How will Brexit affect the UK hospitality industry? Three percent of hospitality managers in the United Kingdom predicts they will be forced to close their businesses as a result of Brexit, which nationally could equate to around a £1.1 billion loss for the economy. Almost 1 in 5 (18%) of hospitality managers find recruitment harder now than in April 2017. 16% of hospitality managers do not think they will be able to fulfill staffing requirements over the next 5 years with domestic...
The Rocket Man Taco and the El Trumpo Taco is pictured at Lucha Loco in Singapore June 8, 2018. REUTERS/Feline Lim It was a great day for the world today, and an even better day for Singapore tourism with special recognition going to the Shangri La Hotel, the St. Regis and the Capella Resort in Singapore. Donald Trump left the hustle and bustle of the city behind him when checking into the presidential suite of the Shangri La Hotel in Singapore last night. Amidst 15 acres of lush...
SGN FOR A GREAT PARTNERSHIP It will be called Global Express. Global Express is a joint venture between Turkish Airlines’ Turkish Cargo successfully representing Turkey all around the world, Chinese cargo giant ZTO and Hong Kong based PAL Air Ltd. A signing ceremony for a new global start of a courier service took place today in Istanbul today. The partnership regarded not only as a huge strategic step for Turkey prior to the opening of the Istanbul New Airport but a game changer for the...
Ilands A meeting of Small Island States is currently being planned in Indonesia for the month of October this year. Islands and Tourism are always connected. Sand and Sea a dream for many visitors. Press will play a big part in the success of this coming meeting and already. The eTurbo News Group of publication will have a part in it with other travel and tourism media from around the globe. Arrangements are already underway and this private sector driven meeting will discuss the importance of...
Capo Milazzo In Sicily, Italy, the Marine Protected Region of Capo Milazzo has become a reality. For a long time, the city of Milazzo was waiting for this news. The consortium for the management of the reserve will implement procedures for the installation of projects that’s necessary to boost the area in of light of the summer travel and tourism season. At Aspra, near Bagheria, the Balistreri family has collected and preserved sea relics and has created a museum of the art to preserving...
Skytrax Being audited by Skytrax is a choice, most likely a costly choice. Being rated 5-star airline by Skytrax is a huge achievement for any airline. This 5 star titled is used in prominent marketing outreach by airlines holding these titles. Currently the title was given to ANA, Asiana, Cathay Pacific, Etihad, EVA Air, Garuda, Hainan Airlines, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines. According to Sophie, a spokesperson for Skytrax, the organization assesses hundreds of airlines...
Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Hawaii ConventionCenter The Hawaii Convention Center is beautiful and was officially dedicated on October 15, 1997, after many years of debate and political intrigue. At the time, I was on Governor Ben Cayetano’s staff helping to advance the project in the midst of a major economic downturn when the location was finally selected and the land purchase took place. Comparing it to Central Park in New York City, the visionary Governor Cayetano proposed that...
THY 777-300ER Turkish Airlines is the airline with the largest international destinations in the world. Turkish Airlines will be operating from the newest and largest airport in the world, and now Turkish Airlines, who has recently announced the results of passenger and cargo traffic in May, achieved the highest first five-month load factor (LF) in its history with 80.7%. The Turkish national flag carrier maintains its position on the global aviation agenda with the high LF performances it has...
Most visitors including American tourists don’t need visas to Russia when they travel to Russia to watch the World Cup. With just a week to go before the start of the 21st FIFA World Cup in Russia, World Cup Fever has been breaking out all over the globe and beyond. In the shops, Nigeria’s fluorescent, lime-green shirt became the hottest item on the market when three million pre-orders caused the tops to sell out in minutes. In space, a Soyuz spacecraft delivered an official FIFA...
This summer, thousands of travelers will be getting away to soak up the sun and lay back and relax on the white sands of tropical beaches all over the world. If you’re one of these lucky people, then you’ll want to know how to be best prepared and avoid hiccups along the way. Being prepared requires exactly that – preparation, and lots of it. Getting packed up ready for your vacation can sometimes feel like an arduous task however it’s always best to start it early to avoid being rushed and...
Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Ewa Air Route Map EWA Air is the Airline of Mayotte Island and not like EVA AIR the airline of Taiwan. The new EWA AIR is a subsidiary of Reunion-based Air Austral. It was born from the synergy of three partners the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Mayotte, Ylang Invest and Air Austral. EWA AIR has become Mayotte’s very first airline. The airline EWA AIR may mean a tremendous opportunity for the Mayotte Tourism Industry and the Indian...
This is literary real big news for Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel airport and for the Hamburg Travel and Tourism Industry. Flying from Hamburg to New Zealand, from Hamburg to South Africa, or Hamburg to Thailand on board of an Emirates A380 is big news for this German port-city on the Elbe river. As a first airline Dubai based Emirates announced today that it will introduce the first scheduled commercial Airbus A380 service from Dubai to Hamburg. To commemorate the inaugural arrival in Hamburg on 29...
Situated in the South Pacific between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, the population of about 550,000 is predominantly Melanesian but includes other smaller groups. Exotic local customs and traditions remain a very important part of life for Solomon Islanders. The Solomon Islands tourism industry registered for the first Quarter 2018 a 29 percent increase of visitor arrivals over the same period in 2017. What is it about the Solomon Islands. Here is the answer perhaps: Visit the villages in the...
Smelly airline passengers and out of control children have emerged as the leading complaints of passengers in the annual “Passengers from Hell” survey. A global airline safety and product rating airline passengers website surveyed its readers on 10 passenger types who they felt caused the most grief on planes. Respondents were asked to rank airline […] – eTurboNews (eTN) – Global Travel and Tourism News with a touch on human rights Click on the headline to read...
Will members of the UNWTO Executive Council stand silent in San Sebastian today? Will Executive Council countries stand behind Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili, or will they respect the legacy of Dr. Taleb Rifai? Today is the day many concerned about the future of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have been looking forward to. Today is the […] – eTurboNews (eTN) – Global Travel and Tourism News with a touch on human rights Click on the headline to read...
Tourism Ministers and dignitaries from all around the world joined some 400 Mauritius Tourism professionals at a conference that touches at the core of tourism today and tomorrow. The conference that coincided with the 50th anniversary of independence of Mauritius from the United Kingdom took place at the Le Meridien Hotel. It was officially launched […] – eTurboNews (eTN) – Global Travel and Tourism News with a touch on human rights Click on the headline to read the full...
Greater Fort Lauderdale will be the host destination for the first-ever Pride of the Americas Festival in 2020. The 10-day event, just announced at the International Gay & Lesbian Travel (IGLTA) annual conference in Toronto, will be hosted by Pride of Fort Lauderdale and presented by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau and […] – eTurboNews (eTN) – Global Travel and Tourism News with a touch on human rights Click on the headline to read the full...
Manufacture of the first ACJ320neo has begun, with elements taking shape across Europe and final assembly due to begin in June, followed by the first delivery of the “green” aircraft to Acropolis Aviation of the UK in the last quarter of this year. A second ACJ320neo will follow by year-end. Deliveries of the first ACJ319neo, […] – eTurboNews (eTN) – Global Travel and Tourism News with a touch on human rights Click on the headline to read the full...
Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for many U.S. airlines, announced today it expects a record 246.1 million passengers — an average of 2.68 million per day — to travel on U.S. airlines between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2018. This number is up 3.7 percent from last year’s record 237.3 million passengers. […] – eTurboNews (eTN) – Global Travel and Tourism News with a touch on human rights Click on the headline to read the full...
Maui is under a volcanic vog at this time. Tourists visiting the Island and beaches of Maui may not have any idea why it is foggy at this time? How unhealthy is the air today in Kihei, Lahaina, and Kaanapali? Maui hotel managers, leaders of the Maui travel and tourism industry, and Maui County health […] – eTurboNews (eTN) – Global Travel and Tourism News with a touch on human rights Click on the headline to read the full article… – Submit your own story idea...
Aviation in Africa is busy. This is obviously the case in Johannesburg, South Africa. A research has found that the South African domestic flight between Cape Town and Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport is the busiest on the continent. More than 4.7 million passengers flew the 1,292 km between the two airports in the last […] – eTurboNews (eTN) – Global Travel and Tourism News with a touch on human rights Click on the headline to read the full...
Led by a 30% increase in visitor arrivals of Chinese Tourists to Thailand and a 17% growth from Indian Tourists visiting Thailand, the Thai tourism industry has recorded total international arrivals of 13.7 million in January-April 2018, up 13.9% over the same period of 2017. Mr. Pongpanu Svetarundra, Permanent Secretary, Thailand Ministry of Tourism and […] – eTurboNews (eTN) – Global Travel and Tourism News with a touch on human rights Click on the headline to read the full...
Almost all human activity will be banned in the protected areas. The small island nation Seychelles just got rid of some its debt by promising to create two major marine reserves, the Guardian reports. The nonprofit group The Nature Conservancy and famed environmentalist and actor Leonardo DiCaprio bought $22 million in debt owed to various countries in exchange for the creation of two reserves around two critical ecosystems, TNC announced. The innovative debt-swap initiative is the first of...
Planning to visit Hawaii? The Hawaii travel and tourism industry is playing down a health threat to all Hawaiian Islands that is very real. It includes not only the Island of Hawaii but Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu with its tourism center Waikiki and Kauai. The danger of causing a threat to the health of tourists and locals on all Hawaiian Islands is caused by the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island. The volcano has been blowing off toxic steam and releasing lava for a...
Planning to visit Hawaii? The Hawaii travel and tourism industry is playing down a health threat to all Hawaiian Islands that is very real. It includes not only the Island of Hawaii but Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu with its tourism center Waikiki and Kauai. The danger of causing a threat to the health of tourists and locals on all Hawaiian Islands is caused by the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island. The volcano has been blowing off toxic steam and releasing lava for a...
Passionate hotel employees in ‘difficult’ situations, the content of a video when a Singapore celebrity Michelle Chong goes undercover as a hotel guest to ‘test’ employees. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has launched the Celebrity Hotel Challenge video – featuring local celebrity Michelle Chong as a hotel guest – to showcase the passion and professionalism of hotel employees, and raise awareness of the variety of jobs within the hotel industry...
Dr. Walter Mzembi was known as one of the longest-serving tourism ministers for Zimbabwe and competed for the post of UNWTO Secretary-General in 2017. Dr. Mzembi was appointed Foreign Minister for Zimbabwe for a short time before his government was overturned by a military take-over on November 17, 2017. Dr. Mzembi, recently diagnosed with an urgent health issue, was admitted to a South African hospital last week for immediate major surgery. A week after the surgery Dr. Walter Mzembi from his...
In total, 11 Asia Pacific destinations each received more than one million additional foreign arrivals into their respective destinations between 2016 and 2017. Only four of the 47 destinations reported declines in their inbound foreign arrival numbers, and these ranged from a minor loss of 4,000 arrivals to a much more significant contraction of nearly 3.9 million. Overall however, the Asia Pacific region received nearly 35 million more foreign arrivals in 2017 than it did just one year...
On May 8th 2018, the Guam Visitors Bureau attended the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) Annual Global Convention, the largest expo in LGBT tourism in the world. The convention is a 4-day event, which takes place in Toronto, Canada. Going on its 35th year, the conference will link travel wholesalers and buyers that are LGBT-friendly. The IGLTA is the world’s leading LGBT travel organization and is also an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism...
Today US President Donald Trump announced today the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Trump threatened nations supporting Iran with sanctions and put the largest sanctions possible on Iran. Trump also said the United States stands with the people of Iran. The people of Iran, Iranian tour operator, and travel agents are eager to welcome American tourists to the Islamic Republic. Hospitality is important and the Iranian hosts have been seen us welcoming and are going out of their...
