Credit not required, but optional credit line may read: FAA photo by Brian Dahlvang. The Federal Aviation Administration and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about the best practices to calculate and predict aircraft performance and to operate within established aircraft limitations. A Loss of Control (LOC) accident involves an unintended departure of an aircraft from controlled flight. LOC can happen when the aircraft enters a...
75% of Americans would consider asking a travel agent to plan their vacations, while some 27 million travelers plan to do so just within the next year, according to new research. Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin Print Tumblr Viber Previous articleHong Kong- Macao now on Hong Kong Airlines Ferry Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1979), beginning as a travel agent up through today as a...
Holiday paradise Lombok, the neighbor island for Bali is recovering from two devastating earthquakes. The goal is to bring the travel and tourism industry back on track. On Sunday two cabinet Ministers: Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, and Tourism Minister Arief Yahya flew to Lombok to personally inspect and assess for themselves how far recovery efforts have proceeded in the aftermath of the August earthquakes. Upon...
The Nepal Tourism Board Management can relax and should actually be proud of their tireless work. A healthy growth of 18.8% has been observed in the international visitor arrivals to Nepal in August 2018. The forward momentum continues in the month of August 2018, with 87,679 international visitors. With this, the arrival figures in January–August period reached 680,996; an accumulative increase of 18.2% over the same period in 2017. While tourist arrivals from India grew by 37.3 %...
Heathrow Airport, airfield operations guide aircraft to stand, new control tower in background, February 2006, Image Ref CHE03206d, DP North America airports have managed to shrug off the potentially disruptive effects of record passenger volumes and massive construction projects to achieve a record high in overall passenger satisfaction. According to the J.D. Power 2018 North America Airport Satisfaction Study,SM released today, across-the-board improvements in five factors: check-in;...
WASHINGTON (September 18, 2018)—U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on comments by President Trump during the visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda that the administration will explore adding Poland to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP): “The U.S. travel community has long evangelized the Visa Waiver Program as perhaps the best and easiest way to strengthen economic and security ties with our strategic partners, and Poland would be a very...
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) The Caribbean Tourism Organization annual conference is coming up in Nassau, the Bahamas in two weeks. Elections for the allied CTO Board of Directors for the 2018-2020 will be on the agenda. Here are the candidates: DAVID BAHLMAN: Vice President, Tourism & Hospitality Division ADARA I have successfully driven hotel revenue as a Director of Hotel Sales and Marketing in Washington, DC, was appointed Deputy Director and Acting Director by...
Hainan just attacked Hawaii in Norway indirectly as a travel, tourism and cultural destination saying it rivals Hawaii. Years ago Hainan stole Hawaii Tourism Logo and Hawaii’s response was to just change the official Hawaii logo. The trade war in tourism between the USA and China may have officially started China Style, through Culture and a soft approach in the backroom. The backroom is Oslo, Norway. when the outspoken Hainan Tourism Board last week, citizens in Oslo, capital of...
South Korea has an ever increasing important role in the world, including in the global travel and tourism industry, culture and trade. Education may have a lot to do with it. South Korea is known as one of the four “Asian Tiger” economies, with an economy based on its fast-growing education, tech and tourism sectors. More and more students are choosing to study in South Korea, and the country has recently seen dramatic increases in foreign enrolments. The South Korean...
48.6% of future tourists visiting from Hongkong will spend more on travel in coming year, 26.8% spending similar to past year, 19.5% not sure and only 4.6% cut back, so likely over three quarters will either maintain or spend more on holiday. Hong Kong, which named World’s 10th largest market by total international tourism spending in 2016 but ranked top among these 10 largest markets by per capita spending, is a major and quality source market! In 2017, Hong Kong spent...
Egypt It is called Vision 2030, and it is the most important national relaunch plan in the history of modern Egypt. A 45-billion-dollar master plan foresees the foundation of 6 new tourist destinations along the new axis resulting from the doubling of the Suez Canal. Above all, the construction of a new administrative city, a sort of Cairo 2, will be located 50 kilometers from the capital in the southeast part of the country in an area covering 700 square kilometers. It will host offices...
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Oulu is a travel and tourism favorite in Finland. Since the 1990s, when electronics overtook traditional industrial firms in Finland, the country has been a global leader in technology, drawing in the smartest people to work in cutting-edge industries. In particular, the Finnish city of Oulu has seen real success and is currently the fastest growing city in Arctic Europe. Oulu is a commercial, logistic and cultural hub in Northern Europe, acting as a gateway to the rest of the region, and is...
Satisfaction at the highestIn addition to an unprecedented number of visitors, the quality of the tourist services offered on the island and the interest of the destination were greeted by the overwhelming majority of visitors: 99% of tourists who declare that the interest of the destination is very satisfactory or satisfactory . Local tourism in good shape The local clientele represents a non-negligible part of the Reunion tourism activity. In the first half of the year, Reunion residents are...
BANGKOK, September 17, 2018 — Over nine million new jobs can be created within Asia Pacific destinations over the next five years by fully embracing digital platforms and data driven innovation in the tourism sector, according to ‘Data & Digital Platforms: Driving Tourism Growth in Asia Pacific’, a new research report published by PATA and Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, with the support of Google. “Now more than ever, it is critical that...
Tourism can make a difference, and Greg Bakunzi from Redrock Rwanda is showing the Rwanda style approach as an example of leading the way in poverty reduction through education involving tourism and visitors. The United Nations defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” The last decade has seen worldwide effort, led by UNESCO, to promote ESD (education for sustainable development) that...
Hong Kong Airport may be damaged and not operational. Severe damage is reported to many aircraft parked at HKG. Macau, the Asian gambling capital nearby, closed its casinos. This is the first time ever sin city of China closed. Macau has more tourist traffic and gambling revenue than Las Vegas. Hong Kong streets are empty, visitors and residents are taking shelter in the skyscrapers and hotels. Hong Kong Tourism Board and Visit Macao websites published no information, advice or warnings to...
AccuWeather National Weather Reporter Jonathan Petramala captures the lower level of a parking structure in Myrtle Beach, S.C. More than 24 hours have passed since Florence made landfall, and the storm is no longer a hurricane, but flooding issues only continue to mount across the Carolinas. Excessive rainfall will contribute to more catastrophic flooding across southeastern and southcentral North Carolina and into northeastern South Carolina this weekend. Florence made landfall near...
Ethiopian Airlines and Neo were on a possible deadly collision course over Kenyan skies. Two weeks after a mid-air collision was narrowly avoided in the Kenyan airspace, aviation safety concerns in African skies remain a key debate among the continent’s aviation departments and governments. Ethiopian passenger jet and the Italian Neos SpA leisure plane were reported to have avoided mid-air collision after the Ethiopian Airlines pilot climbed 1000 feet to skip a possible collision...
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has appointed T&A Consulting as its official Marketing Representative agency for South India with effect from 1st October 2018. T&A Consulting is a member of the TravelMarketingNetwork operated by the eTN Corporation, the publisher also of eTurboNews. 2017 was a record year for Singapore tourism. For the first time, India moved up a spot to become Singapore’s third largest Visitor Arrival (VA) source market, with 1.27 million visitors in 2017...
Club Med has revealed it has visions of expanding its trade reach, with its eyes fixed on increased distribution in Australia via new partnerships with some of the country’s largest retail networks. In Sydney yesterday, Club Med Resorts APAC CEO Xavier Desaulles explained the rationale behind the all-inclusive holidays specialist’s strategy and revealed to LATTE that Australia is indeed “back on the radar” for the brand. In this week’s LATTE Interview, Desaulles...
Hurricane Florence The first storm-related deaths due to Hurricane Florence have been reported. In Wilmington, North Carolina, a tree fell onto a house killing a mother and infant. The father was injured and has been taken to a nearby hospital. A third person died in Pender County, according to Pender County Emergency Management Director Tom Collins. The woman was at her home in Hampstead. She had a heart attack on Friday morning, but emergency crews were unable to get to her because of a...
Teresa Pérez, Manager of Olive Oils from Spain during the tasting of olive oil. (PRNewsfoto/Olive Oil World Tour) The European Union and specifically EU Member Spain wants their Olive Oil to be consumed in Japan and are using tourism and EU money to make this happen. An Olive Oil campaign will be deployed in airports, train stations, and shopping centers. Olive Oil World Tour will install an innovative space in which the public will be able to discover everything around Olive Oils...
Digitial travel / Image by Rawpixel.com Enter the world of digital travel where everything from initial trip planning to fellow traveler reviews to trip picture sharing are available with a click of a mouse, a swipe of a touch pad, and a tap of a finger on an mobile phone. The rise of the digital era has become fundamental in the travel and tourism industry. Digitalization is increasingly seen to empower travel consumers especially those seeking diversification and personalization for a...
With more than 13.4 million people traveling on the short-haul domestic service, the 450 km journey from Seoul’s Gimpo Airport to the island of Jeju off the coast of the Korean Peninsula has once again claimed the title as the most in-demand air route in the world. The route has an average of 180 scheduled flights per day – that’s one every 8 minutes – transporting mainly leisure travelers from South Korea’s dense capital city to the island, famed for its white...
The Salty Sistas served up a fiesta of pink recipes at the Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff in South Africa, courtesy of their new Himalayan Salt Cooking book. Paired with exquisite beverages such as Pierre Jourdan MCC, Haute Cabrière wines and S. Pellegrino mineral water the feast came together seamlessly, showcasing the versatility of Himalayan crystal salt gastronomy. There are a variety of Himalayan table and crystal salt products for the average kitchen, but the less common...
Travel and tourism, along with sports seem to be a current attempt to bring South and North Korea on common grounds. Now the North and South Korean heads of an about to be opened liaison office will have a meeting once a week, while working-level talks will be held on a frequent basis. Seoul and Pyongyang will open this joint inter-Korean liaison office with “round-the-clock” communication channels on Friday, the South Korean Ministry of Unification (MOU) announced on Wednesday...
In celebration of 85 successful years, Turkish Airlines has unveiled a fresh look with a new uniform specially designed for its cabin crew. The new uniforms will begin to be used following the opening of the Istanbul New Airport, the “new home” of the flag carrier airline. Inspired by many classic elements of Turkish design and culture, the new uniforms incorporate traditional patterns found in artisanal glassware, ceramics and calligraphy with contemporary textures and details. The...
olivia As of 11:00 a.m. HST, Tropical Storm Olivia remains on course to impact the Hawaiian Islands starting late Tuesday night through Wednesday, with the current forecast showing the center of the storm passing over Maui County, according to the National Weather Service. All islands statewide, however, are susceptible to experiencing high winds, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, hazardous surf conditions and coastal storm surge due to Olivia. The northeast and east shores of all islands...
Delta Air Lines Just weeks before the next midterm elections, two long term U.S. Senators want to bring back legacy regulation to the U.S. airline industry. But that’s bad news for consumers who have finally found affordable air travel as a means of getting from state to state. The Senate’s version of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill includes a section by Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) that regulates ticket change and...
