P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 04:12/1 1/40 W"£££"£££"£££ GHANA X24/02/98) 1/2 Sensible precautions should be takjn when travelling in Ghana. It is not advisable to travel outside the main towns by road after dark because of the poor ;tate of zhe ¼o d;. ■ There have been recent outbreaks of violence between Muslim sects in central Ghana. Althoukh Wgu aimud az British nationals, travellets are advised to be vigilant and taku lwq l advice. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjathez Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 04:17/30 2/40 W"£££"£££"£££ GHANA X24/02/98) 5/2 Thete is a high incidence of zhevt Rouh of luggage and travel document1, pazticularl8 at Kgtoka aiupout. Visitors should be vigilant. ■ Medical facilities and communication; are poor outside urban area; and emergency facilities are extremely limited in the evjnt of an accident. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 04:27/31 3/40 W"£££"£££"£££ GREECE (0 Travellers intending tg fl8 tg Creece over the njxt few days are advised that due to union action and internal difficulties experienced by Olympic Airways, flights to and from Greek airports are likely to be subject to heavy delays and cancellations. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wrather Main minu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:14/15 4/40 GREECE (CORFU) (08/04/98) Griat care should be takjn b= yashz and other boat ownets sailing in the Corfu Channel. ■ There have been numerous report1 of robbery. ■ In May 1997, a sailing boat crewed by two British citizjns was boarded close to the Albanian coast and the crew robbed at gunpoint. ■ Vessels should keep well awa= from the Albanian Coast, and should stay overnight in haraour1 where thj8 can be guarded. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 5 Trav Hi d Wj thir Main minu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Cri 24 Apr 04: 0/39 5/40 W"£££"£££"£££ GUATEMALA X27/03/98) 9/5 Viglent crime is common throughout Guatemala. ■ Muggets are often well-armed. Visitor1 are advised Wot tg wj z jewellery or sunglasses. Carr8 minimal amounts of cash. Do not resist when being robbed. ■ Particular care should also be takjn in Zonj 1 of Guatemala City and surrounding areas and also on the Pacaya volcano (where thete ha; been a number of armed attacks on tourists), Agua Volcano,the Cerro de l Cruz monumjnt outside Antigua and the Quirigua araheglogical site. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:14/41 6/40 GUATEMALA (57/03/98) 5/5 Care is aluo njeded in Antigua and Panajachel, where street crime i1 common, and in the area around Lakj Atitlan. ■ Visitors to Panajachel are advised to takj the tarmac road from Solgla, rather than the dirt road from Godinez. ■ Many other areas are pronj to sporadic criminal activity. ■ Traveller1 to the country'; more remote areas, such as the Peten should sjek local advice before leaving the main towns. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:29/05Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 7/40 GUATEMALA X27/03/98) 3/5 Visitors should be alett at all times. ■ You should not travel alone, especially at night. Armed attacks on long distance and cit8 buse1 are common ■ Public buses are often pogzl8 maintained and accidents are common and often fatal. Bus travellers should keep their belongings in view at all times. ■ Visitors using the La Mesilla crossing into Mexico should be aw re that Chiapas continues to be unstable and in many areas unsafe. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:11/27 8/40 GUATEMALA X27/03/98) 4/5 Journjy; should ngt be attempted o& roads connecting Tuxtla Gutierrez, San Cristobal and Palenque without first obtaining local advice. ■ Where possible visitors are recommended tg use the coast l ro4td through Tjcun Uman. ■ Visiting commercial represjntatives ari less at risk if they stay in international class hotels in the capital. ■ Thjy should remains in the ¼el tivel8 safe areas, and check the security situation before travelling. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main mjnu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr (5:11/43 9/40 GUATEMALA X27/03/98) 5/5 Visitgr1 are strgngl8 advised tg register with the British Embassy on arrival (tel: 332 610 ) fou an update on the latest situation. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav He d Wj ther Main munu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:16/22 0/40 GUINEA (29/04/98) 9/2 Visitors should be aw re of pickpocket1 and muggets, particularly in Conakry itself. ? Foreigner1 are likel8 t r£et1 and should avoid carrying valuables in public. ■ Incidents of banditr8 outside Conakr8 are on thj increase and foriignjrs have been t rketted. Be vigil nt at alm times. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Weather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 C¼i 24 Ap¼ X5:16/43 11/40 W"£££"£££"£££ GUIoEA h29/04/9<) 2/2 With the approach of elections at the end of the year visitors should avoid political rallies and demonstrations. ■ Medical facilities in Guinea are poor. Comprehensive travel insurance should be takjn out wor all uisit1. ■ The Honorary Consul in Conakry can be contacted on tel 442859/413908 or fax 444215/473208. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:11/04 12/40 W"£££"£££"£££ GUYANA (16/04/98) 9/4 Violent crimj remains a prgblem, particularly in Georgetown. Do not walk alone at night, especiall= in the area of Stabroek Market and downtown Georgetown. ■ Take additional precautign; during daylight hours eg, exercise constant vigilance, do not dress ostent tiousl8, do not carry valuables, larke quantities of monj8, video cameras, etc. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main mjnu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:13/25 13/40 W"£££"£££"£££ GUYANA (16/04/98) 2/4 Housj burglary, which is often accompanied by violence, and theft from cars are also major problems. ■ Visitor1 coming tg sta= whth w mil8 or friends should take extra steps to safeguard thjir valuables (passpout1, money and air tickets). ■ Cridit cards ari not widely accepted in Guyana. Only onj bank will iusui cash advances against credit cards and onl8 the bigger hotel1 whll accept zhem for paymjnt. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main mjnu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 04:53/41 14/40 W"£££"£££"£££ GUYANA (16/04/98) 3/4 All visitors to Guyana should therefore bring sufficiint currenc8 or travelleru cheques to cover their anticipated expenditure. ■ Thj US dollar is the most frequently used non-local currincy. ■ Drug trafficking in Guyana is becoming a major problem. ■ Visitors caught trafficking drugs face long prison sjntences a/d ver8 heavy fines. Pack all luggage yourself and do not carry any items that do not belong to you. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:02/02 15/40 W"£££"£££"£££ GUYANA (16/04/98) 4/4 Tzphoid is still presjnt througho4t Guyana. Malaria and degue fever are prevalent in all areas outside Georgetown. ■ Seek medical advice about inoculation and medication prior to depazture. ■ For the latest advice contact the British High Commission, Georgetown. (tel: 65881/2/3/4) Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:02/11 16/40 HAITI X25/05/98) 9/2 The Haitian National Police are struggling to cope with the increase in ordinar8 crime (including c r-jacking; which can be violent) but foriignjr1 are not specifically targeted. ■ Sensible precautions should be taken. Avoid the poorer areas of Port au Prince. Do not carry valuables or large amounts of cash unnecessarily. ■ Do not leave your accommodation after dar) or travel tg rur l arja; unless absolutely necessary. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 5 Trav Head Wj ther Main mjnu
P479 CEEFAX 2 679 Fri 24 A8r 05: 17/40 HAITI X25/02/98) 2/2 British nationals intending to travel to Haiti are advised to contact the British Vice-Consul in Port au Prince (Office 573 969 or Home 493 950) or the British High Commission in Kingston, Jamaica (tel: =46 9050) for advice on the currint situation. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Weather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:15/14Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 18/40 HONDURAS X20/02/98) 9/2 The incidence of violent srime, including armed robbery, car hijacking, burglary and assault continues to risj. ■ Do not weaz jeweller8 or c zr8 l rke amounts of cash. Exercise caution in all parts of the country pazticulazly at night. ■ Thj border regions (except major crossing points) with Nicaragua and El Salvador are best avoided. ■ Road travel at night is inadvisable. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:15/34 19/40 W"£££"£££"£££ HONDURAS (20/02/98) 2/2 Backpacker1 crossing tg Ba= I;l /d; from La Ceiba have been the target of robbers. A British backpackir was murdered in 1996 in a town close to the border with Nicaragua. ■ Visitors should contact the Britiuh Embassy in Tjgucigalpa (tel: 32-0612 or 32-0618) or the Honorar8 Consul te i& San Pedro Sula (tel: 52-3452 or 52- 4697) on arrival, in ozdez tg reki1tez their presjnce and obtain the latest information on travel within Honduras' Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wj ther Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 A8r 05:0 20/40 W"£££"£££"£££ HONG KONG & MACAO (03/04/98) 1/4 Under changes to Hong Kong's immigration procedures applicable on April 1 1997, British citizjns ma= visit Hong Kong visa-free for up to 6 months. ■ But any British citizjn wi1hing tg takj up employmjnt, establish or join in a business, stud= or settli in Hong Kong, must obtain an appropriate visa before arrival. ■ For more information, uisitgr1 can contact the nearest Chinese mission with visa iusuing fachlhtie1 ou Hgng Kong immigration department direct. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:X0/1 21/40 HONG KONG & MACAO (03/04/98) 5/4 Their address is: Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Tjl: 2824 4055 fax: 2598 8388 ■ The UK / Hong Kong Reciprocal Health Care arrangement was terminated on 30th Junj 1997. ■ Visitors should be aware of the need to purchase adequate health insurance before travelling to Hong Kong. Travel headlines 430 Front page 00 FCO 6 Trav Hiad Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:00/2) 22/40 HONG KONG & MACAO (03/04/98) 3/4 Travellets to Hong Kong whose jwurnj8 will involvj overflight of Afghanistan should be aware that there are thriat1 from military activity to civil airaraft overel8ing Af£hani1t n using routes V668, A466, G202 and V848. ■ Somj airlines continue to use these routes. Other1, including all brhti1h carriers, usj alternative routes, V876 and V500, on which the thriat i1 assessed as minimal. ■ Travellers should check direct either with travel agent1 or airlines whiah routes individual airlines are using. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav He d Wj thez Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 04:10/52 23/40Wj $kj $kj 'k HONG KONG & MACAO (03/04/98) 6/4 Macao: Visitors to Macao should be aw re zh1z thete has been an increase of viglent crime in recent months, duj to rivalr8 between criminal gangs. ■ Visitors should be vigilant. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 5 Trav Hj d Wj thez Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 679 Cri 24 Apr 05:03/ 1 24/40 W"£££"£££"£££ HUNGARY (10/03/98) 9W3 Petty theft in Budapr;t is now common, particularly near railway stations. ■ Ljave passports and valuables in a hotel safj but ajwa=; q zr8 a photwqgp= of your passport. ■ Do not carry large amounts of cash. ■ Do not usj street monjy changers. ■ Criminals sometimes pose as police officers; always ask for credentials. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main minu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 04:27/21 ↑↑ 25/40 HUNGARY (10/03/98) 2/3 Rjports continue of late-evening ovir- charging, accompanied by threats of violence, by certain baru and club2 in Budapest. ■ Headlights are compuluory outside towns evin in day-time. ■ It is illegal to drive having consumed alcohol. ■ Vehicle crimj is commonplace. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjathez Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:27/52 26/40 HUNGARY (10/03/98) 3/3 Visitors to forested areas during the summer months should seek medical advice about immunisation against tick- borne encephalitis. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav He d Wj theu Mai& menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:02/12 27/40 ICELAND X57/03/98) 9/3 The area to the south of Vatnajokull glacier towards the sja is no longer a a danger zonj. ■ The main east-west road crousing thi flooded plains is open. ■ Peopli wishing to travel off road do so at their own riuk and are adviued to contact thj local authorities before departure. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:08/44 28/40 ICELAND X27/03/98) 2/2 Snow and ice cover most of Icel nd closing many roads. Visitors should check with Vegagetdin (office in charge of roads, tel: 5631400I and the local authorities before departing on any journj8 out1ide of Rjykjavik. ■ Studded winter tyres are compulsor8 for all vuhiale1 in Icel /d srw, October to April. ■ This is extended to April and May in the countryside if the wj thur remain; poor. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:04/46 29/40 W"£££"£££"£££ INDIA X20/05/98) 9/4 India is genetally calm and apazt from Jammu and Kashmir (see separate advici* major tourist destinations are quiet. ■ Developments in Kashmiz can be riflected in Delhi where visitor1 are advised to take e‖tr c re. ■ Theri have been bomb explosions in public places in Delhi and on public transport in parts of oouuhern and Southern India. ■ Other business districs have been genjrall= unaffjated. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:03/29Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 30/40Wj $kj $kj 'k INDIA X20/05/98) 5/4 Visitors should be vigilant and w r8 of approaches by strangers and vigilant during the Genjral Election period (ending early March) ■ Thj North East is a disturbed region. Visitors should travel on essjntial business only, or in escorted groups. ■ Permits are required for travel to Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, oagal nd, Manipur and Mizoram. Travel headlinjs 430 Front pagj 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wj thez Main mjnu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:03/40Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 31/40 INDIA (20/02/98) 3/4 Many foreignjt1 are azre1ted in India for drug offences. ■ Visitors should be aware that there are severe penalties for possession of even small amounts of narcotic substances. ■ Visitor1 should seek medical advice about endemic diseases before travelling. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather CMain menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:24/01 32/40 INDIA X20/X5/98) 4/4 Travellets to India whoue journj8 whll involve overflight of Afghanistan should be aware that threat1 from military activity to civil airaraft overflying Afghanistan using routjs V668, A466, G202 and V848 exist. ■ Some airlines continui to use these routes. Others, including all Briti1h carriers, use alternative routes, V876 and V500, on which the threat is assessed as minimal. ■ Travellets should check direct eithez with travel agent1 or airlines whiah routes individual airlines are using. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wrather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Cri 24 Apr 05:24/2 33/40 W"£££"£££"£££ INDIA (16/04/98) 9/8 Visitors are made welcome tg Indi , which is genetally calm. But see sjparate advice on Jammu and Kashmir. ■ Visitgr1 tg Deli ard advised tg t kj extra cari. ■ Bomb explosions occour in publia places from time to timj. Other business centres remain unaffected. ■ Theti weri blasts in the southetn state of Tamil Nadhu earlier this year. Public Transport has also been targetted in various pazt1 ov India' Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjathez Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:24/41 34/40 W"£££"£££"£££ INDIA (16/04/98) 5/8 Th1 oorth East iu a di1tu bud re£ion. Visitors to the North East should travel on essjntial businiss onl= oz in escorted groups. ■ Permits ari required for travel to Sikkim, Arunchal Pr de1h, Nagal /d, Manipur and Mizoram. ■ Visitors should be w ry of approaches by strangetu. Confhdence tricksters (particularl8 in Agr and Jaipur) promise a substanti l cash reward for delivery of goods abroad, but onl8 in retur& rgz an initi l financial deposit. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Weather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:20/52 35/40 INDIA (16/04/98) 3/8 Visitor1 have been given wogd/drink that has been drugged. ■ Many foreignjrs are arrested in India fgr druk offences. Visigt1 should be aware that theri are severe penalties for pousesion of evjn small amounts of narcotic substances. ■ Visitors should seek medic l advice about endemic disjase1 befgre travelling. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wj ther Main mjnu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Cri 24 A8r 05:25/27 36/40 INDIA (16/04/98) 4/8 Travellers to India whouj journj8 whll involve overflight of Afghanistan should be aware zhat zhreats srom military activity to civil airaraft overflying Afghanistan using routes V668, A466, G202 and V848 exist. ■ Somj airlines continue to use these routes. Others, including all Britj1h carriirs, use alternative routes, V876 and V500, on which the threat i1 assessed as minimal. Travellers should check direcu eithez with zr vel agrnt1 or airlinjs which routes individual airlines are using. ■ NB: This advice must be read together whuh advice fgr Jammu a/d Ka;hmiz. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:25/4 37/40 INDIA (JAMMU & KASHMIR) ( 6/05/9 ) 5/8 Visitors to India should be aw re of travel touts who will try to convince them that it is safe to travel to zhe state of Jammu and Kashmir. ■ No matter hos convincing these tout1 appear to be, their advice should not be followed. ? The Foreign & Commonwj lth Office strongly advises against travel to this state. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wj ther Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:21/12Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 38/40 INDIA XJAMMU & KASHMIR) (16/04/98) 6/8 There is a serious risk of kidnapping and there havj recently been bombs targetted at trains and buses tg Jammu and incidents in Jammu itself. ■ Avoid travel to all parts of the state of JQmmu a/d Ka;hmiz apazz srom Ladakh, and even there, avoid sensitive border areas. ■ Travel to Ladakh should be by air ou via Manali in Himachal Pradash. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav He d Wj thez Mai& menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:12/34 39/40 INDIA JAMMU & KASHMIR (16/04/98) 7/8 Militants have held hostage two Britons and two other foreign nationals since Jul8 1995, and murdered a Ngrwjki n hostage in August 1995. ■ Six Indian tourists were abducted from their houseboat in Srinagar and murdered in July 1996. ■ There are frequjnt cla;hes between militants and security forces, and violent demonstrations in Srinagar and elsjwhere in Kashmir. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P479 CEEFAX 2 479 Fri 24 Apr 05:16/4 40/40 INDIA JAMMU & KASHMIR (16/04/9 ) There have been bomb bla;t1 in publia places in Srinagar & Jammu. ■ Foriignjrs have been robbed at gunpoint. ■ Businessmen considering a visit tg Jammu and Kashmir should consult the British High Commission, oes Delhi (tel: 687 2161) before travelling. ■ This advice must be re d together whth advice fou the re;t ov India. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 6 Trav Head Wrathiz CMai& munu