Seychelles has beat off competition yet again as it scooped for the fourth time, the prestigious Travel + Leisure 2021 World’s Best Award as the top island destination in Africa and the Middle East. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
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Tried and Tested: Boot Camp in Stunning Seychelles
A group of fitness enthusiasts from Russia found the perfect tropical adventure in a recent Seychelles boot camp escapade. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
EU urged to stop breaches of Alitalia workers’ rights
ETF strongly condemns the fact the European Commission has failed to give any consideration to the workers’ legal rights under the European Pillar of Social Rights. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Flights from Toronto and Kingston, Jamaica on Swoop now
Swoop launches new nonstop service between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Kingston Norman Manley International Airport in Jamaica. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Guinea kicked out of African Union over military coup
The African Union has urged the coup leaders to assure the safety of the deposed president and others who have been arrested. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Denmark ends all COVID-19 restrictions after 548-day lockdown
Starting from midnight on September 10, the deadly virus is no longer classified as a “socially critical disease” by the Danish government. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Hurricane Olaf sets its eye on Mexico
Hurricane Olaf is bringing its mighty winds and heavy rain to the Baja California peninsula in Mexico tonight where resorts are prolific in the area. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
The Crossing Launches Vibrant Destination at Temporary Transbay Terminal
The curation of outdoor food and beverage, entertainment, and recreation offerings will enliven downtown San Francisco and deliver needed improvements in the East Cut neighborhood with the opening of The Crossing at East Cut. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
United Airlines: Get a COVID-19 jab or get lost
United Airline employees who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine will not be allowed into the workplace after October 2. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
COVID-19 sniffing dogs coming to Miami Airport
Detector dogs have the potential for immediate detection and response to the virus in public spaces like airports. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Jamaica Tourism Minister Extends Condolences to Family of St. Ann Hotelier
Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has offered condolences to the relatives and friends of St. Ann hotelier, Richard Salm, who died in a motor vehicle crash yesterday along the Llandovery main road in St. Ann. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Jumeirah Maldives: All-villa luxury resort opens in October
Adding to Jumeirah Group’s growing portfolio of hotels, guests can now discover Jumeirah Maldives, an all-villa luxury resort tucked away in the crystalline turquoise waters of the North Malé Atoll, - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Resumes Commercial Service
The restart of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is an important component of the City of Toronto’s recovery strategy as our restart means a return of jobs, a return of trade and tourism, and a return of a valuable gateway to one of the best cities in the world. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
First international passenger flight flies out of Kabul airport
Qatari and Turkish technical teams have helped restore operations at the airport, which was damaged during the chaotic evacuations of tens of thousands of people to meet the US troop withdrawal deadline of August 31. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Vaccine tourism: Is it good, bad or indifferent?
Lengthy delay or a general shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in some countries is leading tourists to travel to other destinations. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Sandals All-Inclusive Vacations: For the Whole Family!
Sandals Resorts has become synonymous with the image of a happy couple enjoying a romantic and worry-free vacation where absolutely everything is taken care of because it is truly all-inclusive. But what if you’re a family? At Sandals Beaches, the entire family is welcome! - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
At least 41 killed, 80 injured in Jakarta prison fire
The overcrowded block, which was designed for holding 40 prisoners, accommodates 122 people, said a spokesperson for the prison department at Indonesia's Law and Human Rights Ministry. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
IMEX America: New Corporate Focus event
Corporate meeting planners now have extended opportunities to connect and share experiences during IMEX America this November. Two exclusive events will be held at the show which takes place November 9-11 in Las Vegas. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
WestJet now requires full COVID-19 vaccination for all employees
Employees who fail to attest their vaccination status by September 24 or achieve full vaccination status by October 30, 2021, will face unpaid leave or termination of employment. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Flights from Hawaii to American Samoa on Hawaiian Airlines now
Hawaiian Airlines is resuming nonstop service between Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye and American Samoa's Pago Pago international airports with its Airbus A330 aircraft. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Uganda Hydro Dams: New Tourism Reach
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has made overtures with the energy sector in a bid to diversify Destination Uganda’s tourism products beyond the dominant wildlife-based tourism through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) to market the 600MW Karuma Hydro Power Dam and the 183MW Isimba Hydro Power Dams as infrastructure tourism products. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Dakar to New York City and Washington on Air Senegal now
Air Senegal launches new twice weekly flights to USA from Dakar, Senegal. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
More flights to London, Kyiv and Istanbul on Air Astana now
Air Astana announces increased frequencies to Ukraine and Turkey, resumes London flights. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Get a job: Denmark tells migrants to work for welfare benefits
The Danish government says six out of 10 migrant women from Turkey, North Africa and the Middle East are not employed. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
US leisure travelers staying home as COVID-19 cases soar
With COVID-19 cases rising and travel concerns mounting as we enter the fall and winter months, the hotel industry is at a pivotal point. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
El Salvador adopts Bitcoin as its legal currency, Bitcoin crashes
El Salvador’s government was forced to take the country’s new digital wallet Chivo offline while it feverishly scrambled to boost server capacity. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
One dead, dozens missing in two-ferry disaster in India
Dozens of people missing after a two-ferry head-on collision in Majuli, India. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Tanzanian President: Number one tourist campaigner in Africa
Campaigning to expose Tanzania’s tourism across the world, Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan is touring the northern tourist circuit, guiding the shooting of a documentary film on key and premier attractive sites. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Strong 7.1 earthquake in Acapulco, Mexico categorized Orange, potential to be devastating
A 7.1. earthquake close to Acapulco, a city of more than 2 million can be bad. Two quakes of 6.2 and 7.1 were measured within minutes Tuesday evening in the Mexican state of Guerreo. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
How to visit Saudi Arabia from UAE, South Africa, Argentina again?
The once closed and mysterious Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now known to be the most tourism friendly country in the world. The country is taking a front row in world tourism leadership. Today the Saudi Ministry of Interior confirmed it will reopen the Kingdom to its neighbor, the United Arab Emirates, to South Africa, and to Argentina. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News