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...
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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...
New PR Specialist at Visit Williamsburg
Selena is tasked with managing media relations, promoting Visit Williamsburg's initiatives and attractions to a worldwide audience.
New Director of Operations at DUKES London Mayfair hotel
Dusko's extensive background in operational roles within well-known hotels brings a valuable level of experience to his current position.
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.
Two US Spas in Top 10 Most Instagrammable Spas in the world
In modern-day society, nothing really happens unless it is shared on Instagram, so it is no surprise that luxurious spas are regularly featured on timelines around the world. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
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
Top five types of tourism discussed in 2021
New research has revealed ‘Virtual Tourism’ as the most popular type of tourism, followed by ‘Space Tourism’ in 2021. - 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
Circuses in Northern Ireland run out of clowns
Not everybody likes to be laughed at but for someone who is a clown, your worst nightmare would be to not be laughed at. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
One in five Brits would work in porn if pay was right and job was safe
The popular embrace of the career path once regarded as a strict taboo has only grown by leaps and bounds, leaking into adult academia and generating calls for the creation of “entry-level porn” for teens. - 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
With new COVID-19 cases down, Bali may reopen to foreign tourists in October
Indonesia's health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that reopening to foreigners also hinged upon 70% of the target population receiving their first COVID-19 shot. - 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
First foreign passenger flight from Islamabad lands at Kabul airport
Pakistan International Airlines spokesman said at the weekend the airline was keen to resume regular commercial services, but it was too soon to say how frequently flights between the two capitals would operate. - 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
Japan to ease entry restrictions for vaccinated travelers
Only certificates of vaccination with Pfizer and BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca will be accepted from foreign arrivals. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Breeze Airways resumes New Orleans flights post-Hurricane Ida
Breeze flies to New Orleans from Akron/Canton, OH; Bentonville/Fayetteville, AR; Charleston, SC; Columbus, OH; Louisville, KY; Norfolk, VA; Oklahoma City, OK; Richmond, VA; and Tulsa, OK. - 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
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