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Southwest Airlines Executive VP Steps Down

Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that its Executive Vice President & Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer & Corporate Secretary is moving into an Executive Advisor role starting June 1. EVP Mark Shaw has been with Southwest for around 24 years. During that time he was involved in the acquisition of AirTran Airways and AirTran Holdings as well as challenges that all airlines dealt with during the COVID pandemic. Taking over for Shaw will be Jason Van Easton who currently holds the...

New Senior Executive at Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa

Marozzi joined Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in January 2022 and previously held the position of director of memberships at Cabana Beach Club. Marozzi possesses a wealth of sales and marketing experience within the hospitality industry, making her an ideal candidate for the position. She has a strong background in working with private club organizations, including Invited (formerly ClubCorp) and Florida Yacht Club. Marozzi is a highly motivated sales professional with a proven track...

World Tunnel Congress 2027 Picks Antwerp as Host City

The World Tunnel Congress 2027, also known as WTC 2027, will be a gathering of over 2,700 esteemed professionals, researchers, policymakers, and companies from various sectors such as civil engineering, construction, transportation, and infrastructure. This event aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, showcase innovative ideas, and engage in discussions about the future of tunnelling and underground technology. Antwerp's choice emphasizes Belgium's significant contribution to the tunnel...

Choice Hotels International 68th Annual Convention in Las Vegas

The company is actively making strategic investments to secure its future and boost revenue for hotel owners and operators. With its exceptional Global Group Sales team, the company successfully generated nearly $100 million in additional Gross Room Revenue for hotels within the Choice system within a year of integrating the Radisson Americas global sales team in October 2022. Furthermore, Choice is revamping its Choice Privileges rewards program to create a more experiential and emotional...

New GM at Residence Inn by Marriott Kenwood

Commonwealth Hotels made an announcement today regarding the appointment of Latrina Wright as the general manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott Kenwood. With more than two decades of experience in the hospitality industry, Ms. Wright is well-equipped to take on her new position after serving as the general manager of the Residence Inn & Suites in Mason, Ohio. Ms. Wright, a seasoned leader in operations and sales, is tasked with supervising and carrying out the hotel and property operations...

The Rich Go to Costa Rica

Neal Herman has been appointed as the President of Punta Cacique, a recently established upscale beach community, by Revolution Places, the real estate and hospitality investment division of Revolution, LLC.

Six out of ten world’s best cities to relocate to are in USA

The study analyzed factors that are often taken into consideration when deciding where to relocate to, including house prices, living costs, average salary, weather conditions, number of restaurants and green spaces, internet speed and life expectancy.  - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Hawaiian Airlines Appoints Two New Managing Directors

Hawaiian Airlines appointed new managing directors of sustainability initiatives and investor relations. Hawaiian Airlines streghtening its sustanaibity efforts with focus on climate change issues as well. Hawaiian has pledged to offset emissons from international flights above 2019 levels. Hawaiian Airlines today appointed Alanna James as its managing director of sustainability initiatives. In this new role, James will […] - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Australia will reopen its border to fully vaccinated travelers

Australia’s partial relaxation of its travel restrictions comes despite its two biggest cities, Melbourne and Sydney, and its capital, Canberra, remaining in lockdown due to a surge in cases that occurred in those urban hubs earlier in the year. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Universal Beijing Resort opens to the public today

As a major foreign-investment project in the service industry in Beijing, the resort is expected to boost the establishment of Beijing as an international consumption hub and strengthen the confidence of China's culture and tourism industry amid the COVID-19 epidemic. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Georgian chess star suing Netflix for calling her Russian

Netflix brazenly and deliberately lied about Gaprindashvili’s achievements for the cheap and cynical purpose of ‘heightening the drama’ by making it appear that its fictional hero had managed to do what no other woman, including Gaprindashvili, had done. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Austria: No Afghan refugees wanted!

The problem is that “integration of Afghans is very difficult” and requires extensive efforts that Austria simply can’t afford at the moment, Kurz said. They mostly have a low level of education and completely different values compared to the rest of the country’s population, he pointed out, adding that more than half of young Afghans living in Austria supported religious violence. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

People Stepping up During the Pandemic with Breathtaking Innovations

Bill Gates has a message to the world. New data reveals world stepped up to prevent worst-case scenarios from happening; spotlights need for long-term investments to ensure an equitable recovery and continued progress toward the Global Goals, known as the UN Sustainable Development Goals. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Russia and San Marino working on visa free travel

According to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, Russia hopes that as soon as the sanitary and epidemiological situation normalizes, the sides will "enliven tourist exchanges, which are very popular." - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

No COVID-19 passports, no Christmas lockdowns for Great Britain

British Health Minister Sajid Javid told BBC host Nick Robinson that after a review on the matter, the government was not anticipating any more lockdowns during the holiday season – unlike last year when families across the UK were told to stay apart from each other over the holidays and celebrate virtually. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

America remembers 9/11 victims 20 years after the terror attacks

The remembrances have become an annual tradition, but Saturday takes on special significance, coming 20 years after the morning that many view as a turning point in US history. In a painful reminder of those changes, only weeks ago US and allied forces completed a chaotic withdrawal from the war the US started in Afghanistan shortly after the attacks in retaliation – which became the longest war in US history. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Global carmakers’ costs soar over China chip dealers blatant price gouging

The global chip shortage has had an enormous negative impact, affecting automakers across the world. The crisis, which arose in the second quarter of 2020 due to tight capacity at foundries and increased demand for semiconductors in other fields such as 5G, was aggravated by mounting uncertainty surrounding the raging COVID-19 pandemic. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

With BMK, the African Tourism World lost a Giant

Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Allah we shall return was the message when Uganda's President General Yoweri T. K. Museveni recognized the incredible contribution Dr. Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, also known as  BM. He  built a fortune for Africa and the travel and tourism industry. BMK passed away in a Nairobi hospital leaving his wife an 18 children. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News