Coronavirus costs Africa travel, tourism almost $55 bn
Africa Business News of Friday, 3 July 2020 Source: Reuters African countries have lost almost $55 billion in travel and tourism revenues in three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Travel in a war zone. Travel in a pandemic zone.
By Refiq Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In my past professional life I used to commute from Amman / Jordan to Baghdad / Iraq during the war […]
Swiss to re-open borders with neighbouring countries
By Urs Geiser May 13, 2020 – SWISSINFO.ch The border with neighbouring Germany was closed in mid-March as part of efforts to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Guns and tourists: Aboard the unlikely India-Pakistan ‘friendship bus’
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 22, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Passengers disembark the India-Pakistan ‘friendship bus’ under police guard at a rest stop in Sirhind, India, March 15, 2019. […]
One country at a time, Africa is opening its doors to Africans
by Mildred Europa Taylor, at 07:30 am, November 23, 2018 Visa-free travel for Africans in Africa is scheduled to start by the end of 2018 but with just about […]
Buying a second passport changed our lives: UAE expats
This is how much UAE expats spend to travel freely around the world Published: November 11, 2018 Cleofe Maceda, Senior Web Reporter UAE expatriate Belal Nasser goes on a holiday […]
FINAL DESTINATION: What happens when you die on holiday in Switzerland?
By Anand Chandrasekhar THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 11, 2018 Bureaucracy, money and insurance policies can slow your passage to your final destination. (Keystone) A fall on a hiking […]
#SWISSHISTORYPICS: Annemarie Schwarzenbach: Winter’s journey to the Near East
By Catherine Waibel Village woman, Syria, 1933 Street scene, Aleppo/Syria, 1933 Mosque, Persia, 1934 Children, Varamin/Persia, 1934 Columns of the Apadana palace, Persepolis/Persia, 1934 Children, Istanbul/Turkey, 1933 Shoeshine boy, […]
Cyprus: The cultural and archaeological heritage of Mediterranean
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL With its heavenly orange blossom breezes, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has much to offer – pristine beaches, turquoise waters and interesting historical sites The sky is […]
Indonesia extends Bali airport closure due to Agung eruption
Reuters International This content was published on November 28, 2017 Primary school children play outside their classroom as Mount Sinabung, active since 2010, erupts in the […]
Your smartphone is the most dangerous thing you own – don’t take it with you if you travel to America
The legal loophole that allows the US border to be classified as “outside” normal US constitutional protections should be cause for concern. Your important private data is simply not safe if you wish to travel to the US Mike Harris @mjrharris Here’s a fun game to help you make new (weird) […]
No visas for minorities
By Hussain Nadim Published: September 9, 2016 The writer is a PhD candidate and coordinator of the South Asia Study Group at the University of Sydney The current refugee crisis in Europe is not the only event that debunks the myth of Western civilisation’s high moral standards of human rights, […]
A new railway rivals a glamorous past
Source: BBC Gilded Age industrialist Henry Flagler knew a thing or two about tourism; he’s a big reason why St Augustine, West Palm Beach and Miami are the major destinations […]
President Obama Reassures Americans Ahead of Holiday Travel
Source: Time Speaking at the National Counterterrorism Center Thursday, President Obama sought to reassure Americans on national security before the holidays. “After the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino […]
Indonesia: New visa policy to aid economy
By Satria Sambijantoro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will waive visa requirements for 30 countries as early as next month to boost the country’s foreign exchange income from the […]
Hong Kong vies for Muslim visitors from the Middle East
Hong Kong (CNN) – With the number of visitors from the Middle East to Asia on the rise, Hong Kong is re-examining what it has on offer to entice more […]
