Tag: US citizens
US and France to evacuate citizens from quarantined Wuhan
Chief Assignment Editor- January 25, 2020 15:51The Consulate General of France in the Chinese city of Wuhan plans to organize a bus service to evacuate French citizens from the city because of the coronavirus epidemic. French ... Read More
DHS wants mandatory airport facial recognition scans for all Americans
Chief Assignment Editor- December 3, 2019 23:53US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is lobbying for a change to the current rules covering all Americans entering or leaving the United States, in order to “provide that all ... Read More
Security alert: US Embassy in Baghdad warns Americans not to travel to Iraq
Chief Assignment Editor- May 13, 2019 14:58The US Embassy in Iraq has issued a security alert, warning US citizens of “heightened tensions” in the country and advising against travel there. The advisory warning was posted on ... Read More
SaferTourism.com: How dangerous is travel according to Dr. Peter Tarlow
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 3, 2019 20:38The recently concluded 26th International Tourism Security Conference in Las Vegas celebrated over a quarter Century of Tourism Safety and Security. Dr. Peter Tarlow of SaferTourism.com had a major part ... Read More
New US Cuban sanctions target tourism, remittances and banking
Chief Assignment Editor- April 18, 2019 01:16The US is targeting Cuba with additional sanctions, including restricting travel to the island nation, limiting remittances, and sanctioning additional entities, White House national security adviser John Bolton said. US ... Read More
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism response to U.S. Travel Advisory
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 3, 2019 20:25The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation is aware of the recent update to the U.S. Travel Advisory for The Bahamas reported also on eTurboNews earlier today. Joy Jibrilu, Director General ... Read More
US State Department Travel Advisory for Bahamas: What it really means for visitors?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 3, 2019 10:48The recent travel advisory issued by the U.S. State Department alerting the 6 million US travelers vacationing in the Bahamas every year could have a devastating impact on the travel and ... Read More
‘Do not travel’: US State Department ups Venezuela travel warning to Level 4
Chief Assignment Editor- January 29, 2019 22:30The United States Department of State has raised its Venezuela travel advisory warning for US citizens to “do not travel,” citing civil unrest. The department issued the Level 4 red ... Read More
Very, very big business: Macau tourism numbers are in
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 24, 2019 07:16Tourism to Macau is very biog business. 35.8 million went to the Las Vegas of Asia last year. an increase of 9.8 percent. The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced ... Read More
Terrorism causes US to issue travel advisory for Algeria
editor- January 8, 2019 23:07The US government website warns travelers to exercise increased caution when traveling in Algeria due to terrorism. Read More
Increased caution due to terrorism: US issues Travel Advisory for Tunisia
Chief Assignment Editor- January 4, 2019 01:20US Department of State issued Level 2 Travel Advisory (Exercise Increased Caution) for Tunisia. The warning was issued due to increased risk of terrorist attacks against foreign and domestic targets ... Read More
Updated US Travel Advisory for China: Will China tourism officials retaliate?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 3, 2019 21:45Every day 8000 Chinese tourists enter the United States, and every day an average of 5000 American tourists enter China. Americans should exercise increased caution in China due to arbitrary enforcement ... 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
Guam tourism: Same threat different day and Guam’s beaches are busy today
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 9, 2017 07:13North Korea wants to attack US military establishments in Guam, USA. Guam, home to about 6,000 US troops, is strategically located midway between the Korean Peninsula and the South China ... Read More
Happy 4th of July but not so happy in Guam, where America starts the day
editor- July 4, 2013 11:20There are 180,000 proud Americans currently celebrating US Independence Day in Guam, USA. Read More
US international travel up seven percent
editor- May 30, 2012 09:30The Office of Travel and Tourism Industries reports that U.S. citizen outbound market totaled 13.1 million travelers for the first three months of 2012. March Year-to-Date (2012/2011) Comparisons Read More
The other side of illegal immigration
editor- August 5, 2011 05:33On July 28, 2011, eTN published a story titled " Read More
Voluntary evacuation of US citizens in Egypt
editor- February 1, 2011 05:27WASHINGTON, DC - The US Department of State announced today that arrangements are being made to provide transportation out of Egypt for US citizens and their immediate relatives, beginning today, ... Read More
No hidden agenda claims US embassy
editor- September 10, 2009 02:56Following the news in last week about the hard hitting (anti) travel advisory issued by the US Department of State against visiting Zanzibar’s Pemba Island, and the subsequent outcry and ... Read More
Searching for Cuba’s next big revolution
editor- May 22, 2009 03:54HAVANA, CUBA — Every last bit of Havana — Cuba’s roiling, spicy, sensual, celebrated capital — is laid out before me. Read More
Many hurry to get travel documents
editor- May 18, 2009 04:00Filling out an application at the post office on Midway Drive in San Diego last week, Fernando De Santiago was among the last-minute customers who have been lining up there ... Read More