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Articles tagged “crime”

Hotels

Hotel broker faces 20 years in prison for sketchy hotel selling scheme

The hearing is the final piece of a legal storm that started nearly two years ago and at the time rattled the hotel industry, raising a number of red flags regarding the relationship between hotels and brokerage firms.

Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Brussels Airport has dubious honor as setting for massive runway diamond heist

The heist took place in the cargo hold of a passenger plane, reminding flyers that the there's always a back door around airport security within the terminal.

Robert-Jan Bartunek, Reuters | 11 years ago

Brussels Airport has dubious honor as setting for massive runway diamond heist

Tourism

Egyptian looters strip pyramids of valuable artifacts during tourism lull

One of Egypt’s biggest tourism draws is diminishing as criminals remove artifacts and the antiquities ministry, left with few funds from tourism, can do little to remedy the asset drain.

Betsy Hiel, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | 11 years ago

Egyptian looters strip pyramids of valuable artifacts during tourism lull

Tourism

Acapulco struggles to find its footing after attack on tourists

Acapulco will need more than the best wishes of a few happy residents to get people to return. Visitors wil need to be convinced that the safety situation has changed and, so far, neither the state nor the federal government are being persuasive on the issue.

Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Acapulco struggles to find its footing after attack on tourists

Tourism

Acapulco tourism will undoubtedly get much worse after brutal attack

Acapulco's reputation has been plummeting for years, but the shift from random, drug-related violence to criminal acts that target tourists will make it even worse.

Bertha Ramos, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Acapulco tourism will undoubtedly get much worse after brutal attack

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Philippines tourism can’t sell “fun” while gun crime remains pervasive

It's not just the crime that's a problem for visitors -- U.S. cities excel at high murder rates -- it's the pervasive sense that corruption thrives at every level of Philippine society.

Hrvoje Hranjski, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Philippines tourism can’t sell “fun” while gun crime remains pervasive

Tourism

Corsican separatists battle organized crime in a fight over Mediterranean tourism spoils

Behind every vacation paradise is a story that most visitors don't understand. In Bali it's a water shortage, in Corsica it's a conflict over the future -- with tourism as the pawn.

Lori Hinnant, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Corsican separatists battle organized crime in a fight over Mediterranean tourism spoils

Tourism

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless you beheaded an exotic bird

At least the two men were wise enough to steer clear of the animals used by Siegfried and Roy.

Michelle Rindels, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Hotels

That theoretical hotel keycard hack you heard about this summer is no longer just a theory

A large number of hotels updated their systems following the presentation this summer by a software developer. Those that didn't are leaving themselves open to thefts like this from people who can learn the methods via YouTube and a bit of online research.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Two workers at Houston’s international airport are charged for drug smuggling

While so much of security is focused on foreign flights, it seems there’s been an increase in infractions by airline workers looking to exploit their behind-the-scenes access at airports.

Houston Chronicle | 12 years ago