Nigerian Aviation
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerians have, for several months, been awaiting a national carrier that was promised by the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah-Ogiewonyi.
Russian Visitor Murdered In Vietnam
MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian tourist died after a fight with his compatriot and fellow-traveler in a coastal city of Nha Trang in southern Vietnam, The Tuoi Tre News website reported.
Indian Tourism To Switzerland
NEW DELHI, India - As summer holidays beckon, Switzerland is wooing first time Indian travelers from smaller cities and towns offering the experience of snow clad mountains like Titlis and ...
UAE tourism
The UAE has topped the Middle East region for international tourism receipts in 2012, according to data released by the UN’s World Tourism Organisation.
Understand Sri Lanka VISA fees before arriving at Colombo International Airport
By Juergen T. Steinmetz, eTN Publisher
(eTN) - After a short and pleasant flight on SriLankan Airllines, the national airline for Sri Lanka, from the Maldives, I arrived at Colombo International Airport.
The actual Land of Pi
The Ministry of Tourism in India is participating at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival to promote India as a filming destination, the Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported.
Budget provisions for airline a touchy topic
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Correspondent, Africa
(eTN) - Sharp differences in opinion emerged in the Tanzanian parliament this week when the Minister for Transport, Dr.
China's outbound tourism
By Andrew J. Wood
SHANGHAI, China - It has taken almost no time, but it was anticipated by many - China has become the number one source market for many Southeast Asian countries including Thailand.
Airline’s unusual passenger takes to the skies
Proflight Zambia welcomed an unusual passenger on board its aircraft last week in the form of Douglina, a 120 kg hippo calf.
Recent election propels position change
She was considered an extremely efficient and dynamic Minister of Tourism, and she can be credited with many initiatives such as boosting home stays and promoting new tourism activities such as ...
Festival of the Sea
By eTN Staff Writer
Minister Michael Sik-Yuen, the Mauritius Minister responsible for Tourism, has been quoted in his island’s L'Express newspaper as having come back on an earlier decision he has stated in ...
Travel netizens explore the island
Since the end of 2010, Reunion Island Tourism has been inviting travel netizens
to Facebook, the world's largest social network. Today, in May 2013, 100,000 fans
Travel show in Florida
LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Travel Exchange 2013 generated 114 million reasons for NTA members to smile, association leaders announced today.
HISTORIC SEYCHELLES
This week on CNN’s Inside Africa they’re venturing off the coast of Kenya and heading to smallest nation in Africa – the Seychelles.
Birth Tourism To USA
Women from China are giving birth in California and getting US citizenship for their newborns, while authorities are cracking down on homes where they stay.
Passenger Sues Qatar Airways
A wayward drinks cart could cost Qatar Airways a steep damages bill with a passenger alleging serious physical and psychological trauma after being struck by a trolley nearly two years ago.
Argentine capital cashes in on Argentine Pope
You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass.
Caribbean Tourism
International tourist arrivals to the Caribbean region are projected to reach 30 million by the year 2030, according to the Tourism Towards 2030 forecast from the UN World Tourism ...
Saint Lucia signs up for 'Ten Island Renewable Challenge'
Saint Lucia announced its intention to move towards a clean energy future by becoming the next pioneering economy to join Carbon War Room's Ten Island Challenge, today at the Caribbean ...
No Knives on Planes Ever Again
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Viking Cruises
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Airbus and China Eastern Airlines
China’s largest operator of Airbus aircraft, China Eastern Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing-tip devices, becoming China’s first ...
United Airlines
CHICAGO, Ill. - United Airlines today announced the launch of the MileagePlus Small Business Network, the first US travel loyalty program that enables businesses to earn and redeem miles.
Green Growth Transformation
HAWAII, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles; BALI, Indonesia - After more than a year of dedicated research and development, Urban Green Energy (UGE) is launching VisionAIR, its most ...
A room with a view
By Ted Macauley, eTN Correspondent
(eTN) - Doesn't always have to be a hotel room in every city.
VIPs and celebrities help airline welcome its new plane
Proflight Zambia’s 105-seat Boeing 737-200 aircraft made its maiden flight to Livingstone on May 15, with VIP and celebrity passengers helping the airline celebrate the introduction of its new ...
Year of Natural Scotland
Scotland’s mountaineers are shocked that Highland Council might support two huge industrial wind farms in superb wild countryside near a National Scenic Area.
Special training for future leaders
KOH SAMUI, Thailand - The Skal International-Samui club welcomed International Councilor for Skal Thailand, Scott Michael Smith, to the island.
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Italy in demand for MICE events
FRANKFURT, Germany - ENIT, the Italian State Tourist Board, will participate in the 11th edition of IMEX, a major promotions platform for the international meetings industry.
