India

Only Indians can head airline security

MUMBAI - It is an official government order now: only Indian citizens can be appointed to the top security posts in airlines. The Bureau of Civil Avia

Indonesia

Tourism bill to give players unprecedented access, power

After more than a year of deliberations, a tourism bill being finalized at the House of Representatives will give unprecedented power to businessmen in the industry if it is passed, tourism executives

Bulgaria

Amended tourism law aims at better quality of service

After being altered two years ago, the law on tourism is getting ready to undergo another set of amendments after Plamen Mollov, the floor leader of the National Movement for Stability and Progress, o

Sri Lanka

Improving law and order situation help rise tourists in Lanka

Colombo - The number of tourists visiting Sri Lanka has increased steadily and is expected to cross 7.11 lakh this year, the immigration department has said, attributing it to the improving law and or

Florida's Seller Of Travel Law

ASTA to file brief against state of Florida

ALEXANDRIA, VA - In response to several new amendments to Florida's Seller of Travel law, ASTA will file an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in ABC Charters v.

uk sex tourists to pay at home

Sex tourists face UK prosecution over abuse abroad

The new legislation, contained in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, will come into effect from Monday.

Egypt

Egypt battles 'sex tourism', bans 92-year-old from marrying teen

The Egyptian authorities have banned a 92-year-old man from the Persian Gulf from marrying a 17-year-old Egyptian girl under a new law, designed to battle the phenomenon of rich Arab men marrying young girls from developing areas of Egypt.

Airline Industry Fights Off State Consumer Law

NY: Passengers have rights! Airlines: Says who? What do you think this is, EU?

The Air Transport Association has successfully challenged a New York state law that set minimum standards for treatment of airline passengers.

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a federal law, the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, preempts the ability of states to govern such things. Said the court:

Canada: The Law Is In, Now...What Do We Do With It?

Senate roadblock stalls airline ad changes

OTTAWA - Transport Canada has yet to launch consultations into new rules forcing airlines to advertise the full price of airfares eight months after a law was passed requiring it to do so, raising concerns the popular initiative could be killed.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria tourism strategy calls for new sector law

Anelia Kroushkova, head of Bulgaria's State Agency for Tourism, has asked for a new law on tourism that will put an end to irresponsible and uncontrolled construction in Bulgaria's resorts, Standart daily reported on February 13 2008.

Yemen

Tourism law to be amended

SANA'A (TVLW) - Minister of Tourism Nabil al-Faqih has revealed that its ministry would refer to the Cabinet in the coming period an amendment draft to the tourism law to meet with the
government's trends to improve the tourist sector in the country.