Tag: arrests
Myanmar Tourism Police arrests accused Sri Lanka Terror Suspect
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2019 04:16Myanmar Tourist Police arrested a Sri Lankan man Thursday afternoon. The tourist from Sri Lanka is accused to have connections with those involved in the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka ... Read More
Melbourne Gay Night Club shooting kills one, injures three
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 14, 2019 12:55Melbourne and locals alike find Love Machine nightclub in Prahran to be a popular part of Melbourne R&B and house music over 3 floors. This flashy gay and mixed nightclub ... Read More
UK Foreign Office urged to update UAE travel warnings
Chief Assignment Editor- April 12, 2019 13:20British legal group Detained in Dubai has urged the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to update its UAE travel warnings to UK tourists in an open letter penned by ... Read More
Puerto Princesa City in Philippines worried about Chinese Tourists and illegal gambling
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 24, 2019 08:45Puerto Princesa is a popular tourist city with many beach resorts and seafood restaurants. It has been acclaimed several times as the cleanest and greenest city in the Philippines. The ... Read More
US Advisory for Democratic Republic of Congo: Reconsider travel
editor- March 22, 2019 23:41The US Department of State has issued a travel advisory for the Democratic Republic of Congo advising that travel be reconsidered due to crime and civil unrest. Some areas have increased ... Read More
Tourism Safety Portugal: Madeleine McCann Disappearance and Netflix Outrageous Revelation
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 17, 2019 05:54How much worse can it get for the Portugal travel and tourism industry? What can a beach destination do to regain a reputation as a safe place for visitors? A vacation ... Read More
Former Seychelles president President Albert Ren passed
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 27, 2019 06:37Seychelles second and long serving President Albert Rene aged 83 died at Seychelles Hospital during in the early hours of the 27 February. At Seychelles Independence in 1976 Albert Rene ... Read More
Why does the European Union Parliament condemn Zimbabwe again?
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 14, 2019 23:36The European Union yesterday renewed sanctions against Zimbabwe after condemning the chaotic situation of human right abuses in that Southern African country. Here is what the joint resolution by the ... Read More
New terror group blows up car in Northern Ireland
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 20, 2019 18:34A new terror group by the name "New IRA" is starting with their deadly task. Two men have been arrested today over last nights car bombing in Northern Ireland's Londonderry in ... Read More
What’s the motive for attacking Kenya?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 17, 2019 08:09Attacking the travel and tourism industry is the modus operandi by almost every terror group in the world. Tourism is a fragile industry and attacking the infrastructure of tourism can ... Read More
FBI arrests Islamic terrorist planning attack on the White House
Chief Assignment Editor- January 17, 2019 03:51A Georgia man, Hasher Jallal Taheb, accused of planning to use an anti-tank rocket and explosives to commit terrorist attacks on the White House and federal buildings in the Washington ... Read More
Updated US Travel Advisory for China: Will China tourism officials retaliate?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 3, 2019 21:45Every day 8000 Chinese tourists enter the United States, and every day an average of 5000 American tourists enter China. Americans should exercise increased caution in China due to arbitrary enforcement ... Read More
Tourists killed and beheaded in terror attack in Morocco: Arrests made
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 25, 2018 21:36The arrests were made in several cities in the kingdom, bringing to 18 the number of people detained over the double-murder, said Abdelhak Khiam, head of Morocco's central office for judicial investigation. Read More
29 Alitalia baggage handlers arrested for raiding passengers’ suitcases
editor- May 4, 2013 02:32Dozens of baggage handlers working for Italian airline Alitalia have been arrested in an operation to clamp down on suitcase thefts. Read More
Greek police arresting, beating tourists
editor- January 11, 2013 10:00Greek police have stepped up efforts to catch illegal immigrants in recent months, launching a new operation to check the papers of people who look foreign. Read More
Five arrested for attempted fraud at GNTO
editor- December 27, 2012 06:26Five people, including a former executive at Greece’s National Tourism Organization (GNTO), have been arrested after they allegedly attempted to extract cash from the agency using bogus invoices. Read More
Dozens of drug traffickers, airline employees arrested in Puerto Rico bust
editor- June 7, 2012 07:15Federal and local agents conducted raids Wednesday to arrest dozens of alleged drug traffickers and airline employees suspected of smuggling cocaine from Puerto Rico to the continental United States a Read More
TSA screeners busted for drug trafficking
editor- April 28, 2012 08:22Two current and two former TSA employees have been arrested in an alleged drug and bribery scheme by screeners who allowed large shipments of narcotics to pass through security at ... Read More
Mexican visitors go on crime spree to finance UK vacation
editor- March 29, 2012 08:11Six Mexican holidaymakers went on a burglary spree across the UK after they ran out of money on a tour of Premier League football stadiums, a court heard yesterday. Read More
Palestinians attack Jerusalem tourists with stones
editor- February 20, 2012 08:59Israeli police have arrested 18 Palestinians in the grounds of Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque complex after tourists visiting the site under police escort were stoned, police said. Read More
First arrest in Nairobi blast case yields weapons and explosives
editor- October 26, 2011 06:43Kenyan police announced that the first arrest has been made in connection with the dual grenade blasts, that rocked Nairobi two days ago. Read More
Sex tourism in Nepal lands 3 Indians in jail
editor- January 10, 2011 03:38Kathmandu - Nepal's Tourism Year 2011 has claimed the first Indian casualties with police arresting three men for allegedly seeking commercial sex in the capital. Read More
Egypt arrests alleged Israeli spies who plotted to kidnap tourists
editor- December 22, 2010 04:36Egyptian security forces have arrested several people suspected of belonging to an Israeli spy network operating in Egypt. Read More
Hollywood cracks down on phony superheroes
editor- June 4, 2010 02:00Los Angeles, California - Hollywood's superhero community buzzed after Batman's arrest Wednesday, just days after Spiderman, Cat Woman and at least a dozen others were taken into custody by Los ... Read More
18 arrested in NYC airport taxi scam
editor- November 27, 2009 03:48Just in time for the holidays, the authorities said they had arrested 18 people in a crackdown designed to round up unlicensed drivers who scam unsuspecting tourists arriving in New ... Read More
International dragnet led to verdicts in Thai child sex tourism case
editor- November 17, 2008 05:27The international dragnet that led to this week's guilty pleas by two men implicated in a "child sex tourism" case began more than 4,000 miles from Mobile. Read More
Atlanta police make 40 panhandling arrests
editor- August 25, 2008 07:50Atlanta police officers are dressing up just like sightseers who come to Atlanta to wander through Centennial Olympic Park or locals who work in Midtown highrises. Read More
Cape tourist steals from fellow tourist
editor- July 7, 2008 03:43Two knife-wielding muggers shoved a hiker down a rocky incline, demanded "gold" from her four companions, threatened to throw rocks at them and tried to stab their three dogs. Read More
Airline staffer held for ULFA hijack plot
editor- February 13, 2008 05:57GUWAHATI: An Air Deccan employee and a human rights activist were arrested on Monday after an ULFA militant spilled the beans about a plan to hijack a plane from Guwahati ... Read More