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One visa, six Gulf countries: GCC Unified Tourist Visa confirmed for pilot launch this year | World News

The GCC unified tourist visa, confirmed for pilot launch this year, will allow seamless travel across all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries/ Representative Image The GCC will begin testing a single unified tourist visa in the fourth quarter of 2025, allowing travel across all six member countries under one permit. UAE Minister of Economy and […]

Canadian shot in Wisconsin: Tourist Giovanni Michael ‘Mike’ Robinson killed on golf trip while walking to hotel; hunt on for SUV driver

A Canadian man on a golf trip in Wisconsin was shot and killed in a drive-by attack early Wednesday, according to local police and multiple media reports.The victim, identified as Giovanni Michael “Mike” Robinson, 32, of Stouffville, Ontario, was struck by gunfire just after midnight while walking back to his hotel in Sheboygan Falls, police […]

What happens in Vegas… isn’t happening: Tourist numbers drop, casinos sit empty; internet declares Sin City ‘dead, bro’

Las Vegas is no longer the unstoppable tourism titan it once was, with visitor numbers plunging and online chatter echoing a grim reality — empty casinos, rising costs, and a hospitality industry struggling to keep up appearances.By the numbers: Vegas feels the burnAccording to the latest figures from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority […]

‘I have eight kids, you’re not getting to me’: US tourist grabs thief by ponytail after getting pickpocketed in Venice – Watch

US tourist grabs thief by ponytail after getting pickpocketed in Venice A holidaymaker from North Carolina turned the tables on a group of suspected pickpockets in Venice after her purse and passport were stolen, dramatically grabbing one teenager by the ponytail until police arrived.Footage of the incident, shared on TikTok by the woman’s daughter Karis […]

Oman’s hotel revenues rose 18% in the first six months of 2025, with tourist arrivals reaching 1.14 million | World News

Oman’s hospitality sector experienced robust growth in the first half of 2025/Representative Image Oman’s hospitality sector experienced robust growth in the first half of 2025, with hotel revenues rising by 18% coinciding with a 1.14 million increase in tourist arrivals. The surge reflects the country’s growing appeal as a travel destination and effective tourism development […]

Kuwait: GCC expats, including Indians, now eligible for instant tourist visa on arrival in Kuwait | World News

GCC expats can now get a Kuwait tourist visa on arrival at all airports and border ports with valid passport and 6-month residency/ File In a major policy shift benefiting millions of Gulf expatriates, Kuwait now allows foreign GCC residents to obtain tourist visas on arrival, without prior application or embassy procedures, lifting long-standing restrictions […]

Did a bald JD Vance meme really get this tourist banned from America? Here’s what really happened | World News

A 21-year-old Norwegian tourist, Mads Mikkelsen, claimed he was denied entry into the United States at Newark Liberty International Airport after immigration officers found a meme of US Vice President JD Vance on his phone. The meme, depicting Vance with an exaggerated bald head, had circulated widely online. Mikkelsen said he was detained, questioned about […]

Schengen-style GCC Unified Tourist Visa approved, to be rolled out soon | World News

The Schengen-style GCC unified tourist visa, approved by Gulf states, will allow travelers seamless access to all six member countries with a single entry permit/ Image generated by AI for illustrative and cretive purposes The long-anticipated GCC unified tourist visa has officially been approved and will be rolled out in the near future, according to […]

Emmanuel Macron’s wax statue stolen from Grevin Museum in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron’s wax figure was stolen on Monday from the Grevin Museum in Paris. The figure was taken by three individuals claiming to be Greenpeace activists, a police source told AFP.Two women and a man reportedly entered the central Paris museum posing as tourists and exited through an emergency door with the figureThe […]

Italian tourist escapes NYC house of horror where crypto investor tortured him with a chainsaw for password

Crypto investor John Woeltz was arrested from his NYC pad where he tortured an Italian tourist for weeks. A 28-year-old Italian tourist who came to New York was held captive in a posh Manhattan apartment where he was given electric shock, forced to take cocaine and threatened to have his limbs cut off with an […]