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Most of Europe safe to travel despite the conflict in Ukraine

Whenever a situation like the horrific Russian invasion of Ukraine arises, some folks - and this is true especially in the USA - get skittish about travel anywhere within a thousand miles of the trouble. And in fact flight bookings have plummeted especially to surrounding countries such as Bulgaria, Hungary, and Poland, by 30 to 50 percent. But the website SchengenVisaInfo.com recently published a reminder that most of Europe - with the obvious exception of the countries involved - Russia and…

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Is this the strongest proof yet that flying is safe in the pandemic era?

The respected, more-than-half-century-old Frommers travel media company recently reported on a U.S. Department of Defense study conducted with United Airlines, provides encouraging results about airline cabins and coronavirus when proper protocols are followed - yes, even on full flights. Check it out:https://www.frommers.com/blogs/arthur-frommer-online/blog_posts/is-this-the-strongest-proof-yet-flying-is-safe-see-these-new-military-grade-tests

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Protecting yourself against cybercrime while traveling

Every September 27, travelers celebrate International World Tourism Day. The tourism landscape has changed immensely since the first such celebration in 1980, with the Internet becoming inevitable for travelers and travel agents.  According to the World Tourism Organization (UNTWO), in 2018 84  percent of travelers booked their holiday through bundling sites like Expedia or Kayak instead of contacting hotels and airlines. This counts for 1.176 billion travelers. Most travelers would agree…

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Our blogger's list of 9 safest African countries to visit

Trаvеlіng to a fоrеіgn lаnd usually involves a certain amount of wаrіnеѕѕ аnd unсеrtаіntу - but especially when vіѕіtіng developing соuntrіеѕ whеrе a mаjоr роrtіоn of thе population live undеr the роvеrtу lіnе. But уоu know what's ѕаd? Tо let thеѕе uncertainties ѕtор уоu from еxрlоrіng fascinating new parts of the world. Africa is perhaps the continent that inspires the most wariness due to widespread poverty, corruption, wars, and other travails. But with exceptions where there's actual civil…

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  • Ed,

     

    We don't take off our shoes in Canada, unless we're flying to the US. And I haven't had to take off my shoes in Europe. Interestingly, last October I flew JFK to the DR and didn't have to produce any photo ID. I've flown Denver to Chicago, Chicago to Washington and a couple of times through JFK and Newark and never had to produce a photo ID. I could never get on a plane in Canada without a photo ID, even when flying domestically.

  • I'm fascinated by the security rules in New Zealand: No need to take off your shoes or show your ID. In fact, flying from Auckland to Wellington, there was no security gate at all. Is this a lack of hysteria or a surfeit of complacency?  

  • Thoughts on how women can better protect themselves when traveling, and how the travel industry can help, now in our blog: check it out.
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  • On the same page Travel Weekly said that ARC reported a 39% increase in ticket refunds.

    http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Air-ticket-ref...

    Initial data revealed a 39% increase in refunds on Monday and Tuesday compared with the same two days a week earlier, ARC said. There were 33,518 ticket refunds on May 2 and 3, up from 24,146 the week before.

    Refunds processed on May 2 and 3 represented 2.6% of the 1.3 million outstanding air tickets during the two days, up from 1.9% of the 1.2 million outstanding tickets during April 25 and 26.

  • It appears bin Laden's death is not affecting travel as much as some feared. Here's a note from Travel Weekly this week:

     

    "A nervous travel industry this week reflected on how the death of Osama bin Laden might affect consumers' attitudes toward traveling abroad, nearly 10 years after the Sept. 11 attacks he masterminded changed the industry forever. 

    For the most part, agents, operators, hoteliers and security experts alike appeared to believe that the greatest disruption in travel had occurred a decade ago; everything since has been par for the course. 

    If anything, they reported finding themselves reassured by the reaction — non-reaction, actually — of the traveling public. "

  • Unfortunately there are too many cities on the list that Robert is seeking. Crime has destroyed tourism cities at different times in recent history. From Mexico's having cruise lines cancel to the major problems in the Caribbean to numerous cities in both Latin America (think of Rio for example) to Russia. That is why for the last 19 years I have have worked with the LVCVA (Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to produce a world tourism security conference that attracts people from around the world and established the TOPPs program to train police in tourism security.   I hope that this helps, Peter Tarlow

     

  • Ciudad Juarez comes to mind.

     

  • Hi Bob -- it was Peter Moss, 59, a British writer known especially for his travel pieces for The Jewish Chronicle.

    That horrific incident aimed at tourists, plus the concern about travel safety in the aftermath of bin Laden's killing, means this is an especially good time to start thinking about these issues -- even though, as I alluded to below, what most travelers grapple with is really more the day-to-day crime found in many places. 

     

    Say, I have a question: has anyone here been to a destination that they would flatly advise against visiting because of lack of security, high crime, etc?

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