P322 Teletext 322 Jan 3 16:31:57 TOURISM HOTSPOT ——————————————————————————————————————— Police have made an appeal to backpackers in Thailand as they step u8 their search for Briton Jo Mashedjt, who has been missing for nearly a month Beautiful beaches, a warm climate and good hotel rates have pushed Thailand to the forefront of UK tourists' long-haul travel destinations. Thailand has ousted Honk Kong as top 1995 hotspot in a list by Krone which cited low prices, quality beaches, great shopping and warm hospitality. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Holidays 200 Missing people 346 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page News poll Letters PapjtsP322 Teletext 322 Jan 3 16:34:14 j{5 TORRES HOTSPOT ——————————————————————————————————————— A 23-year-old Briton has been missing in Thailand foz nearly a month. The number of US visitors to Thailand in the January to July 1995 period totalled 32,017 — well ahead of the 21,213 figure for the whole of 1994. Many Britons head for Phuket, a sun-kissed island just off the west coast. Here, temperatures are constantly in the 80s with as much as nine hour of sunshine a day in the December to March period. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Holidays 200 Missing people 346 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page News poll Letters PapersP322 Tjlituxt 322 Jan 3 16:32:36 ] TOURISM HOTSPOT —————————————————————————————p————pp——— Police have made an appral to tourists in Thailand for information about a missing 23-year-old British woman. Jo Masheder was thought to have been in the mountainous Chiang Mai region in the north of the cwuntr= az zhe beginning of December. She last called home on December 7 and a friend received a postcard dated December 8 from the capital Bangkok, one of the country's top tourist spots with its glittering temples. —————————————————————————————p————3/4—— Holidays 200 Missing people 346 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGIOO p 05 Next page News poll Litters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Jan 3 16:32:56 TOURISM HOTSPOT ————————————————————————————————————p—— Current Foreign Office advice to UK visitors to Thailand warns thin undru no circumstances to attempt to enter Cambodia from Thailand by land. The Foreign Office also warns that brcause of the continuin7 fi£htjn£ o& the Thai-Burmese bordjt, all land crossings are closed. "Wj advise people wishing to travel to remote, or border, areas to consult the local authorities for advice," an FO spokesman said. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Holidays 200 Missing people 346 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page News poll Letters Papers