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How safe are tourist boats in Vietnam?

A year after 12 people died on a sinking tourist boat, Carmen Roberts asks if Vietnam's Ha Long Bay is any safer for visitors.

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How safe are tourist boats in Vietnam?

Only a handful of visitors at an historic Egyptian site
Tourists staying away from Egypt
Twelve months on from the revolution in Egypt, the country's tourism industry is continuing to struggle.


A beach in Jamaica
UK tax threatens Caribbean tourism
The tourist industry in the Caribbean is concerned that a forthcoming hike in UK air passenger duty will hit the region hard.

Computer image of a planned tree hotel Bizarre hotels show a new trend in travel
Rajan Datar and a toy monkey How do you tackle hotel insomnia?
Tropical beach How has world travel fared in 2011?

GADGETS ON THE GO
Tommy Sandhu The suitcase you can party with
INSIDER GUIDE
Dog and sleigh racing in Alaska Dog sleigh races and snow festivals

DESTINATIONS
Cave diving in New Zealand Cave diving in New Zealand

Downton Abbey The real Downton Abbey

Gibbon Rescuing endangered gibbons in Vietnam
Sculpture by unknown aristae Scotland's secret artist mystery

Deserted Tunisian beach Can Tunisia persuade tourists to return?

Carmen Roberts Ultimate thrills from around the globe
TRAVEL FEATURES
Tourists battle to see the Mona Lisa Get lost
Why you should throw away the guide books
Blackpool Tower and Coral Island Guilty pleasure
Is Britain a little bit ashamed of Blackpool?
A traveller undergoes an enhanced pat-down by a Transportation Security Administration agent at Denver International Airport Inappropriate?
The debate over 'enhanced' airport pat-downs
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