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Articles tagged “borders”

Tourism

Italy Asks Fellow European Union Nations to Welcome Italian Visitors Soon

Germany, Switzerland, and Lithuania seem the most willing to reopen their borders to Italians soon, but expect other countries to be more reticent.

Marja Novak, Reuters | 4 years ago

Italy Asks Fellow European Union Nations to Welcome Italian Visitors Soon

Coronavirus

EU Health Agency Slams Border Closures as Too Late and Costly to Tame Coronavirus

The fine print in this Tuesday report by Europe's top health agency is that border controls can sometimes be effective in delaying an epidemic at its start or in isolated regions. In other words, now that the pandemic is unleashed, many travel restrictions aren't worth the cost to society.

Francesco Guarascio, Reuters | 4 years ago

EU Health Agency Slams Border Closures as Too Late and Costly to Tame Coronavirus

Tourism

The Resilience of the American Vacation in Mexico

The relationship between American tourists and Mexico is nearly a century old and has weathered ups and downs. Today's drug-related violence, mounting border tension, and political rhetoric won't stop these trips, but are clearly disrupting them.

Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift | 6 years ago

The Resilience of the American Vacation in Mexico

Tourism

The Peace Bridge is becoming a source of New York-Canada conflict

The irony is not lost on watchers of this story, but it does still represent the sad state of border relations in what was previously one of the more easy-going trans-national relationships.

Michael Gormley, Associated Press | 11 years ago

The Peace Bridge is becoming a source of New York-Canada conflict

Tourism

Border politics: Laredo, Texas can’t shake its sister city’s negative image

The depth of the ties between cross-border communities in along the U.S.-Mexico border is lost in the current nonsense-driven border security concerns and and national drug policy debates. The region will remain unstable until laws are changed.

Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Border politics: Laredo, Texas can’t shake its sister city’s negative image

Tourism

Border fees would slam upstate New York’s $15.4 billion tourism sector

The controversial border fees will be heavily discussed as media, politicians, and businesses weigh the pros and cons of fee revenues and the potential impact on the tourism relationship.

Tonawanda News | 11 years ago

Border fees would slam upstate New York’s $15.4 billion tourism sector

SkiftX

Borders logjams could dissuade 100 million tourists from U.S. visits

Brand USA spends millions marketing the U.S. as a destination, but just fixing the gridlock at U.S. borders could probably do a lot more to entice visitors.

Sara K. Clarke and Jason Garcia , The Orlando Sentinel | 11 years ago

Borders logjams could dissuade 100 million tourists from U.S. visits

Business Travel

Customs agents barred from arbitrary laptop searches at Mexico border

This ruling also impacts business travelers crossing borders with sensitive corporate documents, and provides some new protections, although it is destined to make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Cristina Silva, The Associated Press | 11 years ago

Customs agents barred from arbitrary laptop searches at Mexico border

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Laptop seizures at U.S. borders come under fire

Agents should have probably cause before they sieze citizens' laptops and other devices for weeks at a time.

Skift | 11 years ago

Laptop seizures at U.S. borders come under fire

Tourism

Mexico-bound lanes at Tijuana border crossing get an upgrade to speedier entry times

The Mexican authorities have the advantage of approaching border issues without the same, obstructionist political baggage that bogs down their U.S. counterparts.

Elliot Spagat, Associated Press | 11 years ago