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Local customs and laws are increasingly being broken by tourists; Holidays-Direct strongly recommend researching holiday destinations to avoid any unnecessary circumstances to arise whilst on your vacation. Here is a comprehensive list of information on selected destinations compiled by Wanderlust of where to watch what you wear:

Dubai A Muslim country with strict laws which is becoming one of the world‚s most popular choice of holiday destination that has very strict customs. Although this is not law yet, new guidelines have been set in order to curb any lurid behaviour and dress sense, these guidelines include: the banning of mini-skirts, bikini‚s and skimpy shorts anywhere but ‚fenced-off‚ luxury resorts, outside any hotels and other private areas.

Egypt Dressing modestly when taking mini excursions outside the resort requires thought into dress code. Being a Muslim country, anywhere away from the beach requires tourists to dress appropriately, especially whilst visiting temples, souks and mosques.

Morocco An Islamic country with conservative culture, woman are expected to dress appropriately paying particular attention to local women and how they dress, attracting unwelcome attention may otherwise occur.

Turkey A modern country with modernistic Muslim views, shorts and t-shirts are fine for resort towns however, when visiting cities and mosques it is expected that more formal wear is worn.

India and Sri Lanka Beach wear is accepted in the south where the culture is well established. Large cities and anywhere away from the beach remains very traditional, the Hindu culture is very important. Woman can buy a sari, traditional dress, for a good price and is also chic and cool.

The Caribbean The many islands which make up the Caribbean vary quite dramatically so it is essential for holidaymakers to check the country they are visiting. Camouflage clothing and topless sunbathing is illegal in the majority of the islands.

Thailand Thai people generally dress in a neat manner, the smarter you dress the more respect you‚ll receive from local people. Avoid dressing in red or yellow t-shirts as these are the two colours worn by two warring political parties.

Catholic Europe Many Cathedrals, such as Notre Dame and St. Peter‚s have dress codes, as have certain museums and other such visitor attractions.

Fiji Conservative values are adhered to in this tropical paradise where women are expected to cover up, i.e. not wear shorts or sleeveless tops outside resorts and should cover up when visiting villages to deter unwanted attention.

Swahili Coast Africa Is traditionally Muslim with tourists expected to wear conservative clothing away from resorts, in order not to offend. It is illegal to sunbathe topless in Zanzibar including in hotels, even though some westerners flout this law.