Among the toughest questions posed to the Chicago bid team this week in Copenhagen was one that raised the issue of what kind of welcome foreigners would get from airport officials when they arrived in this country to attend the Games. Syed Shahid Ali, an I.O.C. member from Pakistan, in the question-and-answer session following Chicago’s official presentation, pointed out that entering the United States can be “a rather harrowing experience.”

Here’s a real copy of an American citizen’s DHS Travel Record retrieved from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s Automated Targeting System (ATS). This was obtained through a FOIA/Privacy Act request and sent in by an anonymous reader (thanks!)

The document reveals that the DHS is storing the reader’s:

* Credit card number and expiration (really) * IP address used to make web travel reservations * Hotel information and itinerary * Full Name, birth date and passport number * Full airline itinerary, including flight numbers and seat numbers * Cruise ship itinerary * Phone numbers, incl. business, home & cell * Every frequent flyer and hotel number associated with the subject, even ones not used for the specific reservation

Travellers from all over the world now make The Giraffe Manor part of their East African safari, the only place in the world where you can enjoy the breathtaking experience of feeding and photographing the giraffe over the breakfast table and at the front door.

Savannen.com är en fakta- och resewebbplats om safari i Tanzania, Kenya och det övriga Afrika. Webbplatsens startades 1998 av safariguiden Henrik Hult och har alltsedan starten syftet att bistå dig som är intresserad av eller sugen på safari med fakta, tips, inspiration och reseinformation.

BUS4YOU erbjuder resor, till ett lågt pris, åt dem som vill komma fram i bättre form.

Gratis wifi i Stockholm

You can take the train to work, but your office is still a mile away from the station. Might as well drive, right? How we can solve the last-mile problem.

The Association of Authorized Local Guides of Stockholm is a non-profit association with appr. 290 well-trained specialists of Stockholm, most of who are individual entrepreneurs. As a group we have an extensive experience and we can offer you guided tours in 29 different languages.