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Travel Advisories In The News

FYI...

Travel advisories for your consideration:

1) Bangkok – Thailand

Anti-government protesters forced a rush hour shutdown of Bangkok's busy elevated train system Tuesday and promised to expand protests that have plunged the Thai capital into chaos by sending teams of demonstrators throughout the city.

2) Athens - Greece

Striking public transport workers halted Athens's buses, trams and metro for six hours on Tuesday in protest against the austerity measures being introduced to tackle Greece's debt crisis. 

   

 

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New Celebrity Eclipse to Rescue Stranded British Travelers

Brand new Celebrity Eclipse is headed to Spain to rescue stranded British tourists. In celebration of it's launch, the 2,8500 passenger ship was scheduled to depart Southampton for a two night cruise. Instead it will help retrieve some of the estimated 150,000 stranded abroad.

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Britain to Open U.K. Airports

LONDON — Britain's government said U.K. airports — including London's Heathrow Airport — would reopen Tuesday, as European terminals lurched back to life while the danger from Iceland's volcanic ash plume eased. Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis said all British airports would reopen at 2100GMT (1700EST), allowing passenger services into the U.K. to resume. Britain's Civil Aviation Authority said all U.K. airspace would reopen at the same time.