Hanoi – A private airline in Vietnam was fined for having women dance through the cabin in bikinis during a flight, an official said Thursday. About 10 women in bikini tops and sarongs sashayed down the aisle of a Viet Jet Air flight Sunday from Ho Chi Minh City to the coastal city of Da Nang. The budget airline was fined 1,000 dollars for hosting the show without official permission, said chief inspector of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, Nguyen Trong Thang. Read Article
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Thailand on Tuesday eased visa rules for citizensof six Middle Eastern countries to boost the kingdom’s position as amedical hub. The cabinet approved a policy to allow 90-day visas on arrival forpeople seeking medical services from Bahrain, Kuwait, Omar, Qatar,Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. They may be accompanied by up to four relatives. […]
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China has surged ahead of the United States and is on the verge of becoming New Zealand’s second-biggest tourist market, according to the latest International Visitor Survey. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s survey showed tourism spending was $5.6 billion for the year ending June 2012. This was flat on the previous year’s total […]
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At least 31 people were injured Monday when a passenger train derailed while entering one of the main stations of Buenos Aires, Argentine authorities have confirmed to ensure that no person has died in this new claim. The accident occurred around 14.00 hours (19.00 hours in mainland Spain) when the last car of a train […]
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If any of the 700 athletes in London for the Olympic Games are unlucky enough to get injured, they’ll get treated at a state-of-the-art polyclinic situated inside the park. But for the half-million tourists, it’s straight to a British hospital for serious ailments requiring medical attention. For most Americans in London to see the games, […]
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Tips for how to avoid pickpockets in Barcelona. The areas where you need to be careful are the areas with many tourists, like the La Rambla, Sagrada Familia and generally anywhere near the top tourist attractions in Barcelona. If you use your common sense and take some simple precautions, you will be not be robbed. […]
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The FBI and national cybercrime agencies are warning people traveling abroad to be wary of shady scammers planting malware via insecure hotel Internet connections. In an advisory issued yesterday (May 8), the Internet Crime Complaint Center(IC3) notes that malware perpetrators are masking their cybercrime weapons as popup software updates travelers see when setting up their […]
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Expats will be pleased to hear that China has been told to stop discriminating against foreign credit card companies such as Visa, Mastercard and Amex.China may have to treat foreign credit cards more fairly after the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled that the country’s payment card scheme, UnionPay, is operating an illegal monopoly. Read Article
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New Secuity Arrangement at Suvarnabhumi Airport Suvarnabhumhi Airport has got a lot of bad press over the years. Mainly, it would seem, from the expat community here in Thailand. Speaking personally, I’ve never had any real complaints. It’s by no means perfect, but its a lot better than other international airports that I have passed […]
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A strike by Home Office staff including immigration officers that had threatened disruption on Thursday on the eve of the Olympics has been called off by union officials.But the Home Office denied a claim by the Public and Commercial Services union that the government had agreed to create hundreds of new jobs. Read article
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