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12TH OCT 2008
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 Are black & Asian Britons putting their safety at risk when visiting friends and family abroad. Ensure you ‘know before you go’ is the advice of the Foreign Office
With over a million British citizens visiting Africa, the Caribbean, India and Pakistan each year – many of these visiting friends and family – thousands of Black and Asian British nationals could be putting their safety at risk because they are not preparing for their trips, according to new research by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO).
The results of the study show that whilst Black and Asian British nationals take precautions when they are travelling to holiday destinations such as Europe and the USA, it is often not the case when it comes to visiting friends and family in their country of origin.
 Many travel without insurance, without having had the right vaccinations or even without ensuring they have the correct re-entry documents.
Lord Triesman, Foreign Office Minister responsible for Consular Affairs, said: “It is important to realise that when travelling abroad, situations can arise that cannot be dealt with as easily as if you were at home.
British nationals of Asian origin, visiting their country of origin, should ensure they are fully prepared.”
Check out the Foreign Office website at www.fco.gov.uk/travel for further information.
As part of the Know Before You Go Campaign, the Foreign Office is today issuing the following advice to British citizens visiting friends and family in Africa or the Caribbean:
Provided by The Student Zone (United Kingdom)
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