Tag: crack down
Ghana Remains Safe: African Tourism Board Rapid Response Team offers assistance
Ghana remains sage, security remains vigilant according to a statement issued by Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information for the Republic of Ghana. This was in response to a ... Read More
‘Public security’: Sri Lanka’s state of emergency extended for another month
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday extended the state of emergency by another month. The measure was imposed immediately after the Easter Sunday Islamist bombings that killed 258 people. ... Read More
Texas is latest US state to blacklist Airbnb for anti-Israel actions
Texas is adding home sharing firm Airbnb to a short list of companies that cannot receive state investments because it removes Israeli-owned rentals in the controversial West Bank. Airbnb is ... Read More
EU: ‘Golden visas’ bring corruption and money laundering in their wake
The European Union is set to urge member states on Wednesday to crack down on schemes to grant “golden visas” to foreign investors, warning they bring corruption and money laundering ... Read More
UK cracks down on “health tourism” abuses
Foreigners who abuse the NHS by coming to the UK for treatment as "health tourists" then leaving without paying the costs are to be banned from returning to Britain. Read More
Costa Rica cracks down on stem cell tourism
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Costa Rica is cracking down on an unauthorized stem cell clinic that has attracted hundreds of foreigners seeking relief from degenerative diseases and serious injuries. Read More
Transplant tourism under fire
Moves to combat "transplant tourism", in which patients from rich countries pay large sums to have organ transplants in poor ones, are gaining pace, experts have told an international conference. Read More
Philippine military officials ordered to crack down on volcano tourists
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines - Philippines authorities, dismayed by tourists venturing into dangerous areas near the restive Mayon Volcano, are cracking down, reports indicate. Read More
Benidorm declares war on unruly British tourists
Beaches will be off-bounds between midnight and 7am in a bid to stop drunken couples having sex in the sand after leaving the late night bars and discos. Read More
Greece vows to crack down on crime among tourists
ATHENS - Greece vowed to crack down on crime among holidaymakers at its coastal resorts on Thursday, after a young Australian man was left brain dead by a beating from ... Read More
Taxi drivers will be taxi drivers. Even in Bahrain
A tourism hotline to catch greedy taxi drivers could be on the way in a month, the GDN has learned. Read More
Party’s over for big limos
They're ubiquitous on Britain's streets – and many may be running illegally. But as a crackdown looms, legitimate operators fear they'll be driven out of business. Read More