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Thailand is deadliest holiday destination for Britons

Posted by Brian | Filed under road, tourism

If you’re going to Thailand on holiday then it is wise to take more care there than you might ordinarily do elsewhere says the Times newspaper online. That’s because latest figures from the Foregin and Commonwealth Office (FCO) suggest British tourists are more likely to be killed in Thailand than any other destination.

269 British tourists were killed in Thailand last year, giving the country the highest incidence of deaths in proportion to the number of British travellers of any other country in the world, with the main cause of death being motorbike accidents.

However, even if you manage to cheat death, Thailand also holds the unwelcome distinction of being the country where by the same proportion criteria is the destination where Brits are most likely to be hospitalised.

Motorbike accidents again account for the most hospitalisations in Thailand, with the majoritiy of the 324 reported hospital admissions of British tourists being attributed to this cause – with many proving fatal.

The actual numbers could be higher, however, as the reported figures only take into account actual documented incidences by the British consulates abroad.  The full report, entitled the British Behaviour Abroad report (.pdf) can be downloaded via the FCO website.

Let’s be careful out there people!

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