Tag: fears
Hong Kong government forced to shelf China extradition bill amid huge street protests
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader, has announced that her government is suspending the plans to introduce a controversial extradition bill, caving to popular opposition that saw mass street protests ... Read More
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
World unites to fight against cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro
Thousands of people across the globe have come together protesting against the potential building of a controversial cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, a World’s Heritage Site. In March 2019 Tanzania’s ... Read More
Do I need a VPN on my phone when traveling abroad?
The internet has quickly become an essential component of human civilization, and it is more of a necessity now. The global users of the internet are estimated to be at ... Read More
Cable Car to be introduced on Mount Kilimanjaro, amid protest
A cable car is to be rolled out on Mount Kilimanjaro by a foreign company to improve access and boost tourism, amid strong protest from key local industry players. Overlooking ... Read More
Travel agents add search filter that allows tourists to block Boeing 737 MAX in their queries
Tourist agencies and travel websites have started to adjust search options allowing their clientele to choose the jet type on which they fly amid safety concerns over two deadly crashes ... Read More
Americans now opting for travel before house, marriage, kids
30 and 40-somethings are giving ‘early retirement’ a completely new meaning! With more disposable income, flexible hours and retirement looking very different today than it used to, the next generation ... Read More
Did Sri Lankan turtle whisperer receive a message days before the tsunami?
“I saw the sea rushing in, sweeping away houses, animals and people and causing destruction,” said the turtle whisperer on the tsunami. Read More
Italy to the Vatican: Politics cannot leave room for Nationalisms and Wars
The President of the Italian Republic Mattarella has a New Year's message and a message for the World Day of Peace for Pope Francis and the world. Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Cruise fears and why you shouldn’t worry about them
Some of the headlines about cruising have been downright frightening. Whole ships full of people being quarantined to their cabins with serious stomach flu? Read More
Hawaii tourism execs try to calm flu jitters
Hawaii tourism officials are employing a quiet, coordinated response to the dramatic falloff in Japanese travel due to the spread of the H1N1 virus. Read More