Travel warnings 2025: Safety in popular holiday countries at risk!

Travel warnings 2025: Safety in popular holiday countries at risk!

Ägypten, Land - The Federal Foreign Office has published updated travel warnings and information for popular holiday countries today. In an increasingly insecure global situation, the authority emphasizes the need for travelers to find out in advance about the security situation in the target regions. In particular, the danger of terrorist attacks and kidnappings remains present worldwide, as also make the threats from organizations such as "Al Qaida" and the "Islamic State" (IS) clear. Even after the latest terrorist attacks against Israel on October 7, 2023, the mobilization potential remains increased, which increases the need to regularly find out about the security situation.

Currently, several popular holiday countries are affected by partial travel warnings that affect specific areas within the countries. The most important travel destinations that travelers should pay attention to include:

• Egypt: partial travel warning since March 2025 due to attacks by the Huthi militia in the Red Sea. Affected areas are the north of the Sinai Peninsula and remote areas of the Sahara.
• Türkiye: Safety instructions are particularly aimed at the border areas in Iraq and Syria, including the provinces Şanlıurfa, Mardin, Sırnak and Hakkâri.
• Lebanon, Syria, Libya and Israel: There are also partial travel warnings in these countries, although they do not represent typical vacation destinations.
• Greece: Travel warning due to earthquake events on the islands of Santorini, Crete and Euböa.
• India: partial travel warning for the regions of Jammu, Kashmir, Punjab as well as areas on the border with Pakistan and Manipur.
• Japan: Partial travel warning concerns the evacuated areas after the reactor accident in Fukushima.
• Philippines: A partial travel warning applies due to politically motivated, armed disputes.

risks and measures for travelers

travel warnings are an urgent appeal to refrain from traveling to certain countries or regions if there are specific dangers to life and life. The travel warnings can be interpreted as "extraordinary circumstances" that enable free cancellations of package tours. Affected travelers should therefore contact their tour operators directly.

Individual travelers often face more complex challenges. Airlines usually only reimburse plane tickets if the flight is annoyed, while even booked accommodations are usually to be paid. Travel cancellations often only cover unexpected diseases or personal emergencies.

behavioral information for travelers

The Federal Foreign Office emphasizes that the degree of terrorist threat varies depending on the country and that the risks of becoming a victim of an attack are relatively low compared to other travel travel such as accidents or illnesses. Nevertheless, it is important for travelers to be aware of the risk and to act as a security.

Proactive information about the current conditions in the travel destination, including local and international media, is urgently recommended. Travelers should also immediately report suspicious processes such as unattended luggage or strange behavior to the local police or security authorities. MOZ.de and Foreign Office offer comprehensive information on the current travel warnings and security sites.