Tag: passports
Skynet? Facial recognition tech coming to airport near you
Chief Assignment Editor- June 3, 2019 19:29Facial recognition technology may be coming to an airport near you in a bid to cut lines and speed up airline passenger travel. Its detractors warn that facial recognition systems, ... Read More
Malta ranked No.1 European LGBTQ+ travel destination
Chief Assignment Editor- May 16, 2019 16:15ILGA-Europe has announced that Malta has been ranked the number one travel destination on the Europe Rainbow Index 2019 for the fourth year running. Out of a total of 49 ... Read More
Pedaling for a purpose? United Airlines assists AIDS/LifeCycle cyclists
Chief Assignment Editor- May 8, 2019 15:38United Airlines announced today it is offering an airfare discount and free checked bikes for customers flying to ride in the AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. ... Read More
Taiwanese spy targets Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort in Florida with malicious software
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 2, 2019 21:34Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is a luxury property and travel club owned by U.S. President Trump. The resort was the possible scene of an attempted spy attack on the United ... Read More
United: Top-ranked LGBTQ airline
editor- March 29, 2019 02:41United Airlines today announced that for the eighth consecutive year, it has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a premier benchmarking survey ... Read More
U.S. Travel applauds introduction to rename Visa Waiver Program
editor- March 28, 2019 21:41U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Barnes issued the following statement on the introduction of a bill to rename the Visa Waiver Program to ... Read More
What is the discussion at the UNWTO / ICAO Ministerial Conference on Tourism and Air Transport?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 28, 2019 06:47A Panel discussion is ongoing and a packed program are planned today for delegates in Sai Island, Cabo Verde attending the First UNWTO/ ICAO Ministerial Conference Tourism and Air Transport. ... Read More
United Airlines: Non-binary gender booking options
Chief Assignment Editor- March 22, 2019 19:05United Airlines today announced it has become the first U.S. airline to offer non-binary gender options throughout all booking channels in addition to providing the option to select the title ... Read More
Iran Tourism: What about hitchhiking as a woman?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 15:32There is no war in Iran, the country is generally safe, and the living standards are comparable to those of Europe. The architecture is gorgeous, the landscapes diverse and the ... Read More
Indian passport rises in global passport power ranking
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2019 19:27Continuing to improve its rank on the global passport power ranking, Indian passport has become 10 ranks stronger in the last five years improving its position from 77 in 2015 ... Read More
Myanmar-India Business Summit indicates tourism cooperation
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 15, 2019 06:57There are growing links between India and Myanmar in tourism. Visiting Consul General of India Mr Nandan Singh Bhaisora ppointed out the growing ties, trade and business links between the ... Read More
African Union to reveal details on issuance of African passport
editor- January 8, 2019 02:50The AU will present specific details on the production and issuance of the African passport. 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
Confronting world tourism’s changing economic times
Dr. Peter E. Tarlow- January 3, 2019 01:03There is little doubt that the tourism industry is facing some interesting and challenging times. Read More
Travel alert! Everyday Carry Shirt to prevent pickpocketing?
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 11, 2018 13:45A former U.S. State Department Security Officer has a safety message for business travelers and advice for tourists with a solution for everyone carrying a smartphone, a passport, or a ... Read More
Hotel industry: Saying goodbye to 2018, ready for strong 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- December 10, 2018 07:30With the year coming to an end, Hotelbeds has prepared some testimonials about 2018, with insights about how the year has been for the hotel industry and forecast for 2019. ... Read More
Live like a local in Nassau, Bahamas
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- December 8, 2018 10:43Travel destination - the Bahamas - is a Caribbean archipelago located off the coast of Florida with a long history of colonization. Read More
Fewer Australians have their passports cancelled on national security grounds
editor- January 21, 2013 05:43The number of Australians to have had their passports cancelled on national security grounds has plummeted, possibly because the security agencies have successfully targeted many of the potential thre Read More
Travel visas – keeping the destination’s front door open
editor- January 12, 2012 09:28THE POWER of THE RUBBER STAMP Read More
Australian passport offers new gender option – “indeterminate”
editor- September 16, 2011 06:57In a move the Australian government hopes will help remove discrimination against intersex or transgender people, the country's passports will now offer three options: male, female and indeterminate, Read More
Leader in UK passport services now in Houston
editor- August 2, 2011 04:38HOUSTON, Texas - Industry-leading passport and visa service, Travel Document Systems, Inc., announced today that their Houston division will specialize in providing expert passport services to the Bri Read More
Travelers should expect major delays for business travel visas to Pakistan
editor- June 4, 2011 02:33WASHINGTON, DC - Travel Document Systems, Inc., a Washington, DC-based industry leader in the expedited visa and passport industry, today announced that there is a substantial delay in processing for Read More
State Department not aware that it could deny passports to sex offenders
editor- July 16, 2010 02:44The State Department did not know until this year that it has the authority -- signed into law by President Bush in December 2008 -- to deny passports to people ... Read More
Travel is about to become more expensive courtesy of Uncle Sam
editor- July 13, 2010 07:04The cost of travel, an industry that has been impacted in a negative way by fuel prices in recent years, will take a hit from Uncle Sam on Tuesday. Read More
East African Community clarifies on passports
editor- April 26, 2010 00:50Following reports that immigration officials, in particular in one country of the Read More
East African Community passports to be upgraded
editor- April 8, 2010 03:01The issue of new passports for citizens of the Read More
Tourists with new faces face problems upon return
editor- August 19, 2009 07:56A group of Chinese women who travelled to South Korea for cosmetic surgery baffled immigration officers on their return home when their new looks did not match their passport photos. Read More
US tourists likely to stay home due to passport rule
editor- June 7, 2009 07:01Tourist-related businesses expect a quieter summer, especially along the Canada-U.S. border with the new passport rule. Read More
Investigator uses phony documents to get passports
editor- March 16, 2009 05:37WASHINGTON – Using phony documents and the identities of a dead man and a 5-year-old boy, a government investigator obtained U.S. passports in a test of post-9/11 security. Read More
3000 blank British passports hijacked
editor- July 30, 2008 04:11LONDON - Hijackers made off with boxes of blank British passports worth a fortune on the black market in a raid on a delivery van, police said Tuesday, in the ... Read More