REDUCING RISKS WHEN TRAVELLING

POST TominScotland

DATE Jan 13, 07:03

The recent tragic attacks in Tunisia, Egypt and now Turkey highlight the vulnerabilities we all face when we travel on a daily basis. I wonder at what point the behaviour of business travellers will change as a result? At what point will you start to rethink your own travel plans through the Middle East? I go there frequently and have not really given this much thought. I am due two visits to Turkey this year but have already been asked a few times whether I really need to go.

stevescoots Jan 13, 08:51

It would take a major incident originating out of Doha or Dubai for me to rethink plans. That said, I am a careful traveller, always checking out the exits as soon as I go in somewhere, getting a real taxi (with seatbelts) and only travelling off the beaten track with local friends.

canucklad Jan 13, 09:23

My natural instinct is to say I wouldn’t alter anything I do, as to do so is to cede a part of my liberty to the terrorists, thus allowing them victory. Then I reflect on all the places, and all the things I’ve done that have been blighted by these easily brainwashed lunatic murderers. As the list grows, from most poignantly Bali to losing a member of my step-family in Westgate [Nairobi], it dawns on me that I’m already changing the way I think and behave.

SimonS1 Jan 14, 11:44

All a question of being practical, really. Travelling around Africa, I rarely stay in big five-star hotels, avoid the big expat locations and generally stick to FCO advice. See “Risky business”,