Japan Tourism Recovery After Tsunami
14 March 2012
March 11, 2011 marks one year to date when the horrific tsunami and earthquake hit Japan. The devastation took over 15, 000 lives and parts of the growing country demolished. The catastrophe hurt various steady and constant industries, including tourism. Japan has begun to see some daylight with tourism growth in Tokyo and surrounding areas per a recent Newsday-Associated Press report. Shuichi Kameyama, director of the International Tourism Promotion Division at Japan Tourism Agency, stated tourist numbers in January this year are only 4% lower than January 2011. This is heading in the right direction, as projected tourist recovery would occur in ...
U.S. Announces Online Application For Passport Cards
11 February 2012
As of 2012, reports have found over 110 million of United States citizens possess a passport. This is one-third of the total US population and a record number for the world giant. Due to further attempts to make travel as safe as possible, this record indicates passports are being viewed by many now as a necessity for travel. The US Department of State continues to help passport holders ability to travel and has announced a pilot program of an online application for passport cards. It will be valid for 10 years. This card can be used to travel from the US ...
Top Valentine Day Travel Getaways
06 February 2012
The new year 2012 has just begun, and already the most romantic holiday right around the corner. Valentine's Day is a time when many expressions of love are given through memorable gifts and the reddest of roses. However, many individuals desire to go beyond the normal patterns of giving gifts and do some traveling. There is nothing comparable to a romantic Valentine's Day getaway. If you are looking to surprise your spouse or loved one with a getaway for Valentine's Day, there are some great places to go and see. One place to travel on Valentine's Day is Arizona. The state ...
New 2012 Visa Requirements For Tourism In Turkey
23 January 2012
Turkey has released there will be new visa requirements for tourists in 2012. Beginning in February, visitors will only be able to stay in the country for up to 90 days within a 180 day period. This will also affect traveling of extended cruisers who will have to exit the country now, opposed to simply renewing in Rhodes. The change appears to be coming right before the main tourist season hits next year.The visa change is definitely informative, considering Turkey takes violating visa regulations very seriously. A violator can be fined upon departure, and the fine amount may be determined ...
Traveler Successfully Uses iPad Instead Of Actual Passport
10 January 2012
MSNBC recently reported a man successfully uses his iPad to cross the border into the United States. Canadian traveler Martin Reisch was thirty minutes to border crossing, realizing he had left his actual passport at home. He decided to make an attempt of displaying to the U.S. Border officer a scanned copy of his passport from his iPad. "I thought I'd at least give it a try," Reisch said. "He took the iPad into the little border hut. He was in there a good five, six minutes. It seemed like an eternity. When he came back he took a good ...
England Has New Student Visa Policy
12 October 2011
This year the British government has enacted a new student visa policy. The new policy is expected to decrease foreign student immigration by 25%. Per the home secretary, Theresa May, two of the goals of the new policy is to control immigration and protect legitimate students from poor-quality colleges. Universities did campaign against the new government policy. Under the new student visa policy rules, a student visa will be limited to five years for study toward a bachelor's degree or beyond. The new policy has created a no limit timeframe for students seeking a degree. There was a three-year limit on ...
Expedited Passport Processing
02 October 2011
You have been waiting to go on vacation and you have everything you need--except a passport. Getting a passport is one thing. Getting a passport fast is another. Your vacation is five days away. What can you do? There is answer for this type of dilemma. You can turn to utilizing expedited passport processing. Passport processing from an expediter is different from the government expediting. The government can expediting timeframe is up to four weeks upon mail receipt. If this timeframe is too long, you must travel to one the only 13 regional passport agencies in the US. ...
Business Visas to European Non-Schengen Countries
10 November 2010
Getting a business-related visa to England can be very difficult. Below is an account of an obstacle that our team at Washington Express Visas encountered and over came for one our clients. Our client had an important meeting set up of international computer scientists in London. The meeting was set up at short notice. One very interested potential participant is a Russian National researcher, Mike*, a PhD in computer science. Mike works at a University of Michigan. He works with two other Russians at this university. All three have green cards. His two colleagues have visas to the United Kingdom that ...
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