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China bans its carriers from EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Analysts: Legal dispute likely, EU unlikely to give way

China bans its carriers from EU Emissions Trading Scheme

China has "banned" all airlines in the country from joining the European Union's Emissions ... read more

Government lifts ban on spas in tourist resorts and hotels

Maldives President orders authorities to lift ban

Government lifts ban on spas in tourist resorts and hotels

By Rita Payne

The government in the Maldives has lifted a nationwide ban on spas and massage parlors, revoking ... read more

Baldwin's 30 Rock may not fly American Airlines any more

AA flight attendants want 30 Rock banned from in flight entertainment

Baldwin's 30 Rock may not fly American Airlines any more

It seems that some the airline industry did not find Alec Baldwin's faux-apology on Saturday ... read more

Indian tiger reserves may ban tourists

India moves to protect endangered tigers

Indian tiger reserves may ban tourists

India's Supreme Court is to decide, based on a recent petition, whether to accept proposals to ... read more

Hong Kong extends ban on group tours to Bangkok

Serious flooding continued to threaten Thai capital

Hong Kong extends ban on group tours to Bangkok

Hong Kong has extended a ban on tour groups travelling to Bangkok as serious flooding continued ... read more

Taiwan bans Chinese tourists from political campaign activities

Chinese Tourism To Taiwan

Taiwan bans Chinese tourists from political campaign activities

Chinese tourists will not be allowed to engage in campaign activities for the coming ... read more

Chinese village pins hopes on tourism after rice farming banned

Will Tourism Rescue Chicheng?

Chinese village pins hopes on tourism after rice farming banned

CHICHENG, Hebei - The old man had no idea just exactly when his ancestors began growing rice in ... read more

Foreign tourists banned from Maastricht cannabis coffee-shops

Cannabis Tourism

Foreign tourists banned from Maastricht cannabis coffee-shops

A ban on some foreign tourists has come into force in the cannabis-selling coffee shops of the ... read more

US DOT wants to explicitly ban e-cigarettes on planes

Electronic Cigarettes To Be Banned

US DOT wants to explicitly ban e-cigarettes on planes

Puffing on electronic cigarettes is already a no-no on flights, but the government wants there ... read more

Cathay Pacific bans flat-faced dogs

Animal Air Travel

Cathay Pacific bans flat-faced dogs

Hong Kong – Flat-faced canines can no longer fly Cathay Pacific. And their feline friends need ... read more

Bahamas bans all commercial shark fishing

Bahamas Acts to Protect Sharks

Bahamas bans all commercial shark fishing

NASSAU, Bahamas - Sharks in The Bahamas can breathe more easily after the nation's government ... read more

UK to ban hidden card surcharges for travel tickets

UK tour firms ordered to end the use of hidden cards charges

UK to ban hidden card surcharges for travel tickets

Travel companies have been ordered to end the use of hidden surcharges for passengers paying by ... read more

Saving Trafalgar Square lions from the tourists

Report: Ban tourists from clambering on bronze lions

Saving Trafalgar Square lions from the tourists

For generations, no trip to London has been complete without a photograph posed on top of ... read more

Princess bans smoking in staterooms and on balconies

Princess Cruises' New Smoking Policy

Princess bans smoking in staterooms and on balconies

Princess Cruises has announced that smoking will no longer be allowed in passenger staterooms or ... read more

Foreign tourists to be banned from getting Thai religious tattoos

Thailand: No Buddha Tattoos For Tourists

Foreign tourists to be banned from getting Thai religious tattoos

Thai culture ministry said that foreign visitors should not be able to get culturally ... read more

Dutch government: No more dope for tourists

Tourists to be banned from buying cannabis in the Netherlands

Dutch government: No more dope for tourists

The government of the Netherlands on Friday said it would start banning visitors from buying ... read more

Taal Volcano tourist ban remains

Residents and tourists warned to avoid coming near volcano

Taal Volcano tourist ban remains

MANILA, Philippines — Tremors in Taal Volcano slowed down on Sunday, but the Philippine ... read more

Natives ban tourists from Amazon village

Indigenous people tell tourists to stay away

Natives ban tourists from Amazon village

Tens of thousands of backpackers are drawn to the area around Nazareth every year, drawn by ... read more

China closes troubled Tibet to foreigners

Foreign tourists barred from Tibet in March

China closes troubled Tibet to foreigners

Chinese authorities have closed the troubled Tibetan region to foreign tourists, travel agents ... read more

Somali Islamist movement imposes ban on journalists

Radio Shabelle Journalists Banned By Islamists

Somali Islamist movement imposes ban on journalists

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today protests the ... read more

Russia may ban tourist flights to Egypt

Russian Tourism To Egypt

Russia may ban tourist flights to Egypt

Russian tourism authorities said on Tuesday that they may have to ban tourist flights to Egypt ... read more

EU bans all Afghan airlines from European airspace

EU Blacklists All Afghan Carriers

EU bans all Afghan airlines from European airspace

BRUSSELS — All Afghan carriers are banned from flying into European airspace, due to the ... read more

Malta ratifies global treaty banning sale, prostitution of children

Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography

Malta ratifies global treaty banning sale, prostitution of children

A top United Nations official today hailed Malta’s ratification of a global treaty banning the ... read more

Muslim tourists worried about veil ban in France

French Veil Ban

Muslim tourists worried about veil ban in France

By ELAINE GANLEY

PARIS — Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France's plan to do ... read more

EU bans 2 Ghanaian carriers from its airspace

EU Blacklists 2 Airlines

EU bans 2 Ghanaian carriers from its airspace

By ALESSANDRO TORELLO

BRUSSELS — The European Commission said Thursday it has banned one airline from Ghana from ... read more

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