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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: 2020 Tokyo Olympics sailing venue would be an evacuation nightmare if a tsunami struck, says Japanese disaster expert

News TeamApril 18, 2019

Shimizu estimated it would take thousands of spectators “at least one hour” to reach the designated evacuation point for the area, and that “buildings along the...

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Quick Read: Crew abandonment cases spike

News TeamApril 18, 2019

Cases of crew abandonment are not diminishing despite greater global attention being paid to the nasty practice.... Read the full article at the publisher's sit...

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Quick Read: Female safety remains an overlooked issue in most corporate travel policies

News TeamApril 18, 2019

Numerous articles over the past year have, in no small measure, illustrated the clear and present dangers facing female business travellers during business trips.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: http://hrmasia.com/female-safety-rema...

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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: Boeing crashes and Uber collision show passenger safety relies on corporate promises, not regulators’ tests

News TeamApril 17, 2019

Automation can often get ahead of safety regulators’ efforts. Credit: Tarikdiz/Shutterstock.comAdvanced technologies deliver benefits every day. But, sometimes ...

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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: ‘Shocking’: family on holiday finds hidden camera in smoke alarm at their Airbnb

News TeamApril 8, 2019

The Barker family, a crew of two adults and five children, only found the camera because father, Andrew, works in IT.... Read the full article at the publisher'...

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Quick Read: Explainer: Ethiopia crash raises questions over handling of faults on Boeing 737 MAX

News TeamApril 5, 2019

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s insistence that its pilots followed procedures when their Boeing Co 737 MAX nosedived before a deadly crash, and Boeing’s recent declaration that a new software fix makes a “safe plane safer,” have set the stage for a...

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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: Asia’s smog exodus: companies forced to offer ‘pollution premiums’ to recruit top talent

News TeamApril 3, 2019

Executives with families are often unwilling to put their children’s health at risk however attractive the job offer.... Read the full article at the publisher'...

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Quick Read: Eighteen-year-old Girl Dies on Her Birthday As Skydiving Parachute Fails to Open, Company Blames Human Error

News TeamMarch 28, 2019

The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon close to Lake Tequesquitengo, located in central Morelos state around 60 miles south of Mexico City. According to El H...

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

Quick Read: Technician sues Foreign Office after being taken hostage in British embassy by ‘knife-wielding Iranian mob’

News TeamMarch 28, 2019

Mark Tozer, 46, says he has been left mentally scarred having suffered post traumatic stress disorder after an Iranian mob stormed a diplomatic compound and took him hostage in 2011.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.teleg...

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

Quick Read: Norway opens probe into why cruise ship ventured into storm

News TeamMarch 26, 2019

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Norwegian officials have opened an investigation into why a cruise ship carrying more than 1,370 people set sail along the country's...

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Quick Read: Holiday operator sued by 400 people after ‘failing to warn’ about dangerous parasite

News TeamMarch 26, 2019

Travel operator TUI, is accused of failing to pass on public health warnings to travellers about cyclospora — a bug that causes severe vomiting and diarrhoea. H...

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

Quick Read: Sexual Assault on Flights: Experts Recommend Ways to Stay Safe and Combat It

News TeamMarch 25, 2019

Airplanes, with their cramped quarters and crowded conditions, would seem improbable settings for sexual assaults, but recent news accounts show they do happen.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/trav...

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Quick Read: Amnesty International Violated U.S. Labor Law, NLRB Judge Rules

News TeamMarch 21, 2019

The U.S. arm of Amnesty International, the global human rights group, broke the law by threatening its own employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge has...

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Quick Read: Austria plans hikers code of conduct after tourist trampled by cows

News TeamMarch 20, 2019

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Monday the country would introduce a legally binding “code of conduct” for hikers who visit its pi...

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Quick Read: Vietnam waterfall death tourists ‘were not warned of danger’

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Three UK tourists in Vietnam who plunged 50ft (15m) over a waterfall to their deaths were not properly warned of the dangers, a coroner has ruled. Sisters Izzy Squire, 19, and Beth Anderson, 24, of Sheffield, died along with friend Christian Sloan, 2...

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Quick Read: UK charity knew of alleged abuse in Congo parks but did not act

News TeamMarch 15, 2019

Last week, WWF launched an inquiry into claims that it has funded paramilitary guards accused of torturing, sexually assaulting and murdering people in Africa a...

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

Quick Read: WorldAware Advises Clients To Avoid Boeing 737 Max 8 And 9 Aircaft

News TeamMarch 13, 2019

[CORRECTION, March 13, 2019: The aircraft affected by WorldAware’s recommendation and directives from aviation authorities are Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 models...

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Quick Read: Family awarded more than $3M for Royal Caribbean passenger’s death

News TeamMarch 11, 2019

(WSB-TV/AP) — A federal jury says Royal Caribbean Cruises owes $3.38 million to the family of a passenger who died during an Alaskan cruise. The jury returned its verdict Thursday in Miami federal court. Court records show Richard Puchalski was with ...

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Quick Read: Woman Tells TripAdvisor She Was Raped by Tour Guide, TripAdvisor Tells Her to Leave Negative Review

News TeamMarch 6, 2019

TripAdvisor has been accused of failing to protect its users after two women complained of being raped by staff of companies promoted on the travel information ...

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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: South Sudan Rape Victims Demand Justice

News TeamMarch 5, 2019

International aid workers who were raped in South Sudan during an attack on a hotel in Juba say the government of President Salva Kiir has ignored their appeals...

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Quick Read: ‘My identity went’: Mental health issues torment trailing spouses of expat workers

News TeamMarch 5, 2019

Doha, Qatar - At first, Elsbeth Blekkenhorst was excited about moving to a new country. She left her job at Mercer, the world's largest human resources consulting firm after her husband was offered a tax lawyer position in Doha... Read the full arti...

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Quick Read: Hotels at centre of rape allegations promoted on TripAdvisor

News TeamMarch 5, 2019

Hotels around the world at the centre of sexual assault allegations are continuing to be promoted on TripAdvisor, despite some complainants contacting the trave...

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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

duty of care

Quick Read: 2020 Tokyo Olympics sailing venue would be an evacuation nightmare if a tsunami struck, says Japanese disaster expert

Quick Read: Crew abandonment cases spike

Quick Read: Female safety remains an overlooked issue in most corporate travel policies

Quick Read: Boeing crashes and Uber collision show passenger safety relies on corporate promises, not regulators’ tests

Quick Read: ‘Shocking’: family on holiday finds hidden camera in smoke alarm at their Airbnb

Quick Read: Explainer: Ethiopia crash raises questions over handling of faults on Boeing 737 MAX

Quick Read: Asia’s smog exodus: companies forced to offer ‘pollution premiums’ to recruit top talent

Quick Read: Eighteen-year-old Girl Dies on Her Birthday As Skydiving Parachute Fails to Open, Company Blames Human Error

Quick Read: Technician sues Foreign Office after being taken hostage in British embassy by ‘knife-wielding Iranian mob’

Quick Read: Norway opens probe into why cruise ship ventured into storm

Quick Read: Holiday operator sued by 400 people after ‘failing to warn’ about dangerous parasite

Quick Read: Sexual Assault on Flights: Experts Recommend Ways to Stay Safe and Combat It

Quick Read: Amnesty International Violated U.S. Labor Law, NLRB Judge Rules

Quick Read: Austria plans hikers code of conduct after tourist trampled by cows

Quick Read: Vietnam waterfall death tourists ‘were not warned of danger’

Quick Read: UK charity knew of alleged abuse in Congo parks but did not act

Quick Read: WorldAware Advises Clients To Avoid Boeing 737 Max 8 And 9 Aircaft

Quick Read: Family awarded more than $3M for Royal Caribbean passenger’s death

Quick Read: Woman Tells TripAdvisor She Was Raped by Tour Guide, TripAdvisor Tells Her to Leave Negative Review

Quick Read: South Sudan Rape Victims Demand Justice

Quick Read: ‘My identity went’: Mental health issues torment trailing spouses of expat workers

Quick Read: Hotels at centre of rape allegations promoted on TripAdvisor

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: UK’s FCO warns of increased crime against expats and locals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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

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