Tag: holidaymakers

• Tuesday, December 31st 2019 - 11:48 UTC

  Thousands of Australian holidaymakers trapped on a beach close to fire ravaged Sydney

  

  Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were trapped on a beach in fire-ravaged southeast Australia on Tuesday, as blazes ringed a popular tourist area leaving no escape by land. As many as four thousand people are trapped on the foreshore of the encircled seaside town of Mallacoota, as smoke turned day to night and the authorities said nearby fires were causing extreme thunderstorms and “ember attacks”.

• Tuesday, January 9th 2018 - 09:24 UTC

  Holidays' scam: Britons encouraged to say they were sick to collect claims on return home

  

  Millions of Britons are being encouraged to say they were sick while on holiday, according to the Association of British Travel Agents. A poll carried out for ABTA suggests that 19% of all holidaymakers may have been approached by a claims management company on their return home.