Zakon o putovanju: Izbjegnite opasne odmore 2017

Planning a vacation? Please consider, among other things, your planned destination and the incidence of criminal activity, terrorism and disease in the local environment as well as the nature and type of accidents which tourists have previously sustained running the spectrum from wrongful death to slip, trips and falls. This is the fifth year that we have posted dangerous destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases.

The Safest Destinations

In D’Ambrosio, Peace Index Rates The Safest Destinations, travelmarketreport (6/20/2016) it was noted that “Iceland, Denmark and Austria are the three safest countries in the world. That’s the finding of this year’s Global Peace Index (GPI) published annually by the Institute of Economic and Peace. The study rates 163 countries based on 23 factors, including violent crime, political terror, import/export of weapons, refugee influx and violent demonstrations. Rounding out the Top Ten peaceful destinations are New Zealand, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Canada, Japan and Slovenia”.

2017 Survey: Safe & Unsafe Destinations

In Holiday destinations Brits fear most, etn.travel (1/27/2017) it was noted that “Turkey has become one of the world’s most popular countries to visit for holidaymakers but terrorism and the war in Syria has frightened Brits recently and now more than one in four of us believe it to be the world’s most unsafe travel destination…Turkey tops the list as the most unsafe holiday destination (27%) followed by Egypt (18%) and Tunisia in third…France was recognized as Europe’s most unsafe country…Brits feel most safe deciding on the ‘staycation’ (26%) but for those travelling abroad, Spain remains a firm favorite with 20% feeling the most secure whilst on holiday there. Neighboring Portugal came in fifth as the safest destination behind Canada in third and surprisingly the United States…in fourth”.

Najveće pretnje, zaista

In Friedman, Islamic State and Climate Change Seen as World’s Greatest Threats, Poll Says, nytimes (8/1/2017) it was noted that “Climate change is essentially tied with the Islamic State as the most-feared security threat across much of the world-except in the United States, where cyberattacks are considered a greater danger than global warming according to a Pew Research Center report released on Tuesday. Residents of 13 countries ranked climate change as the greatest threat to national security while in 17 countries the Islamic State was considered a more immediate problem”.

European Travel Alert Extended

In US extends European travel alert: ‘Terrorists focus on tourist sites as attack targets, eturbonews (9/2/2017) it was noted that “The alert, issued Thursday, cites ‘widely reported incidents’ in France, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain and Finland, adding that the State Department ‘remains concerned about the potential for future terrorist attacks’. It goes on to state that extremists are continuing to focus on ‘tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/ shopping malls and local government facilities as viable targets”.

Nakon Las Vegasa: Odabir sigurnosti hotela

U Hsu, pucanje u Las Vegasu naglašava izbore sigurnosti hotela, svaki put (10.) je zabilježeno da je “prije nego što je napadač u nedjelju u Las Vegasu ubio više od 2 ljudi, policija je rekla da je donio arsenal pušaka pored obezbjeđenja i do njegove sobe na 2017. spratu u hotelu Mandalay Bay. To što je strijelac… mogao odnijeti najmanje 50 komada vatrenog oružja i stotine metaka municije u sobu jasno naglašava sigurnosne prioritete ugostiteljskih kompanija. U želji da izgledaju privlačno gostima, mnogi hoteli koriste lakši dodir. Bezbednost u većini hotela se umesto toga fokusira na ograničavanje krađe, zadržavanje neposlušnih pijanaca i otkrivanje ljudi koji lutaju hodnicima bez sobe, rekao je gospodin Segal, konsultant za bezbednost kompanije za zaštitu izvršnih organa, AS Solution. Hoteli u Sjedinjenim Državama i Evropi su 'mnogo sporiji u prihvatanju' u pogledu šansi za nasilje, u poređenju sa Bliskim istokom i Afrikom... Eksplozivni skeneri i rendgenski aparati - standardna oprema na aerodromskim terminalima - i dalje će biti retki u hotela zbog ogromne premije koju klijenti stavljaju na svoju privatnost, rekao je Jim Stover, viši potpredsjednik prakse za nekretnine i ugostiteljstvo u Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., brokerskoj agenciji za osiguranje”.

ISIS Strategy

In Callimachi, Not ‘Lone Wolves’ After All: How ISIS Guides World’s Terror Plots From Afar, nytimes (2/4/2017) it was noted that “remotely guided plots in Europe, Asia and the United States in recent years, including the attack on a community center in Garland, Tex., were initially labeled the work of ‘lone wolves’ with no operational ties to the Islamic State, and only later was direct communication with the group discovered. While the trail of many of these plots led back to planners living in Syria, the very nature of the group’s method of remote plotting means there is little dependence on its maintaining a safe haven there or in Iraq. And visa restrictions and airport security mean little to attackers who strike where they live and no longer have to travel abroad for training”.

Terror News Reports

In Shane, Is News of Terror Attacks Underplayed? Experts Say No, nytimes (2/7/2017) it was noted that “Margaret Thatcher famously declared that ‘we must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend’…Years of books and articles critiquing the ‘symbiosis’ of terrorism and news media coverage have pointed out that terrorists usually seek to promote a political or ideological cause and spectacular violence with the specific goal of attracting attention. News executives, while sometimes expressing mixed feelings about giving terrorists what they seek, have generally felt obliged to give such attacks ample coverage…In the United States since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, even failed terrorist plots often have drawn saturation coverage-think of the fizzled so-called underwear bomb on a Detroit-bound airliner in Christmas Day 2009 or the SUV jury-rigged to blow up that produced only smoke in Times Square on a May night in 2010″.

Trip Advisor za prijavu seksualnih napada

U Schwartzu, TripAdvisor će identificirati hotele u kojima je došlo do seksualnih napada, svaki put (11.) je zabilježeno da je „Odgovarajući na ono što je jedan stručnjak za putovanja kategorizirao kao 'poziv za buđenje', TripAdvisor je počeo postavljati simbole pored hotela i odmarališta koje su identifikovane kao lokacije seksualnih napada i drugih velikih problema. Na osnovu izveštaja vesti, kao i komentara TripAdvisor zajednice, upozorenja su osmišljena da identifikuju probleme zdravlja, bezbednosti i diskriminacije u svim kategorijama putovanja na veb lokaciji, rekao je portparol kompanije”.

Zdravstveni problemi u inostranstvu

Kako je navedeno u Turizmu: 49 posto zdravstvenih problema na putovanju vezano je za destinaciju, eturbonews (6.) “Opservatorij (TIO) uz podršku Svjetske turističke organizacije 25 posto zdravstvenih problema koji pogađaju turiste i putnike kada posjećuju druge zemlje vezano je za zemlju destinacije, kao što su gastrointestinalne ili respiratorne infekcije. 2015 posto problema s kojima se susreću putnici odnosi se na traume, posebno frakture”.

Air Ambulance Fees

In Thompson, Rising complaints about sky high air ambulance fees, komonews (4/12/2017) it was noted that “In a true emergency, if you call a ground ambulance, your insurance company is likely to pay most of the cost, but insurance companies say air ambulances charge such huge bills, they’re only willing to pay a fraction of the cost, and that means you as the consumer are stuck to pay the rest of the bill. And that cost can be high. Consumer Reports says the average bill for medical helicopters is more than $30,000…Be aware that in many states, including the state of Washington, insurance regulators have no jurisdiction over medical air transport companies. A federal law passed in 1978 prohibits states from regulating price, routes or service of air ambulance operators”.

Strana hrana koja vas može ubiti

U Morseu, 5 stranih namirnica koje vas mogu ubiti (ali biste svejedno trebali jesti), smartertravel (1.) navedeno je „Koliko ste daleko spremni ići da biste uživali u rijetkoj deliciji? Ove strane namirnice nisu samo ukusne – one su i potencijalno smrtonosne! …Fugu. Samo komadić loše pripremljene fugu ribe može vas dovesti u paralizu, nakon koje će brzo uslijediti smrt. Ali ako je pravilno pripremljeno, ukusno je… Sannakji. Kao da je vaša hrana mučena i pojedena živa? Svidjet će vam se vijugava hobotnica, hrana koja uzvraća. Maloj hobotnici se odsjeku noge dok je još živa - a zatim se udovi koji se još uvijek kreću nude gostima. Pažljivo žvačite, jer se gumeni čepovi na pipcima za mlaćenje mogu zalijepiti za unutrašnjost vašeg grla... Gorka manioka. Ovaj grm, porijeklom iz Južne Amerike, dobar je izvor ugljikohidrata – ali i dobar izvor cijanida… Ako gorka kasava nije pravilno natopljena i osušena, može sadržavati dovoljno otrova da vas ubije… Džinovska žaba bik. Jeste li ikada pogledali žabu bika široku sedam stopa... Pažljivo provjerite kalendar ako razmišljate da jedete ovu namibijsku poslasticu. Ovi divovi su sigurni za jelo tek nakon sezone parenja ili treće kiše u godini, nakon što je žaba dovoljno zrela da počne graktati. Ako ga jedete u pogrešno doba godine...mogli biste patiti od zatajenja bubrega...Ackee. Ackee, nacionalno voće Jamajke je bukvalno zabranjeno voće... Kada je ackee nezreo, pun je otrova i potencijalno smrtonosan za jelo”. Uživajte.

Organization Of This Treatise

The information in this treatise is categorized by region, types of accidents and by country and includes some discussions about liability theories, personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens and choice of law. Included in these misadventures is a section on Behaving Yourself while abroad and being arrested for failing to respect local customs and traditions.

For a complete country-by-country analysis, kliknite ovdje.

Autor, Thomas A. Dickerson, je penzionisani pomoćnik sudije Apelacionog odjeljenja, Drugog odjela Vrhovnog suda države New York i 41 godinu piše o zakonu o putovanju, uključujući svoje godišnje ažurirane pravne knjige, Travel Law, Law Journal Press (2016), Parničenje međunarodnih delikata u američkim sudovima, Thomson Reuters WestLaw (2016), Grupne tužbe: Zakon 50 država, Law Journal Press (2016) i preko 400 pravnih članaka od kojih su mnogi dostupni na nycourts.gov/courts/ 9jd/taxcertatd.shtml. Za dodatne vijesti i dešavanja iz zakona o putovanju, posebno u zemljama članicama EU, pogledajte IFTTA.org

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