‘Do not journey’ warning slapped on 76 international locations by Foreign Office – full listing
Various travel warnings have been issued by the UK Government, including advice against ‘all travel’ and ‘all but essential travel’
Countries have been slapped with a ‘do not travel’ warning
Officials are constantly updating the list of countries UK tourists should not travel to as war rages in the Middle East. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued various travel warnings, including advice against “all travel” and “all but essential travel” to entire countries or parts of nations.
There are currently 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, with 76 of them flagged as having no-go zones. The warnings impact holiday hotspots like Thailand, in the Far East, and United Arab Emirates, where Brits frequently enjoy holidays to Dubai.
PM Sir Keir Starmer has tried to reassure Brits as conflict erupts in the region. He said: “I know the situation in the Middle East is worrying for British people in the region, and at home.
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“It’s my duty as Prime Minister to keep British people safe. I will be answering questions on the steps we took over the weekend in Parliament.”
Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday (March 2), he said he UK is not joining the US and Israel in their attacks on Iran. The PM told MPs: “It is simply not possible to shoot down every Iranian missile and every drone after they’ve been launched. The only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source, in their storage depots or at the launches.”
He said the US requested permission to use British bases “for that specific and limited defensive purpose”, which the Government accepted. The Labour leader added: “To be clear, the use of British bases is limited to the agreed defensive purposes; we are not joining the US and Israeli offensive strikes.
“The basis for our decision is the collective self-defence of long-standing friends and allies and protecting British lives.“It is in accordance with international law, and we produced a summary of our legal advice, which clearly sets this out. We will keep the decision under review.”
FCDO advises against all travel to the following:
Afghanistan
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Haiti
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Mali
Niger
Palestine
South Sudan
Syria
Venezuela
Yemen
FCDO advises against all travel to parts
Algeria
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Benin – northern border
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Moldova
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Nigeria
Pakistan
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Western Sahara
FCDO advises against all but essential travel
Bahrain
Cuba
North Korea
Kuwait
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts
Angola
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Brazil
Cambodia
Colombia
Ecuador
Ghana
Guatemala
Kosovo
Laos
Malaysia
Mexico
Papua New Guinea
Peru Rwanda
Tanzania
Thailand
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