As reported by newstalkzb.co.nz, “Another group of foreign tourists has been targeted in Northland, with everything including their passports and their vehicle being stolen. Whangarei police say the three British tourists had been touring the country for the past two months and had decided to visit a popular tourist spot – the Abbey Caves.” Read Article
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As reported by focustaiwan.tw, “Taipei, April 30 (CNA) A Chinese tourist was stopped at Taipei International Airport, also known as Songshan Airport, and sent back to Kinmen Tuesday after he fled the tour group he was traveling with in the outlying county, police said. Aviation police officers said the individual was a 78-year-old man surnamed […]
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As covered by dailymail.com, “A Frenchman visiting Berlin probably couldn’t have picked a more dangerous spot to pull a pretend pistol. Police say the heavily drunk tourist kneeled down in front of Germany’s biggest synagogue Thursday and pointed what appeared to be a gun at officers guarding the building. Luckily for him, a quick-witted policewoman […]
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As covered by timesofisrael.com, “An Israeli tourist went missing in a Chilean national park earlier this week, and his family and Israeli consular authorities have begun a search for him. Erez Szpakier, 24, of Tel Aviv flew to South America for a post-army vacation and went backpacking with friends in Chile’s Puyehue National Park. He […]
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As covered by 3news.co.nz, “A Taiwanese woman has been charged with possession of Class A drugs after almost a million dollars of methamphetamine was found in her luggage at Auckland airport. The 47-year-old had almost a kilogram of the drug in two bags she was carrying on a flight from Hong Kong. Customs manager Shane […]
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As covered by hanghaidaily.com, “A mainland tourist died in a fall from the Yangming Mountain outside Taipei City in Taiwan, local media reported. The man in his 40s slipped off the mountainside and fell to his death, according to news reports on several Taiwan TV channels.” Read Article
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According to myfoxny.com, “Police say a man who placed a pistol under a cushion in the lobby of a New York City hotel has been arrested. Bobby Glen Jackson was arrested in Fayetteville, N.C. He’s set to be brought to New York next week to face charges of criminal possession of a weapon and reckless […]
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As covered by startribune.com, “Berlin’s city government has decided to put a 5 percent tax on tourist hotel stays from this summer, part of efforts to shore up the German capital’s finances. The so-called “city tax” is to be charged on overnight stays in hotels and other accommodation such as youth hostels and camping sites […]
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According to scotsman.com, “A TOURIST has been knocked down at an accident “blackspot” tram diversion – just weeks after another visitor was killed at the same place. The man suffered leg injuries after a bus snared crash barriers while weaving through a diversion through Palmerston Place which then clipped the 43-year-old. The blow sent him […]
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According to valleycentral.com, “Family and friends are offering a $10,00 reward for the return of a Canadian tourist believed to be missing in Mexico. They are offering the reward to those who can provide information on Marc Menard’s whereabouts. Laval, Quebec resident Marc Menard started his three-month vacation in Mexico back in December. The 44-year-old […]
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