What are Government travel warnings all about?
Since the tragic Bali terrorist bombing, at least one of their purposes seems to be protecting the governments in questions from criticism by their own citizens. Travel warnings such as this one have been recently posted by governments around the world: “Following the recent tsunami, until local conditions improve we recommend against all but essential travel to affected resorts and towns along Thailand’s west coast, in particular Phuket, Krabi and Khao Lak… The infrastructure and public services are severely disrupted.” While goverments have every right to advise their citizens however they deem fit, it is odd that they are parties to disseminating damaging, inaccurate information.
