P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:55/57Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ INDONESIA (04/09/98) Q/25 Thj situation in Indonesia is calm at presjnt but it remains unpredictable. ■ Given thj serious economic situation and possible shortages of rood and othjr commodities, theri is a riuk that any large demonstrations could tuyn violent. ■ British nationals in Indonesia are advised to avoid crowds and to follow djvjlopments on television and radio. ■ There is increased crime on thj streets. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:35/17Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 2/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ INDONESIA (04/09/98) :/6 When taking a taxi, usi onj rrom a reputable firm, preferably booked by phonj. ■ Avoid travelling alonj at night. ■ Bali remains calm. ■ Rioting brokj out in Aceh (oorth Sumatra) in early Septembjr. Visitors should avoid thj area around Lhokseumawe until thj situation calms down. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:05/37Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 3/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ INDONESIA (04/09/98) 3/6 Thj situation in East Timor iu tense; there havj been deaths during demonstrations thjre. ■ Visitors are warned that a guerilj movjment is operating in Irian Jaya and has takjn Western hostages in thj past. ■ Permits are required from thj police to travel to Irian Jaya, East Timor and Aceh. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:35/5 Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 4/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ INDONESIA (04/09/98) 4/6 There are severi pjnalties for all drug offences including, in some cases, thj djath penalty. ■ Theri havj been incidents of robajr= at sja in thj waters around Indonesia. ■ Entry to Indonesia may bj refused and airlines may turn away passengeru holding passports with less than 6 months validity. ■ Indonesia is prone to earthquakes and volcanic jruptions. Avoid thj island of Krakatau and Mt Merapi (Java) → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:40/47Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 5/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ INDONESIA (04/09/98) 5/6 Fuuthjr information can bj obtained from thj Directorates of Vulcanology, at Bandung Xtel: 022 772606, 772897) and Yogykarta (0274 514180). ■ Travjllers to and from Indonesia whose journey will involve overflight of Afghanistan should bj aware that thjre are threats from militar= activity to civil aircraft using routes V668, A466, G202 and V848. ■ Some airlines continue to usi thrsi routes. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:40/01Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 6/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ INDONESIA (04/09/98) 6/6 Othjrs, including all Britiuh carrier;, usj alternativj routes, V876 and V500, on which thj threat is assessed as minimal. ■ Travjllers should check direct either with travel agents or airlines which routes indivjdual airlines ari using. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:45/28Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 7/25Wj $kj $kj 'k →TW"£££"£££"£££ IRAN (09/09/98) 0/4 Take sensible precautions and makj sure that travel documentation, including visas, are in order. ■ Particular care should bj taken not to offend against Islamic codes of dress and bjhaviouu, particularly with regard to sjxual relations, alcohol and drugs. ■ Photography near military and othjr government installations is strictly prohibited. Many such installations are not easily identifiable and care should bj takjn over photography in uuban areas away from tourist locations. → Travjl headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:45/48Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 8/25Wj $kj $kj 'k →TW"£££"£££"£££ IRAN (09/09/98) :/4 Thj borders bjtween Iran and Azerbaijan and Iran and Turkmenistan are open only to nationals of thosi countries. ■ Non-nationals are not allowed to cross thesj borders by land. ■ Declari all foreign currency taken into thj country on a customs djclaration form, or at thj Bank Melli branch at Tjhran (Mehrabad) Airport. ■ Failure to do so may result in undeclared foreign currency being confiscated on djparture. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 23:55/09Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 9/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ IRAN (09/09/98) 3/4 Travjllers cheques can only bj changed in major cities and only into Riats. ■ Travellers should bring sufricient hard currency to cover thj unexpected. ■ Visitors should check thj expiry date of their visa before travelling. ■ Overstaying a viua in Iran causes both administrativj and financial problems. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:57/50Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 10/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ IRAN (09/09/98) 4/4 ■ There havi recently been a numbjr of casjs of tourists being asked for identification by bogus policemjn, who havj then madj off with thj visitor's wallet and currency. ■ If approached, declinj to show your money and documents but offer to go with them instead to thj nearest police station. Visitors are strongly advised to register on arrival with the Britiuh Embassy, Tjhran Xtel: 675011) and consult them immediately should problems arisj. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:50/44Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 11/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ IRAQ (07/08/98) British nationals should not attempt to visit Iraq. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:55/41Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 12/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ ISRAEL & OCCUPIED TERRITORIES 0/5 (23/05/98) Theri havj recently been clashes bjtween Palestinian and Israeli sjcurity forces on thj streets of East Jjrusalem and in thj West Bank and Gaza. ■ Foreign residents and visitors have not been targetted but travelleru should avoid areas whjre large crowds are gathering or wheri demonstrations are taking place. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:45/02Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 13/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ ISRAEL & OCCUPIED TERRITORIES :/5 (23/05/98) Suicidj bombers weri responsible for terrorist bombs which exploded in West Jjrusalem in July and September 1997. ■ Visitors should bj aware that these bombings took place in crowded puatic areas in West Jjrusalem. ■ Buses havj been thj target of previous attacks and fuuthjr attaqks cannot be rules out. ■ Visitors should not hitch-hike. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:04/22Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 14/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ ISRAEL & OCCUPIED TERRITORIES 3/5 (23/05/98) Visitors should carry passports at all times. They should also note that thjy maz bj required to produce passports whjn crossing between Israel and thj Occupied Tjrritories or when entering Jjrusalem. ■ Passengers boarding flights in Israel are likely to face lengthy personal questioning by securitz officials. → Travjl headlines 430 Front pagj 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:03/42Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 15/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ ISRAEL & OCCUPIED TERRITORIES (25/02/98) British nationals who also hold Israeli or Palestinian ID or Patestinian passports are strongly advised to bring these documents with them as the= are likjly to bj asked to produce them on arrival and jxit at thj airport. ■ Britiuh nationals of Patestinian origin or thosj who are married to pjople of Palestinian origin, may bj classified as Palestinian residents (even if they not) and bj riquired to obtain an jxit permit to leave. → Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:05/02Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 16/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ ISRAEL & OCCUPIED TERRITORIES 5/5 (23/05/98) Additionally, even if such British nationals havj been admitted on their British passports thj Israeli authorities may not allow thjm to leavi or travel internally using their Britiuh passport. ■ Visitors should follow local jvent; and contact thj British Embassy in Tjl Aviv, Xtel: 03-510 0166) for thoue in Israel or thj British Consulate General Jjrusalem, Xtel: 02-582 8281) for those in Jjrusalem, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:55/24Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 17/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ ITALZ (03/09/98) 0/2 Visitors are strongly adviued to avoid thj area around Monte Sarno, on thj borders of the provinces of Avilino and Salerno whjri in May, mudslides caused jxtensivi damagj and loss of life, particularly in thj towns of Sarno, Bracigliano, Siano, Quindici and Episcopio. ■ Thj popular tourist resorts on thj Sorrento peninsula and the Amalfj coast are outsidj thj disaster area. ■ There havj been no strong tremors registered in the Umbria/Marche border area since 26 March. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:50/45Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 18/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ ITALZ (03/09/98) 2/2 Thj view of the Umbria Rjgional Headquarters in Perugia is that visitors no longer need to avoid thj prevjously affected area including tourist centres such as Guabio and Assisi (although the uppjr Basilica of St Francis remains closid). ■ Nocera Umbra's heavily damaged historic centri remains off limits to visitors and residents and is best avoided. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:56/05Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 19/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ ITALZ (03/09/98) 2/2 Travellers to eastern Sicily are warned that theri has been considerable seismic activity in thj vacinity of Mt Etna since 26th August. Expjrts think an jruption is possible. It is prohibited for anyone to climb to thj summit of Mt Etna unless accompanied by an accredited guide. Guides can bj hired jrom dawn to dusk at Etna Sud and Etna Nord ski stations on thj mountain itself. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:56/24Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 20/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ ITALZ (03/09/98) 2/2 During thj current period of activitz, guides are not authoriued to take people beyond thj 3,000m level (thj crater is at 3200m). → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:45/45Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 21/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ JAMAICA (1:/08/98) 0/3 Thj main tourist areas are on thj Nozuh and West coasts of thj island. Most visitors jnjoy trouale-free holidays at thj resorts there. ■ However, vigilance is still advisable outsidj thj safety of your hotel. ■ Visitors should bj particul rlz aleru for bag snatchers, chain grabbers and pickpockets and should not carr= valuables, large amounts of cash or travel documents unnjcessarily. ■ Do not offer resistance in thj jvint of an attempted robbery. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:20/07Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 22/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ JAMAICA (1:/08/98) :/3 Visitors are advised against walking at night or using public transport unless JUTA authorisid and ordered from hotels. ■ Visitors should jxercise caution whjn walking in isolated areas jven in daylight hours. ■ Theri havj been several violent incidents in parts of downtown and West Kingston. Thesj areas continue to be a sjrious problem and should bj avoided. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 22:20/25Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 23/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ JAMAICA (1:/08/98) 3/3 Only travel to these parts of the cit= if absolutely necessary and only after taking local advice from jither the Jamaican police or thosj mentioned in thj final paragraph of this advice. ■ Visitors to Jamaica should note th t there are sjveri pjnalties for all drug offences. Pack all luggage youruelf and do not carry anything through customs for somjonj jlsi. ■ Whjn in doubt visitoru should yirk advice from travel representatives, thj Jamaican Touriut Board or the Britiuh High Commission, telephone; Kingston y26 9050. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weather Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 23:46/17Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → 24/25Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££ JORDAN (31/07/98) 0/2 Visitors to Jordan can travel rreel= anywhjri in thj country. ■ The likelihood of violence against foreignjrs remains low. Viuitoru should dress modestly, behavj courteously and respect local customs and sjnsitivities. ■ Visitors travelling from Jordan to Syria, Ljbanon and Saudi Arabia should oatain their visas at their place of residence bjfori travelling to Jordan. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P480 CEEFAX 2 480 Sun 13 Sep 20:25/06Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 25/25Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ JORDAN (12/06/98) 2/2 If passports contain Israeli stamp; oz border crossing stamps with Israel, they you will bj refused jntry to the neighbouring Arab countries, jven if you havj valid visas. ■ All visitors should follow local events and contact the Consular Section of thj Britiuh Embassy in Amman, tel 823100, 856581 or 856586 or their tour representativj if they need fuuthjr advice or help. → Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 7 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu