Add to Favorite
Magazine 
Magazine
EditorialEditorial
Gavin Lipsith
31-Aug-2006
Amid the global panic following the foiled terrorist plot in the UK on August 10, few sane voices could be heard. Instead there was the usual reactionary nonsense
Article Preview:
"The days of carry-on baggage are over," exclaimed an over-excited US congressman. Others called on security authorities to introduce blanket searches on any travellers fitting a general description, a move
........Your Comments On This Article
Related Stories
Articles bearing the symbol 
require subscription.
(11-Aug-2006) - The World Travel and Tourism Council says global tourism figures will recover in the next two weeks, but that the impact on tourism of the foiled terror plot is still "significant"
(10-Aug-2006) - Fragrance and liquor sales to passengers travelling to the US have been stopped at some UK airports following a major terrorist plot. Ramifications for Airport Retail 'very serious' says TRF's Goddard
(10-Aug-2006) - UK airport operator BAA has confirmed that its "business as usual" for retailers at UK airports following a major terrorism plot
(26-Jul-2003) - Just one month after the World Health Organisation (WHO) lifted its SARS-induced travel advisory on Hong Kong, the region has been thrown back into panic with the discovery of 18 possible new cases.
(31-Aug-2006) - INTERNATIONAL. Leading operators are calling for a sensible approach to security regulations in the wake of the foiled terror plot at UK airports on August 10