Six top travel threats for 2025

World Travel Protection has outlined the six top threats it predicts business and leisure travellers will face in 2025

December has the highest likelihood of delayed or cancelled flights

Skycop data shows that December is the month in Europe with the highest likelihood of flights being delayed by more than three hours or cancelled

One in seven travellers affected by severe food allergies when travelling

New research from independent charity Safer Tourism Foundation uncovers food allergies as a growing risk area for travel

Unidentified disease kills dozens in the DRC

The flu-like illness is believed to have killed between 67 and 143 people in a rural part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

FCDO updates travel advice for Bangladesh

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has updated its travel advisory for Bangladesh due to a high threat of terrorism

Update: Martial law declared – then cancelled – in South Korea

The South Korean President had attempted to implement military rule in the country – but was forced to back down in the face of opposition