by Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | Business, International, Politics
Business travelers coming to the U.S. from the Middle East have another hurdle to deal with: a ban on laptop computers and tablets in the cabin of airliners. At least, airliners departing from certain cities, flying for certain airlines. On March 21, the U.S., citing...
by Admin | Mar 22, 2017 | Business, International
Egypt’s tourism industry has been flagging in recent years, following the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s reign in 2011. The struggling country has since tourism drop, with an estimated 14.7 million people visiting in 2010, and only 9.8 million coming in 2011....
by Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Business, International, News
The jury’s still out on the current health of Hess Corporation. As they get set to pay out ex-dividend and dividend to investors this month, the energy company is weathering a rocky time on the stock market: the stock is down -24.4 percent over the last three months....
by Admin | Mar 15, 2017 | International, News, Politics
There has been much speculation that President Trump’s travel ban and rapidly changing immigration rules would impact tourism to the United States, and it’s already starting to happen. In 2015, some 78 million people visited the United States, contributing about $200...
by Admin | Mar 10, 2017 | International
We all know about the importance of preparing for a trip—packing the right clothes and shoes, making sure our passports and visas are in order, ensuring we know when to check in for our flights, and so on. But there is one preparation that many people don’t make, and...
by Admin | Mar 8, 2017 | International, Politics
Internal tourism is having a heyday in Pakistan, where the country has seen domestic tourism numbers in Gilgit-Baltistan province alone jump from 250,000 in 2014 to almost 700,000 in 2016. Domestic tourism is boosted by things like skiing in Swat, a region of the...