Day: February 22, 2019

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: Brit tourist left covered in bites from a plague of bed bugs at five-star Cape Verde hotel

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

A BRIT tourist who suffered painful bites from a plague of bed bugs at a five-star hotel has revealed the horrific lumps all over her body. Dozens of red bumps ...

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

Quick Read: Mum’s dangerous car seat warning after rental car mistake

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

The logistics of travelling with kids is enough to make you need a holiday to recover from the holiday. Relying on available services to make things easier is h...

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

Quick Read: Maharashtra on high alert after blast near Mumbai; IED found on bus in Raigad

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

The Maharashtra state police are on high alert after a low intensity blast took place on a busy road near Mumbai on Wednesday and an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found on a state transport bus in Raigad district later in the night.... Read t...

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

Quick Read: Criminals are building a cyber extortion ‘micro-economy’ by monetising stolen corporate data

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

The cyber extortion landscape is far more diverse and varied than businesses have previously acknowledged, with tiers of malicious actors building an entire 'mi...

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

Quick Read: Mozambique: Media Barred from Insurgent Region

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

(Johannesburg) – Mozambique’s state security forces are intimidating, detaining, and prosecuting journalists covering the fighting against an armed Islamist gro...

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

Quick Read: What Spring Breakers Need to Know About the U.S. Government’s Mexico Travel Advisory

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

Following several deadly clashes in Cancun, Mexico, the United States government is warning college students around the country to take extra precautions while traveling this spring break.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www...

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

Quick Read: In Yemen, Targeting of Aid Workers Risks Unraveling Crisis

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

Representatives of international aid and humanitarian organizations operating in war-wracked Yemen say they are increasingly being targeted by the Iran-backed H...

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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: Man, 2 others, kidnap woman from Upstate CVS, force her to take money out of bank, deputies say

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville County deputies are trying to identifying the man accused of kidnapping a woman from a CVS parking lot and forcing her to take mon...

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Quick Read: Somali-born U.S. citizen arrested in Minneapolis, charged with taking journalist captive

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

A U.S. citizen is jailed in central Minnesota and charged with participating in the kidnapping of a Somali journalist in that African country, where he was held for nearly three years for $20 million ransom before his release. Abdi Y.... Read the ful...

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Quick Read: Eastern Libyan forces fight tribesmen for southern city

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Eastern Libyan forces loyal to military commander Khalifa Haftar fought tribesmen for a second day for control of the southern city ...

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

Quick Read: Measles Epidemic in Madagascar Kills More Than 900, Says WHO

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

The World Health Organization says that an epidemic of measles in Madagascar has caused more than 900 deaths.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: ...

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

Quick Read: Study Abroad Programs Must Focus on Student Safety

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

Studying abroad is an amazing opportunity for college students to see the world, experience culture and meet lifelong friends. Sadly, tragic stories are reported every semester about students who experience violence, illness, and death.... Read the f...

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

Quick Read: FATF to keep working with Pakistan to curb terrorism financing

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

PARIS (Reuters) - Pakistan has made only “limited progress” on curbing money laundering and terrorism financing, failing to show a proper understanding of the r...

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Quick Read: ‘We won’t leave Dublin without him’: Family of missing Jón Jónsson arrive in Ireland to step up search

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

Jón Jónsson was last seen near his Dublin hotel at 11am on 9 February. THE FAMILY OF an Icelandic man who went missing in Dublin almost two weeks ago have arriv...

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Quick Read: Hepatitis E outbreak exposes health’s emergency unpreparedness

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

WINDHOEK - The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, says hepatitis E, which was declared an outbreak in December 2017, has exposed the ministry’s unpreparedness to deal with emergencies. “This has resulted in our inability to ...

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Quick Read: Bootleg liquor kills at least 17 on Indian tea plantation as dozens fall ill

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - At least 17 Indian tea plantation workers have died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor after receiving their weekly wages, with more...

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Quick Read: Companies must tackle ‘mundane’ duty-of-care issues

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

Travel managers need to make sure they consider more “mundane” day-to-day duty-of-care issues when looking at their travel programmes.... Read the full article ...

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Quick Read: Whitley Bay man stranded in Prague after friend flew home on his passport

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

Allan Poole, 43, from Whitley Bay, travelled from Prague to Newcastle via Amsterdam on a KLM flight. The passport was checked at least four times during the journey, but the mistake was not picked up.... Read the full article at the publisher's site:...

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Quick Read: Trouble in paradise: Why travel industry should take water safety seriously

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

The idyllic nation in the Indian Ocean, the Maldives, famous for its turquoise waters, white sand beaches, spectacular coral reefs and luxury resorts recently g...

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Quick Read: Eastern Libyan military forces claim control of El Feel oilfield: spokesman

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Eastern-based Libyan military forces have taken control of the south-western El Feel oilfield, their spokesman said on Thursday. The...

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Job: Forensic Anthropologist (Iraq) for the UN Investigative Team for Accountability of Da’esh/ISIL

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

Role: Forensic Anthropologist Company: United Nations Investigative Team for Accountability of Da’esh/ISIL Location: Baghdad, Iraq Deadline: 19th March 2019 Link: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=112...

Job Listings

Job: Country Operations Manager (Madagascar) for Development Media International

News TeamFebruary 22, 2019

Role: Country Operations Manager Company: Development Media International Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar Deadline: 17th Mar...

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Series

Feature: Anja Shortland at King’s College London – Inside the ransom business – why kidnapping rarely pays

Feature: Eleanor Beevor at the IISS – The Allied Democratic Forces: the DRC’s most deadly jihadist group?

Feature: Pascal Michel at SmartRiskSolutions GmbH – Travel risk lessons from a kidnap

Day: February 22, 2019

Quick Read: Brit tourist left covered in bites from a plague of bed bugs at five-star Cape Verde hotel

Quick Read: Mum’s dangerous car seat warning after rental car mistake

Quick Read: Maharashtra on high alert after blast near Mumbai; IED found on bus in Raigad

Quick Read: Criminals are building a cyber extortion ‘micro-economy’ by monetising stolen corporate data

Quick Read: Mozambique: Media Barred from Insurgent Region

Quick Read: What Spring Breakers Need to Know About the U.S. Government’s Mexico Travel Advisory

Quick Read: In Yemen, Targeting of Aid Workers Risks Unraveling Crisis

Quick Read: Man, 2 others, kidnap woman from Upstate CVS, force her to take money out of bank, deputies say

Quick Read: Somali-born U.S. citizen arrested in Minneapolis, charged with taking journalist captive

Quick Read: Eastern Libyan forces fight tribesmen for southern city

Quick Read: Measles Epidemic in Madagascar Kills More Than 900, Says WHO

Quick Read: Study Abroad Programs Must Focus on Student Safety

Quick Read: FATF to keep working with Pakistan to curb terrorism financing

Quick Read: ‘We won’t leave Dublin without him’: Family of missing Jón Jónsson arrive in Ireland to step up search

Quick Read: Hepatitis E outbreak exposes health’s emergency unpreparedness

Quick Read: Bootleg liquor kills at least 17 on Indian tea plantation as dozens fall ill

Quick Read: Companies must tackle ‘mundane’ duty-of-care issues

Quick Read: Whitley Bay man stranded in Prague after friend flew home on his passport

Quick Read: Trouble in paradise: Why travel industry should take water safety seriously

Quick Read: Eastern Libyan military forces claim control of El Feel oilfield: spokesman

Job: Forensic Anthropologist (Iraq) for the UN Investigative Team for Accountability of Da’esh/ISIL

Job: Country Operations Manager (Madagascar) for Development Media International

Travel Advice: US Embassy in Nigeria warns terrorists are planning to kidnap Americans, Europeans in Borno

Feature: Anja Shortland at King’s College London – Inside the ransom business – why kidnapping rarely pays

Travel Advice: US Embassy in Nigeria warns terrorists are planning to kidnap Americans, Europeans in Borno

Feature: Sean Patrick at Solace Global – Nigerian Presidential Election 16 February

Travel Advice: Canadian Government updates travel advice for Uruguay following ATM explosions

Travel Advice: US Consulate warns of attacks on police in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua City, says avoid police stations