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Miami doctor pleads fifth as Congress probes birth tourism industry
A South Florida physician at the center of a federal birth tourism probe refused to answer any questions during a House hearing Tuesday. The standoff comes as Republicans escalate efforts to restrict birthright citizenship and crack down on what…
Nepal's mountain tourism industry faces 'serious warning' after Himalayan flood disaster
Nepal's devastating floods have raised fresh concerns for the country's vital adventure tourism industry ahead of its peak travel season. Tour operators and hostel owners say tourists are cancelling bookings, with one Kathmandu hostel forecasting…
Nepalis in Korea mobilize to support flood-stricken homeland as tourism industry faces fallout
The catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has sent reverberations through Korea, with Nepali residents mobilizing to support their flood-ravaged homeland by sending relief funds and arranging memorial spaces. Meanwhile, tour operators are…
AI set to transform tourism in Hadong
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has selected six technology companies to test artificial intelligence (AI) services at major tourist sites in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province, including Ssanggye Temple and Hwagaejangteo Market. The project…
Watch live: House Oversight panel zeroes in on birth tourism
A House Oversight panel will hold a hearing Tuesday morning examining birth tourism, months after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Trump's efforts to restrict birthright citizenship. Lawmakers will examine companies accused of marketing…
Cuba's tourism plummets 62% after US pressure and energy embargo
Cuba's tourism has nosedived since the U.S. has ramped up its pressure on the island this year, threatening international tour operators and imposing an energy embargo. Tourism on the island declined by 62% from January to July of this year…
Russians, sex tourism and 5,000 US sailors: USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Pattaya
US Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln has steamed into Thailand's Laem Chabang on Wednesday with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines who have spent 286 days at sea. They arrive amid reports of mental health concerns and deteriorating…
Cuba's tourism plummets 62% after US pressure and energy embargo
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Tourism youth speech competition finalists revealed
704104e4-2957-4574-bfa0-1ab030362051 Finalists: Simari-Lee, left, Daniela Ratteray, Princess Mitch Dioko and Aiden Glazebrook (Photograph supplied) Being named Junior Tourism Ambassador and travelling to an upcoming event in South America are the…
Watch: Miami Birth Tourism Executive Pleads Fifth to Questions from Congress
The top executive for Have My Baby in Miami, an agency that bills itself as aiding foreign nationals having their children in the United States, invoked his Fifth Amendment constitutional right during a House Oversight Committee hearing on birth…
Witness in Rep. Brandon Gill's Birth Tourism Hearing Pleads the Fifth. Here's What Else Happened.
Birth tourism is a problem for America, and with the Supreme Court upholding an insane interpretation of the 14th Amendment, Congress needs to act to protect America and end the ability of foreigners to come to America, have a baby, and for that…
Kevin Davis joins St. Tammany tourism agency
Former Parish President Kevin Davis joined the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission as the organization's newest board member during its August meeting. Davis, a Slidell resident, serves as chairman of the board of the Harbor Center…
Witness in 'Have My Baby in Miami' Birth Tourism Scam Pleads the Fifth to Every Question
We've seen the billboards. Back in July, a Texas hospital confirmed to Fox News that it's behind billboards at the U.S.–Mexico border advertising childbirth services and encouraging expectant mothers to give birth in Texas. The billboards…
South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions
(The Center Square) – The leader of a South Florida company that markets its services to foreign women seeking to give birth in the United States refused to answer questions from lawmakers on Tuesday after a Congressional subpoena. Wladimir…
Nepal urges foreign tourists to keep booking Himalayan holidays
Nepal is urging international travellers not to abandon the Himalayan country at a time when it needs foreign revenue to tide over economic losses caused by last week's devastating flash floods. A cataclysmic deluge caused by a glacier collapse on…
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