A travel agent whose 28-year-old daughter died from methanol poisoning while travelling in Laos is backing a petition for the dangers of methanol poisoning to be covered in the school curriculum – and ...

Bethany Clarke’s dream backpacking trip turned into a nightmare when seemingly harmless free shots proved to be poison.

Frankie, 23, says it's "horrendous" to think the business could "carry on like normal". " [Vang Vieng] is kind of empty in terms of backpackers. People are drinking, but it feels a bit eerie and ...

DOWNING shot after shot of vodka just hours after landing in New Zealand, backpacker Ashley King could feel herself becoming ...

However, a listing for Vang Vieng Central Backpacker Hostel - taking bookings from 23 August this year - has appeared on travel websites Tripadvisor and Agoda.

In one photo, showing a sign reading Vang Vieng Central Backpacker Hostel, a phone number is visible. The same number appears in messages, seen by Newsbeat, sent between Bethany and staff at the ...

A backpackers' hostel linked to the deaths of six tourists is set to reopen under a new name. Bethany Clarke and her friend Simone White, who later died, fell ill after drinking free vodka shots in ...

There were reports on Thursday that Vang Vieng Central Backpackers Hostel was available to book from August, but that appears to have been halted in the last 24 hours.

Shaun Bowles, Holly's father, has shared his heartbreak after the Nana Backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, linked to his daughter’s death, is set to reopen for business. Picture: 60 minutes ...