At a food stall located at Pha Trom Jai cliff in Khao Yai National Park, a video of an Asian black bear drawn to the aromas of a cooking omelette has gone viral. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
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Is it safe in Paris with massive protests and COVID?
Those who haven’t got the COVID-19 vaccine shot yet, or are not planning to at all, claim that the health pass diminishes their rights and turns them into second class citizens. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Over 2,000 Jamaica tourism workers vaccinated in first 3 days of vaccination drive
Well over 2,000 tourism workers in Jamaica have been vaccinated using one of three vaccines made available to them at a number of strategic blitz sites organized by the new Tourism Vaccination Task Force, in its first three days of major activities. The Task Force, which was established to facilitate the vaccination of all tourism workers island-wide, has organized a series of vaccination blitzes, with the first being held on August 30. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
4 people killed in Czech Republic and France plane crashes
Earlier on the same day, a light-engine plane crashed into the highway in northern France commune of Voignarou, killing two people on board. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
American Airlines unvaxxed staff who get COVID are on their own
American Airlines' new policy means unvaccinated employees who come down with COVID-19 must use their own sick days for any time that they need to take off from work. This puts an end to the special pandemic leave American had set in place after the coronavirus first came into play – for the unvaxxed, that is. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Dunchurch Park Hotel shuts down overnight: No phones, no website
The Dunchurch Park Hotel in Dunchurch, a large village and civil parish on the southwestern outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, has cancelled all overnight stays, weddings, and events moving forward. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Turkey tightens COVID restrictions for foreign arrivals
The updates are implemented in a bid to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, and are set to go into effect on Saturday, August 4. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Painful Thailand lockdowns must stop, businesses cry
The Thailand Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration eased some disease controls on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, of Thailand lockdowns. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Expo 2020 Dubai gets a special delivery from US Open
Outside of New York, the tennis bags will be distributed within some of Emirate’s gateways in the United States. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Hawaii worst state in the US for pet-friendly accommodations
The number of pet-friendly properties available can vary quite dramatically from place to place, making some parts of the country much more accessible to pet owners than others. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Apple shelves its contentious plan to scan private iPhones for illegal photos
Even Apple employees have reportedly expressed concerns with the detection technology, worrying that it could be used to work around encryption protections, that it could easily misidentify and flag some photos. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Lufthansa Group announces new Chief Strategy Officer
Jörg Eberhart will succeed William Wilms, who was appointed to the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik on 1 September 2021. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Flying drones to hunt down Italian beachgoers who spread COVID-19
When the drone detects a person with a fever, it identifies them and alerts the medical surveillance team, who then arrives at the site for investigation, which can lead to a COVID-19 test. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Sandals Resorts takes the worry out of travel plans in today’s world
Travelers are chomping at the bit, ready to make their vacation plans, despite what is going on in the world right now. Fortunately, Sandals Resorts has a way to make those plans with confidence and without worry about what may or may not happen in the future. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
IMEX Buzz Day helps to create trend watchers
Business event professionals can learn how to become trend watchers and create products, services and campaigns tailored to future needs at IMEX Buzz Day. The free virtual experience taking place on Wednesday, September 15, has one eye firmly on the future with panel sessions covering what lies ahead in the world of business, events and technology. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Key European tourism challenges highlighted at Slovenian Forum
It is time to address the shortcomings of tourism industry that have resulted from the expansion in the last 50 years and transform tourism into a much greener, digital and inclusive industry. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Jamaica Tourism Minister meets with Dominican Republic Ambassador to Jamaica
Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (seen right in the photo) greets Dominican Republic Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez Tejera, during a special meeting at his offices on September 1, 2021. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Poland declares state of emergency at Belarus border due to illegal migrants surge
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared that his administration would no longer try to stop migrants from crossing into the EU after its members imposed sanctions against Belarus over the fraudulent 2020 presidential election, rigged by Lukashenko. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Survive and thrive! UNWTO, it’s time to redesign tourism!
The tourism sector is looking more and more at Saudi Arabia for guidance and support. This was obvious at today's UNWTO regional commission for Africa meeting in Cabo Verde. "It's time to redesign tourism for the future" was the message by the Saudi leader to World Tourism and Africa. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Tourism Seychelles and Emirates airline embark on marketing partnership
Tourism Seychelles has launched a strategic partnership with Emirates airline, a loyal partner and collaborator, and the first international airline to return to the island at the destination’s reopening in August 2020. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
US Senate urged to hold hearings on airlines’ use of COVID bailout funds
US airlines received over $79 billion in bailout money across three COVID-related bills in 2020-2021 to help them, their employees, and the air travel industry survive the worst of the COVID pandemic. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
No quarantine: Abu Dhabi opens to fully vaccinated travelers
This is a huge step forward as the UAE prepares to host the EXPO 2020, the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and many more global events over the coming months. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
At least 15 people killed in catastrophic US northeast floods
By midday, nearly 20 fatalities had been confirmed, with several deaths reported in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and one in Maryland. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
4 people killed in Connecticut plane crash
Four people were onboard the plane, reportedly a Cessna Citation business jet, according to information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Yas Island Etihad Arena welcomes Bollywood star Arijit Singh
Bollywood’s most popular singer's appearance on Yas Island will be his first concert in the UAE capital for five years. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
WHO wants a donation of 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine
“Ensuring that all those around the world most vulnerable to the impact of the virus, including healthcare workers, older people and those with significant comorbidities, can be vaccinated quickly is a critical step towards curbing the pandemic. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
The Setouchi Triennale Officially Returns for 2022!
Art lovers, listen closely! The Setouchi Triennale is expected to take place again in 2022. This spectacular contemporary art festival is held every 3 years across a dozen islands in the Seto Inland Sea in this stunningly beautiful, authentic region of Japan. Largely supported by the renowned Benesse Corporation who celebrates the art scene widely across the region, the festival also serves to expand the art scene further outward in a brilliant revitalization effort in a sustainable and...
Hong Kong Makes COVID-19 Testing Easy as Using a Vending Machine
Hong Kong is diligently working to make it as simple as possible for people to test for COVID-19 as they go about their days using public transportation. In developing procedures to meet this important effort, the MTR Corporation in Hong Kong has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and fighting the virus right alongside the community. To facilitate the Government’s Enhanced Laboratory Surveillance Program for the public to access COVID-19 testing service with convenience, vending...
Hong Kong Tourism Preparing for International Travel
A spotlight is shining on concerted efforts by Hong Kong Tourism Board public and private sectors in preparation for tourism revival in the post-pandemic city. From aviation and hotels, to retail/food and beverage and attractions, and from the MICE industry to transportation, tourism-related industries in Hong Kong have adapted new safety measure and technologies to keep locals safe and visitors worry-free when international travel returns. Stronger, Together There is strength in numbers, as...
How Tiny Palau Became a Leader in Tourism
Palau is an independent nation and an archipelago of over 500 islands, part of the Micronesia region in the western Pacific Ocean. Koror Island is home to the former capital, also named Koror, and is the islands’ commercial center. So how did Palau become a tourism leader? The answer to that question may be answered with another question. What type of suntan lotion is the best to protect your skin when on a beach in Hawaii, Florida or Palau? The use of a suntan lotion doesn’t provide a tourist...