Security Insights
Clear analysis of the security issues that can affect international travel.
Security conditions can change quickly, but not every incident affects every traveller in the same way.
Our Security Insights examine civil unrest, crime, regional instability, personal safety and wider security developments, with a focus on practical relevance, context and what changing conditions may mean for your journey.
Conflict Zone Travel Assistance: When Assistance Needs to Be More Than a Hotline
In a conflict zone, having an assistance number is not the same as having an assistance capability. For NGOs, journalists, researchers and humanitarian workers, the difference can become critical when commercial routes close, security conditions deteriorate or evacuation becomes necessary.
Student Travel Assistance for Universities
Universities have a responsibility to support students travelling overseas for study, placements, research and international programmes. Here is how student travel assistance can provide practical support when students need help abroad.
Ethiopia Travel Update: Flights Suspended as Fighting Escalates in the North
Fighting has intensified across northern Ethiopia, with flights suspended to several airports and communications disrupted in Tigray. Here is what travellers need to know about the current situation.
What Is a Travel Security Alert - and What Does It Actually Mean?
Travel security alerts can range from general information to urgent warnings about a developing situation. Understanding what an alert actually means can help travellers make better-informed decisions while abroad.
Civil Unrest Abroad: Stay, Move or Leave?
Civil unrest can change a journey quickly. Knowing whether to stay where you are, move to a safer location or leave depends on your location, available routes and how the situation is developing.