The FCDO now includes wording on carbon monoxide detectors following a campaign by the Safer Tourism Foundation that prompted a debate in parliament.
The wording appears on the FCDO’s general foreign travel checklist as well as that for independent and solo travellers. It is also found on pages advising on adventure travel and volunteering abroad. References to carbon monoxide and portable detectors were previously only seen on pages covering Nepal and China.
The FCDO says: “Badly fitted equipment such as water heaters or cookers, or poor ventilation, can kill.
