Foreign Office travel advice dispute Anne Hodgson writes My husband and I have booked a 17-day holiday to Tanzania and Zanzibar at the end of the year with a German travel company. Our son and his wife live in Germany and found a very good deal for us. However, the violence in Kenya has concerned us - as has the throwing of acid at two British women in Zanzibar in August. What is the position for us if the British Foreign Office advises against travel at the time in question (looking at the worst scenario) but the German Foreign Office advises otherwise? Which advice should we be governed by? If we're told in Britain not to go, but do, surely this could negate our (expensive) travel insurance if there was a problem? On the other side, if the advice from the Germany Foreign Office were to proceed, the German company would not accept a cancellation and we'd have to forfeit a lot of money. Can you advise? Nick Trend, consumer expert, replies I can't give you absolute chapter and verse on this from a legal point of view, but it is pretty clear that since your booking was made in Germany it will be subject to German law, and German government advice. Also, as you suggest, if you travel against any relevant British Foreign Office advice, you would almost certainly invalidate your travel insurance - a foolhardy thing to do. I think, however, you would be fairly unlucky to find a conflict in advice between the two governments at the time you are planning to go. The good news is that the FCO does not currently advise against travel to Tanzania and Zanzibar, although it does advise travellers to take certain precautions. See full details at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.