France unrest sparks travel jitters for Southeast Asian tourists

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Unrest in France has unsettled Southeast Asian visitors planning trips, including a Malaysian tourist who is reconsidering a Paris visit after seeing videos of the unrest. Malaysia’s travel advisory has also prompted concern, while changing booked flights may be costly.

Fatimah Zainal had already paid for her flights and accommodation when videos of the unrest in France made her jittery about the Paris leg of her European holiday. “The videos definitely made me panic,” said Fatimah, who plans to visit the French capital solo from October 31 to November 3 after travelling through Belgium. The press officer for an international organisation said the Malaysian government’s travel advisory gave her second thoughts, and changing her flight would cost up to an...