A round-up of some of this week's travel news
Traveller's advisory
Avoid inessential travel to India following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, advises the Department of Foreign Affairs (www.foreign affairs.gov.ie), and exercise extreme caution in Bangkok. In both cases, contact your travel agent or airline if you are determined to travel. Full travel insurance is essential, as the department does not repatriate travellers or pay for the return of remains. See today's WeekendReview and foreign pages or irishtimes.com for updates.
Burren bid
The poets Seamus Heaney and Michael Longley and the artist Anne Madden have become patrons of Burrenbeo Trust (www.burrenbeo.com). The trust, which will be launched by the naturalist David Bellamy at Burren College of Art, Co Clare, on Friday at 7.30pm, will promote self-sustaining conservation and development in the Burren.
Faro fares
From April 30th next year travellers from the west will be able to fly to Faro, in Portugal, from Ireland West Airport (www.irelandwest airport.com), in Co Mayo. Panorama and Sunworld will run a weekly charter.