After 4 years, it becomes suddenly clear that the 2017 election of the UNWTO Secretary-General was not proper. Zurab Pololikashvili should not be the current Secretary-General. There may be a chance that at the upcoming General Assembly in Morocco, this mistake can be corrected. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Jamaica has been branded the HOME OF COMMUNITY TOURISM by the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) as this is where it was pioneered 45 years ago by Diana McIntyre-Pike owner/operator of The Astra Country Inn Mandeville then and the late Desmond Henry, a past Director of Tourism. Together they created the Countrystyle Community Tourism Network (CCTN) to develop community tourism mainly on the south coast of Jamaica. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Travel today is a great deal harder than it was twenty years ago. In fact, the travel industry has changed so much and so rapidly that almost anything said about it becomes almost immediately obsolete. Twenty years ago, few could have imagined the economic harm and death that Covid-19 has caused, nor the social control that the pandemic has caused. To put things into perspective, on September 11th 2001 a bit over three thousand people died in a single day. Now in the age of Covid-19 the...
Boeing elects David L. Joyce to Board of Directors; Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. to retire from Board. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization met with the leaders of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), Africa CDC, Gavi and UNICEF. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
The Ministry’s commission selected Mr. Pos as the most suitable candidate in a tender called for the position. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Travel is a crucial component of the global economy and will be necessary for a full recovery from the economic devastation of the pandemic. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop would have been 63 years old on Sunday. This was a great opportunity to re-appear in Las Vegas at Cirque du Soleil. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
European Union removes United States from safe-travel list due to a spike in new COVID-19 cases. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Reaching this milestone sets the stage for further easing of COVID-19 pandemic-related curbs in Singapore. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
UNWTO's membership includes 159 Member States, 6 Associate Members and over 500 Affiliate Members representing the private sector, educational institutions, tourism associations and local tourism authorities. The person in charge is Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. He is a Georgian politician and diplomat, skilled and trained in political manipulation. This article will show he would have nothing to fear if he decides to run this UN affiliated agency like a criminal enterprise. ...
Category 4 Hurricane Ida's 120-150 mph winds and 'catastrophic' storm surge tear roofs off buildings, make the Mississippi River flow backwards and high rise towers shake. The storm currently left almost a million people without power. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
When the Rosewood was opened it reshaped Bangkok's skyline. Rosewood Bangkok is a 30-story, visually stunning, vertical architectural marvel. Its contemporary form is inspired by the wai, the famous Thai gesture of greeting. The modern silhouette is a creative expression of the Thai spirit. Rich Thai culture is also emphasized by interior design elements and the exquisite water features within the luxury hotel that are a tribute to Bangkok, a city built on water. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel...
The Hall of International Tourism Heroes is open by nomination only to recognize those that have shown extraordinary leadership, innovation, and actions. Tourism Heroes go the extra step. The Yearly or Special Tourism Hero Award is presented to selected members of the Hall of International Tourism Heroes. Today Professor Klodina Gorcia from Tirana, Albania was accepted as a Tourism Hero into the International Hall of Tourism Heroes. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Selo Group, an award-winning and fully integrated development company based in Singapore, today announced internationally-recognized chef and acclaimed restauranteur Will Meyrick as its new brand partner. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Indian government asked the states of Kerala and Maharashtra to consider night curfews as new COVID cases spike. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Turkish President Erdogan said calm should be restored in Kabul before making a decision on the airport, adding there was a risk of getting “sucked in” to something that would be hard to explain given uncertainty around the possible mission. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
New Orleans mayor is calling for a mandatory evacuation for areas outside the levee system, including Lake Catherine, Irish Bayou, & Venetian Isles. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Today's chaos and terror attacks at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan and the nearby Baron Hotel is a game changer also for the already fragile global Travel and Tourism Industry. The World Tourism Network president Dr Peter Tarlow issues a report with his viewpoints. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Many US allies had either already ended their evacuation efforts before Thursday’s explosions, citing advance intelligence about a terrorist attack, or have announced Thursday as the last chance to exit. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
In recent weeks since the rise of the B.1.617.2 variant, all Delta employees who have been hospitalized with COVID were not fully vaccinated. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
South African Airways will as an initial phase operate flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Accra, Kinshasa, Harare, Lusaka and Maputo. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
"The National Agency of Drug and Food approved another coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, on Tuesday, August 24," the statement published today on the website of the country’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control reads. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Taliban demands that western powers refrain from evacuating Afghanistan's educated elite, such as doctors and engineers. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures will officially be under the State of Emergency from this Friday until September 12. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
The cutting of diplomatic relations Between Algeria and the Kingdom of Morocco is effective from Tuesday but consulates in each country will remain open. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
According to Ukraine's Foreign Ministry, all aircraft that Kiev used to evacuate Ukrainian citizens from Afghanistan have safely returned to Ukraine. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
‘Savaadheeththa Dhathuru’ is a sailing event organized by the Maldives Integrated Tourism Corporation (MITDC) inviting sailors from all across the globe to participate in a journey across the Maldives seas, making stops at local islands, exploring the heritage, experiencing famous dive sites, sandbanks etc. The journey begins on February 2022 starting from the most northern atoll of the country, Haa Alif Atoll, taking a course of 3 weeks to reach Baa Atoll. It is designed to visit a total of 11...
The New York City COVID-19 vaccine mandate follows a similar policy imposed by outgoing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in July, who announced that all frontline healthcare workers at state-run hospitals will have to receive the jab by Labor Day, with no testing option provided. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
The region grew its workforce across the entire supply chain ready for a busy winter, but now these new recruits, including more than 200 from the tourism industry, who have been in training for months are being told to find other work. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
