France Travel Alert

[JoAnne Green, Administrator of Global Travel Advisory]

Nov. 7 2005 - The State Department issued travel warning to American
travelers regarding the spreading violence in France. Travelers in
France who need assistance may contact the U.S. Embassy at
01-4312-2222, or by email at citiz...@state.gov . For information
about appropriate measures travelers can take to protect themselves in
an overseas environment, please visit
http://www.worldwidemedicalplans.com. See details of the official
warnings for France at
http://www.worldwidemedicalplans.com/Travel/France_warnings.htm.

Australia, Canada, Japan, Britain, Russia and the Netherlands also have
issued travel warnings and advised their citizens in France to take
cautions. However, Leon Bertrand, the tourism minister, insisted that
the riots caused no effects to tourists as well as France tourism
industry.