March 2021 - eTN Global News

The President of Skål International, Bill Rheaume, just announced that the Skål International Quebec World Congress originally scheduled for October has been postponed until December ... Read More

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Aviation policies new US Secretary of Transportation will and should pursue

Kenneth Quinn, Principal at International Aviation Law PLLC in the Washington D.C. Metro Area, spoke with several aviation industry leaders after the announcement Pete Buttigieg ... Read More

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Thailand expecting 2 million tourists in second half of 2021

Mario Masciullo eTN Italy - March 31, 2021 0

The Thailand government expects about 2 million foreign tourists to visit Phuket this year after the island reopens to vaccinated visitors from July 1. - ... Read More

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Italy COVID vaccines: Undue priorities prevail

Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi was clear when he said: "Some regions neglect their elders in favor of groups that have priorities probably based on ... Read More

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No Traitor, but a Tourism Hero: HE David Collado, Minister of Tourism Dominican Republic

Juergen T Steinmetz - March 31, 2021 0

HE David Collado today realized the importance for the public sector to partner with the private travel and tourism world. He made good on an ... Read More

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From a Traitor to a Tourism Hero: HE David Collado, Minister of Tourism Dominican Republic

Juergen T Steinmetz - March 31, 2021 0

HE David Collado today realized the importance for the public sector to partner with the private travel and tourism world. He made good on an ... Read More

Alaska Airlines officially joins oneworld alliance

Alaska Airlines becomes 14th full member of the oneworld global alliance - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online Read More

France expands regional COVID-19 lockdown measures to entire country

Mario Masciullo eTN Italy - March 31, 2021 0

Only essential retailers, such as supermarkets, will be allowed to remain open, and curfews will be in place from 7pm to 6am - eTurboNews | ... Read More

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Italy again at risk for new infections as Italians go abroad for Easter

In Italy, citizens from the "red zone" cannot leave their municipality for the Easter holiday, but they can go to the Canary Islands in Spain. ... Read More

Emirates restarts transatlantic link between Milan and New York JFK

Emirates has recently reaffirmed its commitment to the US with the resumption of services to 11 gateways - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online Read More

Most Brits favor more countries adopting vaccination passports

British travelers are eagerly waiting for an explanation on when and how they might be able to travel internationally - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel ... Read More

Lufthansa integrates health data app into digital travel chain

Lufthansa realized another step in the digitization of test certificates, making travel easier in times of pandemic - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online Read More

Travel and Tourism deal activity declined 3.8 percent in February 2021

Travel & tourism sector remained the worst hit in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions bringing business travels to a halt - eTurboNews ... Read More

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Corsair takes delivery of its first Airbus A330neo

Corsair is executing its strategy to become an all-A330 operator - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online Read More

Best 2021 Frequent Flyer Programs named

The hierarchy of the best frequent flyer programs has changed a bit since the coronavirus pandemic began - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online Read More

Jumeirah Group appoints new Regional VP and General Manager of Burj Al Arab Jumeirah

Ermanno Zanini will lead and support the team in its unwavering dedication to create unforgettable guest experiences, while maintaining oversight for Italy and Spain - ... Read More

Juergen T Steinmetz - March 30, 2021 0

UNWTO wants WTTC to fail: Mexico and Dominican Republic played by Zurab Pololikashvili

The WTTC Global Summit is scheduled to bring major travel industry leaders together in Cancun on April 25-27. This event now has competition in the ... Read More

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Zero emission ambitions: Aircraft of the future

Antigua & Barbuda travel news

The Vice President for the Zero-Emission Aircraft Project at Airbus, Glen Llewellyn, recently spoke during a CAPA Live event about what they are doing inside ... Read More

Sandals gives complimentary vacations to 300 Caribbean health care workers

Sandals Resorts International announced this month its decision to provide 300 health care workers across the Caribbean islands in which it operates with complimentary 2-night ... Read More

With 30,702 new COVID-19 cases, France is on the brink of nationwide lockdown

11 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had already been administered in France - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online Read More

Tripadvisor suffered almost a billion dollar drop in revenue in 2020

According to the latest data,TripAdvisor experienced a 61% YoY decrease in revenue in 2020 - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online Read More

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Lost Luggage Report: 853,000 bags mishandled by US airlines in 2020

Compared to the previous year, air traffic has been reduced significantly, and we can see that reflected in the lower number of bags mishandled in ... Read More

Juergen T Steinmetz - March 30, 2021 0

How to bypass COVID-19 arrival lines in Honolulu and Maui

Hawaii's beaches and hotels are getting more lively again, of course with social distancing and mask requirements. One reason are new options for arriving airline ... Read More

Hawaii Tourism: 82 percent of visitors happy with their trip

Prior to arriving in the islands, nearly all of the respondents were aware of the local government mandates in place to prevent the spread of ... Read More

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Proof of vaccination for travel could be considered discriminatory

Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has cautioned global leaders that any requirement for proof of vaccination for travel, which does not take into account ... Read More

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Airbnb’s sentiments on knife-edge

Airbnb’s sentiment score was moderately high in Q1 2021 - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online Read More

US Travel calls for path to restart cruising

It is economically imperative to find the pathways to reopening - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online Read More

Hong Kong Airlines to trial Travel Pass in support of travel recovery

Travel Pass will provide travelers with easy access to COVID-19 entry requirements for their destination and accredited testing centers at their point of departure - ... Read More

Island resorts leading recovery in global leisure travel

Many island economies are dependent on tourism and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Indian Ocean islands of the Maldives and the Seychelles ... Read More

COVID-19 will affect 91 million Easter observers’ spending plans