Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

British tourists sue Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

Eight British tourists are suing a South African safari park after they became trapped by a pride of wild lions when their tour vehicle overturned.

Spain

Two British tourists drown in Spain

The receptionist at the Top Molinos Park Hotel in the resort of Salou, south of Tarragona, alerted the emergency services at 1.36 am after friends said that Mack Porter, 29, and Michelle Clydesdale, 2

Cruise News

Royal Caribbean: 'Cheap' Brits are poor tippers

One of the top players in the cruise vacation industry is playing with the idea of modifying its tipping policy because of the reluctance of passengers from Britain to offer gratuities on board their

Samoa Travel Advisory Issued For British Tourists

Foreign Office advises UK tourists to steer clear of Samoa

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office website has been amended today to advise against all but essential travel to Samoa until further notice.

Foreign Office Warns British Tourists

UK tourists warned of a ''general threat'' of terrorism against Germany

The Foreign Office said a video message - claimed to have been made by al Qaida - had been released urging Germans not to re-elect its government and to remove its troops from Afghanistan.

Brits Behaving Badly

Drunk and peeing on a statue - must be a British tourist

The reputation of Britons abroad suffered yet another setback this week, when 19-year-old Thomas Strong was expelled from Turkey for exposing himself and shouting obscenities at a statue of the nation

British Tourists Sentenced

British tourists in Brazil fraud receive community service sentence

RIO DE JANEIRO — Two British tourists found guilty of attempted fraud for falsely declaring a robbery were given a community service sentence by a Rio de Janeiro judge on Wednesday.

British Tourists' Trial In Brazil

British 'insurance scam' tourists due to go on trial today

Two British law graduates who spent six days in a notorious Rio jail after being accused of attempted fraud were due to go on trial in Brazil today.

Latvia

Riga's mayor: "I'm sick of drunk rowdy British tourists"

RIGA — Latvia's capital Riga is fed up with unruly British tourists who head to the city for boozy holidays, damaging its reputation among other would-be visitors, its mayor said in an interview pub

UK-Greece

Britain launches campaign to tame young British tourists in Greece

Britain has launched a campaign to urge young British holidaymakers in Greece to stay out of alcohol-related trouble, a British foreign office minister said on Wednesday.

North Korea

UK tourists' visas suspended by North Korea

North Korea has suspended visas for tourists from Britain, a Beijing-based travel agency said, citing the state-run travel company.

UK

British tourists are ready to return to Mexico

Last month’s outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which led to the cancellation of thousands of flights and holidays, saw bookings plummet by around 80 per cent, while hotel occupancy reached a record low.

Crete

British tourists arrested on Crete over nun stunt

HANIA, Greece — Seventeen British tourists were arrested on the island of Crete Sunday for insulting the Catholic church after they paraded themselves dressed "in nun attire and naughty lingerie", p

Tourists Escape Pirates' Attack

British tourists narrowly avoid being captured by Somali pirates

The tourist party had disembarked just hours before the luxury Indian Ocean Explorer and its seven-man crew, all from the Seychelles, were seized.

French Alps

British tourists fall to death in Alpine ravine

Two British tourists have plunged to their deaths down a French Alpine ravine that has claimed the lives of seven other holidaymakers in 10 years.

UK

UK sets sex code for its tourists

British holidaymakers to the United Arab Emirates have been told not to have sex outside marriage or kiss in public in strong government warnings
over how to behave in Muslim countries.

Spain

Spanish tourism plunges as Britons stay at home

Madrid - Arrivals of foreign tourists to Spain, the world's second biggest tourist destination, plummeted in November as top customers Britons and Germans stayed at home during the global economic slo

France

British tourists in fatal French coach crash

A coach packed with British pensioners was involved in a massive pile-up which left at least one person dead and 39 injured on a fog-covered French motorway.

Do Not Panic After Costa Bombs

Brit tourists told not to panic

British tourists travelling to Spain are being advised to go ahead with their holiday plans despite bombs on the Costa del Sol.

Coming To US? US Wants To Know, 3 Days In Advance

US to demand 72hrs notice for British tourists

British visitors to the United States will have to register their trip with the American government 72 hours before they leave under new plans.

All travellers from countries which do not currently require a visa will be forced to tell the Americans that they are coming.