Backpacker Travel News

RSS

21 September 2006  Thailand 'still safe' as travel destination
 Gap year students thinking of picking up backpacker travel insurance and heading to Thailand - and those already there - have been reassured that the country is still a safe destination, despite the recent coup d'etat in that country.

Keith Betton, head of corporate affairs for the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), told BBC One's Breakfast programme that those looking to travel had no cause to change their plans to visit the country.

Mr Betton said: "People who are travelling, you can still travel. I don't think there is any reason to avoid going to Thailand and certainly the Foreign Office advice has reflected that."

Tourists or those with gap year travel insurance staying in Thailand for the next few months will see "very little" of the impact of the change, according to eTN TravelNewsWire.

Military forces overthrew the government of Thailand, ousting prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, in a non-violent coup this week amidst allegations of corruption.

track© Adfero Ltd

Back to Backpacker Travel News Stories »

Bookmark this article


| | | | |

Related Backpacker Insurance News

15 December 2006  Skint student travellers help the aged
Students, including those with gap year travel insurance, may be inspired to... [more]

Keep up-to-date with the latest Backpacker travel news with our new RSS news feed.

subscribe with enewsblog subscribe with subscribe with feedster
subscribe with pluck subscribe with newsgator subscribe with my yahoo subscribe with my msn

Backpacker Travels is a trading style of Astrenska Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. All policies are administered by Astrenska Ltd trading as Holiday Insurance Web.
© Adfero