Travel: Tourism tax and Foreign Office warnings

What should you be aware of when headed abroad this year?

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00:00 What do you think about when you go to book a holiday? Is it how to get the best price,

00:06 or perhaps if your hotel is close enough to the beach? Well, holidaygoers may have to

00:11 consider a few more factors when it comes to travelling this year.

00:14 If you're a regular traveller to Turkey, you should be aware that as of May 1st, the

00:18 Foreign Office issued a warning to UK holidaymakers to cut all but essential travel to certain

00:24 parts of the country. This comes as the FCDO issued advice against all travel to within

00:30 10km of the border with Syria due to fighting and a heightened risk of terrorism.

00:35 Another factor for travellers to consider is the fact that spots like Gran Canaria and

00:39 Tenerife are now to impose a tourism tax on tourists in order to attempt to control visitor

00:44 numbers. There are also three areas that the Foreign

00:47 Office lists as places to avoid. These include the Syrnak city, as well as anywhere along

00:53 the border of Turkey and Syria. Does this deter you from going on holiday

00:57 at all? Well, let's talk to the people in our region to find out what they thought about

01:01 this news. Let's take a look.

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