Tag: crack down
Ghana Remains Safe: African Tourism Board Rapid Response Team offers assistance
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 11, 2019 22:16Ghana 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
Chief Assignment Editor- May 22, 2019 22:40Sri 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
Chief Assignment Editor- March 6, 2019 18:25Texas 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
Chief Assignment Editor- January 23, 2019 15:40The 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
editor- March 20, 2011 06:02Foreigners 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
editor- June 9, 2010 04:43SAN 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
editor- March 26, 2010 07:29Moves 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
editor- December 29, 2009 04:06LEGAZPI 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
editor- November 25, 2008 04:05Beaches 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
editor- August 1, 2008 03:37ATHENS - 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
editor- July 28, 2008 04:26A 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
editor- June 16, 2008 07:38They'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