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Weekly UpdatesNew York (AirGuide - Travel Security Update) Aug 9, 2009
As a result of attack on two British nationals in Bacolet, Tobago, the British High Commission will be moving to update the travel advisory that has been issued about Trinidad and Tobago within the next 24 to 48 hours, according to Deputy British High Commissioner Geoff Patton. Speaking during a brief interview with the local media Express Monday, Patton said, "The document is updated regularly and will be updated in relation to this weekend's attacks." The advisory, which was last updated on June 11 this year, states, "...Crime against tourists in Tobago and the inability of the Tobago authorities to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators remains a concern." Aug 5, 2009
Cambodia, Vietnam
Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed to open six new border crossings that serve citizens from other nations to boost trade and travel. Currently there is just one such gate at Bavet in Svay Rieng province. Mom Sibon, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, said the agreement was reached last month during the visit of a delegation led by Vietnam's transport minister. Aug 6, 2009
Iran
The US secretary of state has appealed to Iran for information on three Americans arrested after apparently straying across the Iraqi border. Hillary Clinton said she was "concerned" and called on the Iranian authorities to find the trio. Iranian officials have accused the three of ignoring warnings from border guards and crossing into Iran from Iraq's Kurdish region on Friday. Aug 3, 2009
La Palma
La Palma is called OLa Isla Bonita,O but these days, a raging wild fire is anything but beautiful. Dozens of tourists are among 4,000 people evacuated from SpainOs La Palma in the Canary Islands due to a huge forest fire raging since the weekend. A change in wind direction and cooler temperatures Monday helped firefighters to try to control flames that erupted over the weekend on La Palma, one of SpainOs Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Aug 4, 2009
New York LaGuardia Airport
Authorities temporarily closed one of the terminals at New York's LaGuardia airport Saturday and took a man into custody after discovering what turned out to be a fake bomb in his bag. Most of the airport's main terminal was closed at 5:30 am/0930 GMT and travelers were allowed to return about 3 1/2 hours later. Jack Kelly, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the terminal's Concourse C, where the man was taken into custody, would remain closed until a crime scene investigation had been completed. Kelly described the suspect as emotionally disturbed and New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said the man was drunk. "He was carrying a hoax device," Browne said. "The hoax device consisted of batteries and wires in a duffle bag." Officials of the Port Authority, which operates the New York City's three major airports, were working with affected airlines to reroute some travelers. Aug 3, 2009
Saudi Arabia
Several studies go in support of Al Medina as one of the largest shopping areas in the Saudi Arabian kingdom, as well as its great investment opportunities in the sectors of trade, agriculture, animal husbandry, tourism, fisheries, light industry, and public services. Statistical studies estimate that the number of visitors who come to the city are more than two and a half million during the year to visit the Prophet's Mosque, and the rate of expenditure per visitor is over 1,500 Saudi riyals leading to a source of income exceeding 3 billion riyals a year at an average. Secondly, Madina holds high position in the hearts of billions of Muslims as a spiritual city, to which the Holy Prophet and his companions have emigrated from Mecca. It gave him a refuge and supported him as well, from which the Islamic Empire emerged with all its subsequent geographical extensions. It includes the Prophet's Mosque and is one of the most sacred places in the world, besides Makkah. Aug 4, 2009
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