The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has advised against travel to some or all parts of 66 countries deemed “too dangerous”. The list includes Syria, Russia, Lebanon and 63 other nations, as well as areas of popular tourist destinations including Turkey and Thailand.
Eight new countries have been added to the FCDO’s ‘red list’ or ‘black list’, including Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Sudan, Lebanon, Israel, Belarus and the Palestinian territories. These warnings come ahead of the spring and summer holiday season, reports Birmingham Live. In some cases, travel is advised against for an entire country, in others it is just certain areas of a country.
It is always worth checking the latest updated information for your intended destination on the FCDO website, which lists 226 countries and territories. Often, travelling to a country where it is advised against will invalidate your travel insurance.
The 24 ‘black list’ destinations that the Foreign Office advises…
