As the year draws to a close, many Britons may be looking ahead to their 2026 holiday plans.
But there are certain places across the globe where travel is considered riskier, with the Foreign Office (FCDO) currently issuing warnings for 55 destinations.
Holidaymakers who ignore the warnings and travel to these countries risk finding themselves without any form of support should problems arise during their visit.
The FCDO has cautioned that travellers may also be putting their personal safety at risk by visiting these destinations.
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The travel guidance is only implemented when the FCDO assesses that British citizens face dangers it considers excessive.
Such assessments may stem from situations including armed conflicts affecting the area.
Terrorist threats can also trigger these warnings, though the FCDO applies specific criteria before issuing such advice.
Natural disasters represent another category of risk that may prompt travel warnings to be put in place.
The Foreign Office currently has travel warnings covering 55 destinations in place
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The FCDO said: "Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from FCDO.
"We only advise against travel if we think the risk to British nationals is unacceptably high."
The Government may issue warnings for entire nations or solely for particular regions within a country.
Travellers can access specific details through the "warnings and insurance" section on each destination's travel advice page.
The FCDO advises against all travel to:
- Afghanistan
- Belarus
- Burkina Faso
- Haiti
- Iran
- Mali
- Niger
- Russia
- South Sudan
- Syria
- Yemen
The Foreign Office advises against travel to all parts of 11 different countries
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The FCDO also advises against travel to certain parts of a number of countries.
These include:
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Benin
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Palestine
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Venezuela
- Western Sahara
The FCDO can also advise against "all but essential" travel to some places.
It says: "We sometimes advise against all but essential travel. You must decide whether your travel is essential.
"For example, you may have urgent family or business commitments.
"Only you can make an informed decision based on your individual circumstances and the risks."
It currently advises against all but essential travel to North Korea.
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