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The tourism body said it didn’t Earlier this week, DFAT issued a wish to downplay threats to travel advisory suggesting national security, which are at an “credible information” had been all-time high in Kenya due to received in relation to a possible terrorist activities in Somalia, but attack on hotels in the Kenyan said the tourism industry in Kenya capital and prominent govt is maintaining high security levels buildings & airports by terrorists. to ensure visitor safety. Currently DFAT’s overall The head of Perth-based African advisory for Kenya is ‘exercise a specialist Wildlife Safaris Trevor high degree of caution’, while Fernandes told TD on Tue that a visitors are urged to ‘Reconsider lot of effort went into security your need to travel’ to the Nairobi measures ‘behind-the-scenes’, A HUGE representation of key extension of the Deutsche Bahn suburbs of Kibera, Mathare, with security tighter at Nairobi rail industry decision-makers German Rail Pass (TD 21 Mar), Kasirani, and Eastleigh. hotels than in previously targeted came together in Paris recently the new NTV Italo high-speed rail Bordering regions with Somalia, cities, such as New York & London. for RIDE 2012 - the premier world service, and Trenitalia’s new South Sudan and Ethiopia are on He added tourists are generally event for International Rail classes of travel on the DFAT’s ‘Do not travel’ list. safest when booking with a Distribution, attended by all the “FrecciaRossa” high-speed trains. 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The success of the evening had governments in issuing alerts to Ghan departed on Tue on its The event offered a forum for the party eagerly anticipating the their nationals intending to travel annual ANZAC tribute pilgrimage discussion on topics including the next edition of RIDE, in 2014. to various destinations but we from Darwin to Adelaide, with the The entire party gathered to be also wish to point out that is journey retracing steps the service pictured above, at the event. equally important to exercise this took from when it transported DXB traffic increase duty in a responsible manner,” Aussie troops during World War II. 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Travel Shmoo Pty Ltd South Yarra, VIC t

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