Tag: robbery
Robbers loot Berlin’s Stasi museum just days after Dresden jewelry heist
Chief Assignment Editor- December 2, 2019German museums apparently are going through a rough patch, when even the infamy of the once-omnipresent and menacing East German ... Read More
Florida casino tourist drugged and robbed
editor- October 16, 2019A tourist playing poker at the Hard Rock Casino in Broward, Florida, was drugged by 2 women, taken back to ... Read More
Daylight robbery: Rome tourists charged €81 for two burgers and three coffees
Chief Assignment Editor- May 25, 2019Many tourists will certainly steer clear from Vaticano cafe in Rome after a photograph, showing two tourists' bill totaling more ... Read More
SaferTourism.com: How dangerous is travel according to Dr. Peter Tarlow
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 3, 2019The recently concluded 26th International Tourism Security Conference in Las Vegas celebrated over a quarter Century of Tourism Safety and ... Read More
Brunei hotel boycott growing: Hollywood steps in
editor- April 4, 2019The list of Hollywood stars, musicians, athletes, and now even companies, expanding globally as well, is growing every day in ... Read More
Brunei Travel: Ready to be stoned to death? How will WTTC and UNWTO respond?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 30, 2019Brunei is becoming a deadly place to visit starting April 3, specially if you are member of the LGBT Community. ... Read More
US Advisory for Democratic Republic of Congo: Reconsider travel
editor- March 22, 2019The US Department of State has issued a travel advisory for the Democratic Republic of Congo advising that travel be ... Read More
10 people killed, dozens wounded in school shooting in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Chief Assignment Editor- March 13, 2019At least 10 people were killed in a school shooting in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, law enforcement has confirmed. The ... Read More
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism response to U.S. Travel Advisory
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 3, 2019The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation is aware of the recent update to the U.S. Travel Advisory for The ... Read More
US State Department Travel Advisory for Bahamas: What it really means for visitors?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 3, 2019The recent travel advisory issued by the U.S. State Department alerting the 6 million US travelers vacationing in the Bahamas ... Read More
Why does the European Union Parliament condemn Zimbabwe again?
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 14, 2019The European Union yesterday renewed sanctions against Zimbabwe after condemning the chaotic situation of human right abuses in that Southern ... Read More
Nairobi Dusit2 terror attack: 21 dead, 700 rescued and many heroes
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 17, 2019700 people could have died in the attack in Nairobi but didn't because of security measures in place and the ... Read More
Al-Qaeda terrorists attack hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, fatalities reported
Chief Assignment Editor- January 15, 2019A hotel and office complex in an upscale area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi were hit by two explosions earlier ... Read More
Belize Travel Advisory level upped: Crime goes unchecked
editor- January 7, 2019Due to high crime, travelers are advised to exercise caution while traveling to the south side of Belize City. Read More
6 killed, 120 injured in Italian nightclub stampede
Chief Assignment Editor- December 8, 2018Six people were killed and 120 clubgoers injured in a stampede at a packed nightclub in Italy. Witnesses say the ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law ... Read More
German visitor attacked, injured in Malaysia
editor- June 10, 2013IPOH, Malaysia - A German tourist, who had just arrived to Malaysia from Singapore, was assaulted by two men who ... Read More
Foreign tourist kidnapped, raped, robbed in Rio de Janeiro
editor- April 2, 2013SAO PAULO, Brazil- A female foreign tourist was kidnapped, raped and robbed on a minibus in Rio de Janeiro, police ... Read More
American tourist robbed and raped in Malaysia
editor- March 14, 2013PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - A 25-year-old American tourist was robbed and raped by two men after being taken on a ... Read More
British tourist killed by robbers in Honduras
editor- January 17, 2013An Essex businessman has been shot dead on holiday in Honduras after two people tried to steal his camera. Read More
Moroccan tourists robbed in Penang
editor- January 5, 2013GEORGE TOWN, Penang, Malaysia - Three Moroccan tourists who had just arrived at the Penang International Airport here were given ... Read More
Another robbery gone wrong kills tourist in Dar es Salaam
editor- September 25, 2012(eTN) – In spite of regular official denials over the extent of crime in Tanzania’s commercial capital of Dar es ... Read More
Carnival Splendor passengers robbed in Puerto Vallarta
editor- February 28, 2012Twenty-two Carnival Cruise Lines passengers were robbed of valuables and their passports during a shore excursion in the Mexico seaside ... Read More
Robbers kill French tourist in Sharm el-Sheikh
editor- January 29, 2012CAIRO, Egypt - Robbers killed a 42-year-old French tourist at a currency exchange shop in the Egyptian Red Sea resort ... Read More
UK tourist killed, his brother wounded in Venezuela
editor- July 20, 2011Thomas Ossel, from Bedfordshire, was fatally shot in the jaw while his brother Jack was wounded but survived. Read More
Japanese visitor stabbed, hospitalized in Honolulu
editor- July 9, 2011A tourist from Japan is in the hospital after he was stabbed in a residential Honolulu neighborhood. Read More
Maori tourism operators help robbed UK tourists
editor- February 7, 2011Maori tourism operators have pitched in to help British tourists who lost cash and passports in a robbery in Whangarei. Read More
Tourists attacked, robbed in Bermuda hotels
editor- October 18, 2010In two separate attacks on Sunday morning three visitors were robbed in their hotel rooms. Read More
Japanese tourist assaulted and robbed in central Waikiki
editor- July 19, 2010HONOLULU - Honolulu police are looking for two men who robbed and assaulted a 36-year-old Japanese tourist. The assault happened ... Read More
South Africa: Australian tourists robbed by gang of “decent” robbers
editor- June 29, 2010Johannesburg - After four "decent" robbers tied up and robbed Australian tourists on Thursday morning at a luxury resort in ... Read More
Tourists stabbed, robbed in South Africa
editor- December 24, 2009JOHANNESBURG - A Canadian couple hiking in South Africa's Hermanus was stabbed before being robbed, the Western Cape police reported ... Read More
Bahamas increase damage control efforts to save country’s image
editor- December 3, 2009Ministry of Tourism officials have increased their damage control efforts in order to minimise the fallout to the country's number ... Read More
German tourist killed in Guatemala
editor- November 9, 2009GUATEMALA CITY – A 73-year-old German tourist died at a private hospital in this capital after suffering gunshot wounds during ... Read More
American, Russian tourists wounded in Panama resort town
editor- November 5, 2009PANAMA CITY — Panamanian police say they have arrested two teenage boys for allegedly wounding an American and a Russian ... Read More
Two arrested over tourist deaths in Kenya
editor- October 26, 2009Two people have been arrested in Kenya over the death of a married British couple killed on holiday. Read More
