{"id":21947,"date":"2011-03-24T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/natural-disasters-causing-aussie-travellers-to-reconsider-their-plans-3\/"},"modified":"2011-03-24T01:01:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T01:01:00","slug":"natural-disasters-causing-aussie-travellers-to-reconsider-their-plans-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/03\/natural-disasters-causing-aussie-travellers-to-reconsider-their-plans-3\/","title":{"rendered":"NATURAL  DISASTERS  CAUSING  AUSSIE  TRAVELLERS  TO  RECONSIDER  THEIR  PLANS"},"content":{"rendered":"<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/froyonation.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/stranded-commuters-watch-a-tv-news-on-a-powerful-earthquake-at-tokyo-railway-station-as-train-services-are-suspended-in-tokyo.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Exhausted stranded travellers wait for news at Tokyo railway station during recent quake.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The   recent   string   of   natural   disasters   in   Queensland,   New   Zealand   and   Japan   are   making   travellers  increasingly   nervous   about   their   safety   overseas,   according   to   the   results   of   an   independently  <br \/>commissioned  national  survey  of  1,000  travellers  conducted  by  CheapHotels.com.au.  <\/p>\n<p>Earthquakes,  tsunamis  and  floods  are  top  of  traveller\u2019s  minds  with  one  in  three  (33%)  saying  they  are  rethinking  or  changing  their  travel  plans  for  2011.      <\/p>\n<p>Although  the  survey  reveals  travellers  are  more  aware  of  the  potential  risks  of  a  natural  disaster  striking,  (62%)  admit  they  do  not  properly  prepare  themselves  for  a  potential  crisis  in  advance  of  travelling.<\/p>\n<p>One  in  ten  travellers  surveyed  said  they\u2019ve  personally  experienced  a  natural  disaster  whilst  travelling.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFew   of   us   give   thought   to   what   we\u2019d   do   if   a   worst   case   scenario   became   a   reality   when   we\u2019re  travelling,   but   a   fun,   relaxing   holiday   can   turn   into   panic   and   chaos   in   a   matter   of   seconds   should  disaster   strike,\u201d   says   Braden   Yuill,   Managing   Director   of   CheapHotels.com.au.     \u201cA   small   amount   of  preparation  before  you  travel  will  lessen  the  stress  in  an  emergency.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Here  are  some  planning  tips  to  help  travellers  pull  through  a  catastrophe  should  one  occur.  <\/p>\n<p>1.  Research  potential  dangers  at  your  destination  in  advance.    Check  the  news  in  the  area  you  are  travelling.    Check  out  www.smartraveller.gov.au  which  advises  travellers  of  potential  hotspots  around  the  world.    <\/p>\n<p>2. Make   sure   you   know   the   refund   policies   of   ravel   agencies,   airlines   and   hotels   if   you   get  stranded.  <\/p>\n<p>3. Check  that  your  travel  insurance  covers  natural  disasters.      <\/p>\n<p>4. Register  with  Australian  embassy  and  know  where  it  is  located.   <\/p>\n<p>5. Leave  your  contact  details  with  families  and  friends  and  inform  them  on  your  travel  plans.  <\/p>\n<p>6. Know  your  emergency  numbers  and  the  international  dialing  code.    Make  sure  global  roaming  has  been  set  on  your  phone. <\/p>\n<p>7. Keep  a  copy  of  your  personal  info  (passport,  credit  card  numbers,  etc)  on  your  phone,  your  PDA  or  somewhere  safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exhausted stranded travellers wait for news at Tokyo railway station during recent quake. The recent string of natural disasters in Queensland, New Zealand and Japan are making travellers increasingly nervous about their safety overseas, according to the results of an independently commissioned national survey of 1,000 travellers conducted by CheapHotels.com.au. Earthquakes, tsunamis and floods are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}