriving at Barcelona airport – and just a day after I had filed a piece on holiday money for these pages. What I hadn’t reckoned ...

The latest news on Hong Kong from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: British activist slams letter threats over Hong Kong campaign

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

A British activist who campaigns for the protection of Hong Kong’s freedoms said Friday his mother and neighbors in the United Kingdom had received menacing let...

The latest news on politics from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Immigrant couple ‘detained by ICE while visiting pregnant daughter on US military base’

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

An elderly immigrant couple has been arrested while attempting to visit their pregnant daughter and son-in-law at a military base in New York.... Read full article at the publisher's site: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/immigrant-...

Quick Read: US woman rescued a week after California cliff plunge

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

Angela Hernandez, 23, survived by drinking water from the radiator of her wrecked jeep, police said. She was found by hikers on Friday after they saw her vehic...

Job: Human Resource Coordinator (Yemen) for International Rescue Committee

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

Role: Human Resource Coordinator Company: International Rescue Committee Location: Yemen Deadline: 12th August 2018 Link: ...

Job: Team Medic (Syria) for Mines Advisory Group

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

Role: Team Medic Company: Mines Advisory Group Location: Syria Deadline: 29th July 2018 Link: https://reliefweb.int/job/2696649/team-medic-syria-response Do you have a job listing our readers might be int...

Job: Emergency Preparedness Advisor (Syria) for Acción contra el Hambre España

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

Role: Emergency Preparedness Advisor Company: Acción contra el Hambre España Location: Damascus, Syria Deadline: 31st July 2018...

Job: Senior Underwriter (War and Terrorism) in Singapore

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

Role: Senior Underwriter (War and Terrorism) Company: - Location: Singapore Deadline: - Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jo...

Several foreign nationals have been abducted in Libya in recent weeks.

Libya: Abduction of four workers from Sharara oil field leads to shut down, latest example of kidnap of foreign nationals

BethJuly 16, 2018

The security situation in Libya has remained volatile for many months, as two sides battle for control of the country. In the absence of steady political leadership corruption and crime has flourished, with kidnap for ransom becoming a frequent occur...

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The latest abduction, kidnap, ransom and extortion news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: How kidnapping insurance keeps a lid on ransom inflation

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

IN THE early 1970s, leftist guerrillas in Argentina discovered a lucrative new way to make money: kidnap millionaires. Panicking firms would agree to huge ranso...

The latest abduction, kidnap, ransom and extortion news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Estes Park family involved in Mexican cartel extortion, kidnapping scam

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

ESTES PARK, Colo. -- Police and the FBI recently investigated an international kidnapping and extortion scam that involved an Estes Park family.... Read full a...

The latest news on apps from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: The Best Apps To Make Work Travel A Little Less Stressful

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

If you are travelling for work and downtime is precious, take the fuss out of trying to decide what to do, where to go and what to eat with these great apps. You’ve just finished work and here you are in one of the world’s most exciting cities.... ...

Quick Read: Where Instagramers and Taliban play in Afghanistan

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

He’s one of hundreds of Westerners who will cross the remote Ishkashim border, separating Tajikistan and Afghanistan, this summer in search of adventure, untame...

The latest abduction, kidnap, ransom and extortion news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: India: Google engineer latest victim of mob lynchings fueled by WhatsApp rumors

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

A 32-year-old Google engineer was beaten to death and three others were severely injured in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on Friday in the latest incid...

The latest news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Pair of Deadly Car Bombs Rip Mogadishu

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

At least six people have been killed — including five of the attackers — in two assaults Saturday near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, witnesses said.... Read full article at the publisher's site: https://www.voanews.com/a/pair-of-deadly-car-b...

Quick Read: France restricts access to Mont Blanc amid safety fears

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

France has issued a decree restricting access to the summit of the country's highest mountain, Mont Blanc. As a result of overcrowding and safety risks, climbe...