Travel Visa News
- Tourism Agencies Hit by Stiff Penalties Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:18PMABU DHABI - A number of tourism agencies in the country have been hit by stiff penalties for violating visa rules that are aimed at preventing people from entering or staying in the country illegally, said a top Ministry of Interior official.
- A slice of Thai paradise all to yourself Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:30PMIn mid-December, I was standing on a white sandy beach on the Thai island of Koh Samui, getting ready to take a dip in the crystal-clear sea. The deepest blue sky and gently swaying palms provided the...
- Tourist numbers fall in 2008: GVB blames fuel prices, market crash Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:04PMEdwin Cruz believes that the familiar faces who used to visit him in Tumon during the holidays may have belonged to some of the 44,044 tourists who decided not to fly to Guam last fiscal year.
- Winehouse drops drug charge appeal Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:59AMTroubled star Amy Winehouse has dropped her appeal against drug charges in Norway and has accepted a fine after she was caught in possession of marijuana in the country.
- Summer Sports Coach Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:01AMWe are looking for people with Sports coaching experience to work on US children’s summer camps.
- Beating the credit card trap Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:00AMTHERE is no secret to paying off your credit card debt quicker. All you need to do is source a lower interest rate card and increase your repayments.
- Shop at banks for best deals on currency Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:35AMQ: I vacation in Europe frequently and lately have been appalled at the high cost of buying euros. Even the credit card companies are taking an extra cut. Do you have any tips on the best rates or methods for buying euros?
- 2008 travel trends went in right and wrong directions Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:48AMSeattle Times travel writer Carol Pucci reports on some of the highs and lows of 2008 for travelers.
- End of the road for Thai project? Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:27AMThis was the dream: Joseph Quinnell wanted to bring undocumented women at risk of being sold into forced labor from Thailand to UW-Stevens Point to earn degrees. Born on Thai soil but lacking citizenship, these women had little to no access to government health care, education or travel. But now, harsh financial reality threatens to dash it all away.
- Officials Hope Transportation Moves Forward With Obama Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:01AMLong before Barack Obama and John McCain were nominated to run for president last year, tour group organizers in Europe were eagerly planning all-night, post-U.S. election parties.
- Passports not required until June 2009 Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 11:15PMMore than a year after U.S. citizens were expected to need a passport to reenter the country, officials say implementation of that requirement remains months in the making.
- RP mulls travel advisory to Kish Island, Oman Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:14PMMANILA, Philippines - Philippine officials in the United Arab Emirates are eyeing a travel advisory to Kish Island in Iran after the number of visa-change visitors stranded there doubled during the holidays.
- JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 4:46PMFrom mid-January the United States will require short-term visitors without a visa to receive travel authorization via the Internet ahead of time, the U.S. embassy in Tokyo said Friday.
- UF law student overcomes disability Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 4:15PMRafal Strzalkowski, a Polish immigrant student graduating from the UF Levin College of Law, has been living with cerebral palsy since he was diagnosed at age 1.
- Stranded Kish Visitors Double in Holidays Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 3:17PMDUBAI/KISH - The number of visa-change visitors stranded on Kish Island, Iran, has doubled during the holiday season.
- India releases 66 Pakistani nationals at Wagah Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 7:55AMWagah (Punjab), Dec 31 : New Delhi repatriated 66 Pakistan nationals at the Wagah border check in Punjab on Tuesday, despite the tension between the two countries following last months Mumbai terror attacks.
- Iraqi Boy Injured In War Arrives In Bay Area For Surgery Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:01PMSAN FRANCISCO -- A 3-year-old Iraqi boy whose hearing was destroyed by a missile blast in the Iraq war was greeted at San Francisco International Airport Wednesday morning by spectators, balloons, TV cameras and many of those responsible for initiating the grassroots effort that brought him to the Bay Area for reparative ear surgery and rehabilitation.
- Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:44PMCapricorn will have luck with money in 2009. Courtesy art What a fortunate time for you! (And you know it.) You have horseshoes to spare! This doesn’t mean you haven’t had some pits in your bowl of cherries, because there isn’t a life on the planet without cherry pits.
- Capturing the world on film Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:05PM2009-01-01
- Delta Air, BA to stop agent commission Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:50PMThe New Year has brought fresh trouble and woes for travel agents. The world’s largest carrier Delta Air Lines and British Airways have come together and decided to withdraw the 5% commission from Indian travel agents.
- India returns dozens of prisoners to Pakistan Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:39PMPAKISTAN: India on Tuesday repatriated dozens of Pakistani prisoners who had been detained for visa irregularities, officials said, amid simmering tensions between the two sides over the Mumbai attacks.
- Amy Winehouse - Winehouse Summoned To Norway To Face Drug Charges Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 1:50PMTroubled star AMY WINEHOUSE has been summoned to appear at a Norwegian court on drug charges after she was caught in possession of marijuana in the country. The ...
- Life Changes: Leonor Jurado, born in Ecuador, became a U.S citizen Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:49AM Leonor Jurado, a native of Ecuador, became a U.S citizen on June 9. The process took nearly 10 years. Jurado came to America in 1996 when she was 16 through an international exchange program. She attended high school first in Union, Mo., then Washington, Mo. “My father wanted me and my sister to learn different culture and different language,” she said. Her sister was sent to France. “I ...
- How British holidaymakers can beat the weak pound Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 6:41AMHolidaymakers heading off on winter breaks to Europe this New Year will be among the first to feel the pain of a weak pound.
- There is no place like a home holidays Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 12:19AMWRENS, Ga. --- The week before Christmas, 9-year-old Stepan examined each ornament he hung on the tree.
- Fiji criticises NZ govt travel warning Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:35PMFiji's interim government has criticised as baseless a New Zealand government travel warning which says there is a security risk in Fiji.
- Experience Rome 3 different ways, from $849 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:57PM Experience Rome three different ways: over a leisurely week at your own pace, paired with Florence, or as part of a guided tour with side trips to Florence, Naples, and Pompeii.
- The slave next door Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 3:52AMChild maids now being exported to U.S.
- SPECIAL REPORT: Child maids enslaved in U.S. Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 3:12AMIRVINE, California — Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl at the kitchen sink of the house next door.
- Exchange-program workers arrive to find jobs are gone Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 3:10AMEach year, international exchange students come to Lake Tahoe to work and experience the culture, but this year at least 14 people arrived to discover the jobs they expected were no longer available.
- Weston resident brings the law to Gitmo Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 10:34PM While the holiday season typically brings a number of invitations to the mailbox, a longtime Weston resident recently received an extraordinary one she was eager to accept.
- Two-month Southeast Asia trip comes to a close Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 10:27PMLocal resident Luc Pols wraps up his travelogue
- US visa delays ruining education of many Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 10:06PMUS visa delays ruining education of many
- FOLLOW UP: Young Woman Dying Of Cancer Gets Her Christmas Wish Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 8:31PMAn update to a story we brought you several weeks ago. 23 year old Karen Flores was diagnosed with cancer a month ago, and it has since spread throughout her body. During that time, her parents have been fighting for a visa to come to the states from Honduras, but were denied twice because they couldn’t tell immigration when they would return. Well things have changed. And on Christmas day, ...
- Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to US Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 8:23PMLate at night, the neighbors saw a little girl at the kitchen sink of the house next door.
- US visa delays ruining education of many Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 7:23PMMAKKAH: A group of Saudi students in the US has launched a campaign to monitor problems faced by them when they return to the Kingdom on short breaks. These students are forced to reapply for visas at the US Embassy in Riyadh, a process that often takes several months if successful.
- Bankruptcy steals glitter from gift cards Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 5:09AM Dear Scott: Is there any truth to reports that giving gift cards may be a bad idea because so many stores are closing locations or filing bankruptcy and closing altogether?
- Big dreams on a small scale Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 2:12AMLocal photographer launches nonprofit to send international women to school
- Campus calm: Students who stick around take advantage of quiet time Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 11:17PMThe campuses of Winona’s universities are like ghost towns this time of year.
- US terror threat to be driven by mid-east crisis and the internet Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 8:14PMTHE terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, increasing internet savviness and persistent challenges to border security, according to a new intelligence assessment.
- Schools prepare for spending cuts Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 6:59PMLocal school district officials are anticipating a mid-year reduction in funding that they say is sure to come as California state officials wrestle with an unprecedented fiscal crisis amounting to a $15 billion budget shortfall.
- Photographer focuses on sending women to school Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 6:48PMCORVALLIS — Three decisions, five years ago, changed the life of Corvallis’ Cheryl Hatch — and also ended up changing the life of a woman a world away.
- Terrorism forecast for US is bleak Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 5:44PMWASHINGTON -- The terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, persistent challenges to border security and increasing Internet savvy, according to new intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press.
- Homeland Security threat picture Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 5:28PM- The terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, persistent challenges to border security and increasing Internet savvy, says a new intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press.
- US lists 5-yr terror threats Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 4:40PMWASHINGTON: The terrorism threat to the US over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, persistent challenges to border security and increasing internet savvy, says a new intelligence assessment.
- Own group blasts Pak’s Indian terrorist myth Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 2:59PMA pro-Taliban group punctured Pak’s attempt to pin New Delhi.
- Terrorists Target U.S. Economy Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 2:40PMAl Qaeda focuses on causing economic loss, casualties and political turmoil, government report says
- Report: Terror Threats to Target Economic Losses Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 1:57PM Nuclear, chemical, biological and radiological attacks could be most devastating, but are hardest to carry out, reads a new threat assessment from the Department of Homeland Security.
- East Africa: EAC Planning to Tap Into Sports And Culture Tourism Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 3:49AMKigali — In a move to diversify and earn more from tourism, the East African Community (EAC) has agreed to promote culture and sports as one of the tourist attractions in the region.
- UN, Commonwealth to Help Fiji Hold Ballot to End Military Rule Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 11:17PMDec. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations and the 53-member Commonwealth will help Fiji hold elections and bring an end to the military government that seized power in the Pacific island nation two years ago.
