Australian Government’s “Do Not Travel” List
Did you know that the Australian government’s Smartraveller site, is amongst the world’s top references for travel advisories, classifies travel risk in several categories?
There is a ‘Do Not Travel’ category. This classification can affect your travel insurance because insurers will examine the coverage issues in travel to these countries.
The current list includes several countries in the midst of wars, and others with major internal issues and conflicts. They are considered dangerous because some of these countries comprises world insurgents, militants and terrorists that target foreigners, especially those from the western countries like USA and Europe.
- Afghanistan
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Guinea
- Iraq
- Niger
- Somalia
- Sudan
This ‘Do Not Travel’ list is compiled based on the government’s assessment of risk, known dangers, and professional threat assessments by security and intelligence agencies. Naturally the countries being listed aren’t too happy and have lodged complains against it. In many cases the ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory has been proven to be accurate. You don’t have to be a military expert or a politician to know, the media will tell you with spreads of news articles and photographs.
Additional Reading: Travel Tips Australia
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Posted: July 31st, 2010 under Travel Observations, Travel Tips.
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