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Shootout at Kenya Masai National Park

Tourism Security Kenya

Shootout at Kenya Masai National Park

Kenya's famous Masai Mara national park has for the first time experienced a shootout attack by armed raiders killing one man and injuring two.

Park Inn Muscat awarded first Green Globe certified hotel in Oman

Meeting The Green Standard

Park Inn Muscat awarded first Green Globe certified hotel in Oman

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Park Inn Muscat is the first hotel in Oman certified as having met the requirements of the Green Globe standard.

Business Events Australia welcomes new general manager

Penny Lion Named

Business Events Australia welcomes new general manager

Tourism Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Penny Lion to the position of general manager, Business Events Australia.

Seoul named City of Design

UNESCO Designation

Seoul named City of Design

SEOUL, South Korea - Seoul was appointed a UNESCO City of Design as of July 20, 2010. The designation is

Airport news: American Airlines moves into new, state-of-the-art Terminal 3 in Dehli

American Airlines

Airport news: American Airlines moves into new, state-of-the-art Terminal 3 in Dehli

FORT WORTH, Texas - Passengers departing on American Airlines 293 from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport tonight will be doing so from brand new facilities following the move by American Air

America's most pet-friendly carriers

Traveling With Pets

America's most pet-friendly carriers

By Amelia Glynn

Some pet owners are content to check their furry friends into a kennel or hire a pet sitter when they take to the friendly skies, while others can't bear to leave them behind.

Tourism news: Tour operators calling for shake-up of Tourism Tasmania

Visitor Numbers And Profits Sliding

Tourism news: Tour operators calling for shake-up of Tourism Tasmania

By Helen Kempton

Many of Tasmania's 2,450 frustrated tourism operators are experiencing a slump but say they are too scared to speak out against Tourism Tasmania's perceived bureaucratic stranglehold on the sector.

Chariots of Fire

King Tutankhamun’s chariot to be exhibited in New York

Chariots of Fire

By Hazel Heyer, eTN

(eTN)- Egyptian boy pharaoh King Tutankhamun’s chariot will travel to New York City. This is the first time that a chariot from the tomb of Tutankhamun will be allowed out of Egypt.

Cost of space tourism considered by panel

Space Tourism

Cost of space tourism considered by panel

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - U.S. space tourists hoping to buy a ticket for a suborbital flight could expect to pay between $50,000 and $100,000 by 2014, analysts say.

Where to stay when traveling with a furry friend

Top 10 Pet-Friendly US Hotels

Where to stay when traveling with a furry friend

The results of a pet travel survey of 1,200 travelers conducted by TripAdvisor indicates that the majority of animal owners feel pets make for prime vacation companions.

5 men planning to pass fake dollars to tourists arrested in Syria

Syria arrests 5 conterfeiters for forging dollars

5 men planning to pass fake dollars to tourists arrested in Syria

By ALBERT AJI

A Syrian security official says five men have been arrested for forging $6 million and planning to pass the fake money to tourists visiting the country.

South African travel agents experience Seychelles

Workshop And Holiday

South African travel agents experience Seychelles

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

(eTN) - The Seychelles Tourism Board, in conjunction with their private sector partners, invited a group of over 30 leading South African travel agents to the archipelago to show them what an island h

Qantas Airways remains on the look out for merger opportunities

Qantas Airways Ltd

Qantas Airways remains on the look out for merger opportunities

By Ross Kelly

SYDNEY - Qantas Airways Ltd.

St. Maarten One Year Later

St. Maartens Tourism Commissioner Frans George Richardson

St. Maarten One Year Later

By Dr. Elinor Garely, eTN

It is never easy to be the Commissioner of Tourism.

Aviation news: American Airlines agrees to pay $5M in price-fixing probe

AA To give evidence against other carriers, pay $5M

Aviation news: American Airlines agrees to pay $5M in price-fixing probe

By Erik Larson

AMR Corp.’s American Airlines agreed to give evidence against other carriers and pay $5 million to a group of freight shippers to settle a New York class-action lawsuit over its role in a global pri

No, it's not your imagination - airfares are rising

Air Travel

No, it's not your imagination - airfares are rising

DALLAS — If you think airfares have been rising, it's not your imagination.

Spend Thanksgiving in Rome for less than US$1,000

Have Your Tacchino In Italy

Spend Thanksgiving in Rome for less than US$1,000

LIBERTYVILLE, IL - It’s not too early to think about a good-deal Thanksgiving trip.

Canadian sex tourist sentenced to 11 years in prison

Sex tourist handed an 11-year prison sentence

Canadian sex tourist sentenced to 11 years in prison

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for committing sex tourism with children and importing child pornography.

Gadaffi's guards in fist fights at African Union summit

Uganda News

Gadaffi's guards in fist fights at African Union summit

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

UGANDA (eTN) - As seen before during past state visits, the extra large contingent of security brought by Libyan leader, Gaddafi, came to blows again with their Ugandan counterparts.

IATA: Sharp improvement in Asia boosted air travel growth

Air Travel Growth

IATA: Sharp improvement in Asia boosted air travel growth

GENEVA — International air travel grew faster than expected in June led by a sharp improvement in Asia, airline association IATA said on Wednesday.

China and Seychelles continue to build harmonious society

Cooperation Strengthened

China and Seychelles continue to build harmonious society

The State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China, HE Dai Bingguo, has praised Seychelles efforts in developing a harmonious society based on equality and social cohesion.

Gulf Coast - 100 days after the spill

Florida Tourism

Gulf Coast - 100 days after the spill

By Catherine Clifford

DESTIN, Fla.

Tragedy strikes lake travelers in Uganda

Over A Dozen Missing Or Drowned

Tragedy strikes lake travelers in Uganda

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

UGANDA (eTN) - Bad weather, combined with poor maintenance and the absence of life vests caused a major accident on Lake Victoria, Uganda, last Wednesday with over a dozen reported missing or drowned.

Lancaster Castle prison may turn into tourist attraction

UK prison to become a tourist spot

Lancaster Castle prison may turn into tourist attraction

Lancaster Castle prison could close and become a tourist attraction, it has emerged.

Officials: Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site safe for bathing

baptism site pollution-free

Officials: Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site safe for bathing

Despite recent claims of pollution, test results show waters of Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site - where Jesus is believed to have been baptized – safe for bathing.

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