Five travel heavyweights combine to put an end to child sex tourism
Five major players in the travel and tourism industry have teamed up against child sex tourism.
TUI, Accor, Kuoni and ITB have all joined forces with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur International Zusammenarbeit) and The Code to develop a code of conduct for the tourism industry to help combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
As part of the voluntary code, worldwide tourism industry members will be asked to adhere to the following six new rules:
1) Establish an ethical policy when it comes to children
2) Train personnel
3) Introduce a code-related clause in contracts with suppliers
4) Provide information to travellers
5) Provide information to key persons at the destination
6) Report annually to The Code on the initiatives undertaken
India airline passenger arrested after anti-landing crusade
A passenger on an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Delhi has caused uproar as he ran from his seat, assaulted fellow passengers and crew members and tried to enter the cockpit as he tried to stop the flight.
The 40-year-old passenger, who is thought to have had mental health problems, struck a flight attendant in his crusade before he was stopped by a food trolley and ‘talked down’ by crew and passengers.
Although he was not carrying any weapons, he was arrested in Delhi and faces charges of assault, criminal intimidation and outraging the modesty of a woman.
Guatemalan earthquake devastates more than 50
More than 50 people have lost their lives in Guatemala after an earthquake hit the country’s Pacific Coast.
Many more are missing and feared dead after the quake, which ranked 7.4 on the Richter scale, hit all but one of the country’s 22 states.
The epicentre of the quake was Champerico, which has encountered a number of aftershocks.
Maldives set to expand to meet international demand
The Maldives is set to build hotels on 14 uninhabited islands within the next two years.
It plans to meet the demand, primarily for three and four-star venues, from both the UK and China although is still to begin the bidding process for its developments.
