Tag: fake
Cosplaying and other cool things at Comic-Con
editor- June 5, 2019 00:29Although cosplaying is something which takes place across the world, from South Korea to Australia and even Belgium, it's arguably the USA which draws the biggest and best crowds due ... Read More
Organizing the rape of children: A lucrative tourism business for former Israeli soldier
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2019 06:25Tourists travel to Colombia often loo0king for drugs and to rape children. This is a very dark side of tourism. Sexual exploitation and trafficking of children is widespread in many ... Read More
Is Zimbabwe planning to kidnap former Tourism Minister Mzembi in South Africa?
George Taylor- May 17, 2019 08:26Travel and Tourism in Zimbabwe are on a path of urgently needed recovery, and the country is considered by most travelers as desirable and safe. However, there is a dark ... Read More
Degrees of 521 Pakistan Airlines employees found to be fake
editor- May 11, 2019 00:21by Mati-Ullah, Online Editor, DND The Pakistan Minister for the Aviation Division, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, has told the National Assembly that 609 degrees of employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ... Read More
UK Civil Aviation Authority issues warning to Hajj travelers
editor- April 3, 2019 18:09With over 25,000 British Muslims expected to make the Hajj pilgrimage this August, the UK Civil Aviation Authority is launching a campaign to ensure that this often once in a ... Read More
Exhibiting at IMEX? Scam warning
Chief Assignment Editor- March 21, 2019 19:15IMEX is one of the most established trade show for the Meetings and Incentive industry. Started by Ray Bloom IMEX is known as the prime MICE trade show every year ... Read More
European Commission: Critical flaws in airline employment practices
Chief Assignment Editor- March 1, 2019 15:34A long-awaited wake-up call to EU Member States and an Expert Group are the two essential elements of the EU Commission’s new plan to prevent social abuses in aviation. Published ... Read More
Alitalia airline: Of back doors and scoundrels?
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- February 22, 2019 01:37Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development, Luigi Di Maio, meeting the unions at Mise, (Ministry of Economic Development) outlined the account of the new company, AZ, and declared, ... Read More
Trump Hotels: Faring well or bidding farewell?
editor- February 16, 2019 01:53Ever since Trump became President of the United States, how have his hotels been doing? Many feared he would use his political position to advance his business endeavors. As far ... Read More
Cambodia Tourist Visa may be a fraud
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 7, 2019 10:02Visitors requesting an e-visa for Cambodia are warned to check the website of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia. There are fake websites promoted and ... Read More
Marriott data breach: Passports not encrypted
editor- January 4, 2019 21:05Marriott said for the first time that 5.25 million passport numbers were kept in the Starwood system in plain, unencrypted data files Read More
American Beverage Institute: Come to Utah for vacation, leave on probation
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 30, 2018 21:10The American Beverage Institute, a national restaurant group feels the tourism industry is getting hurt in not allowing visitors to drink more than 2 beers and driving a car. The ... Read More
Airbnb fights back after opponents circulate fake news
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 13, 2018 14:46Opponents and those competing with Airbnb are hotels, resorts, and community activists. Are these opponents now in the business of producing fake news, fake videos, and fake press releases? Obviously, these ... Read More
United States Cities and tourists spots bomb-threats: Evacuations ongoing
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 13, 2018 10:59Tourist spots, landmarks, shopping centers, are the target of a developing bomb scare in many major cities in the United States. It appears to be a nationwide e-mail extortion scam. Read More
What Marriott told victims of massive security crime? Transcript of an email to hotel guests
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 9, 2018 14:49A massive database breach was reported by Marriott Hotels and Resorts at their Starwood brand on November 30. In the meantime, Marriott Security procedures had been in the global spotlight ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Chinese aviation regulators say pilots issue resolved
editor- September 9, 2010 04:23China’s aviation regulator said cases of false pilot qualifications reported by Chinese media dated back to 2008 and had been resolved. Read More
Chinese airlines desperate for staff hiring pilots with fake resumes
editor- September 7, 2010 05:07SHANGHAI — A report in China is raising concerns about the qualifications of airline pilots. Read More
Fake historic tourism banned in China
editor- July 14, 2010 04:39BEIJING - The Chinese government has banned the use of "negative historical figures or literary works" to boost tourism, a new decree says. Read More
Tour operator: Foreigners hired because real Maoris “too lazy to get out of bed”
editor- January 27, 2010 05:40Europeans and Israelis living in New Zealand were found to be posing as Maoris for a local tour operator. Read More
TripAdvisor: Fake hotels reviews alert
editor- July 16, 2009 06:33The hotel review may sound too good — citing obscure details like the type of faucets — or perhaps one stands out as the only negative rating of an otherwise ... Read More
Airline engineer convicted of faking license risked 12,000 lives
editor- December 18, 2008 02:34A pathological liar who faked his way into an aircraft engineer's job with Qantas has been sentenced to a maximum three years and five months in prison. Read More