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Foreign Office warns against travel to parts of Turkey, Mexico and Thailand

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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) offers guidance for travel to any of 226 nations and territories in a bid to help people make informed decisions and stay safe. Regular updates advise people of any entry or visa requirements, as well as safety and security measures and risks, and weather warnings.

It can be extremely useful to have as much information about the place you are visiting as possible, reports the Liverpool Echo. If you travel to a destination the FCDO warns against visiting, you may put yourself and other members of your group at risk, as well as voiding your travel insurance.




And the FCDO currently warns against visiting some parts of Turkey, Mexico, Thailand and Egypt. Here are the details for each in full:

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Turkey

The Foreign Office’s latest travel guidance for Turkey(Image: FCDO)

Millions of people travel to Turkey from the UK each year, and most of these trips are free from issues. The FCDO advises against travel in a number of parts of the country, though thankfully the resorts most popular with British tourists are considerably far from these.

As per its latest guidance, the Foreign Office advises:

  • against all travel to within 10km of the border with Syria due to fighting and a heightened risk of terrorism

  • against all but essential travel to Sirnak city

  • advises against all but essential travel to Hakkari Province

Mexico

The FCDO’s latest travel guidance for Mexico(Image: FCDO)

Hundreds of thousands of trips to Mexico are made from the UK each year. As per its latest guidance, the Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the following parts of Mexico:

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