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Nigerians still waiting for promised national airline

Nigerian Aviation

Nigerians still waiting for promised national airline

ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerians have, for several months, been awaiting a national carrier that was promised by the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah-Ogiewonyi.

Russian tourist kills fellow traveler in Vietnam

Russian Visitor Murdered In Vietnam

Russian tourist kills fellow traveler 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.

Switzerland goes after Indian tourists from smaller cities and towns

Indian Tourism To Switzerland

Switzerland goes after Indian tourists from smaller cities and towns

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 tops Middle East with $10 billion in tourism receipts

UAE tourism

UAE tops Middle East with $10 billion in tourism receipts

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.

Beware travelers to Sri Lanka of extortion scam by immigration officers

Understand Sri Lanka VISA fees before arriving at Colombo International Airport

Beware travelers to Sri Lanka of extortion scam by immigration officers

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.

Indian Tourism Ministry to promote India as a filming destination

The actual Land of Pi

Indian Tourism Ministry to promote India as a filming destination

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.

Opposition in parliament demands Air Tanzania be declared bankrupt

Budget provisions for airline a touchy topic

Opposition in parliament demands Air Tanzania be declared bankrupt

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 in Thailand: Skal President researches the phenomenal growth first hand

China's outbound tourism

China in Thailand: Skal President researches the phenomenal growth first hand

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.

Proflight Zambia flies orphaned hippo to safety

Airline’s unusual passenger takes to the skies

Proflight Zambia flies orphaned hippo to safety

Proflight Zambia welcomed an unusual passenger on board its aircraft last week in the form of Douglina, a 120 kg hippo calf.

New Minister of Tourism for Malaysia

Recent election propels position change

New Minister of Tourism for Malaysia

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 ...

Mauritius will organize a festival this year says Minister Sik Yuen

Festival of the Sea

Mauritius will organize a festival this year says Minister Sik Yuen

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 ...

Reunion Island Tourism: 100,000 fans and growing

Travel netizens explore the island

Reunion Island Tourism: 100,000 fans and growing

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

NTA Travel Exchange generates 114 million reasons for members to smile

Travel show in Florida

NTA Travel Exchange generates 114 million reasons for members to smile

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Travel Exchange 2013 generated 114 million reasons for NTA members to smile, association leaders announced today.

CNN’s Inside Africa ventures to Seychelles this week

HISTORIC SEYCHELLES

CNN’s Inside Africa ventures to Seychelles this week

This week on CNN’s Inside Africa they’re venturing off the coast of Kenya and heading to smallest nation in Africa – the Seychelles.

US issues more visas to lure rich Chinese but birth tourists come instead

Birth Tourism To USA

US issues more visas to lure rich Chinese but birth tourists come instead

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.

Qatar Airways sued after passenger struck by wayward drinks cart

Passenger Sues Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways sued after passenger struck by wayward drinks cart

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.

Pope Francis tours launched in Buenos Aires

Argentine capital cashes in on Argentine Pope

Pope Francis tours launched in Buenos Aires

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.

UNWTO: Caribbean international tourist arrivals to hit 30 million by 2030

Caribbean Tourism

UNWTO: Caribbean international tourist arrivals to hit 30 million by 2030

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 ...

Sir Richard Branson urges islands to transition to clean energy

Saint Lucia signs up for 'Ten Island Renewable Challenge'

Sir Richard Branson urges islands to transition to clean energy

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 ...

Viking launches new ocean cruise line

Viking Cruises

Viking launches new ocean cruise line

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

First Chinese assembled A320 with Sharklets goes to China Eastern

Airbus and China Eastern Airlines

First Chinese assembled A320 with Sharklets goes to China Eastern

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 debuts first-of-its-kind loyalty program for businesses

United Airlines

United Airlines debuts first-of-its-kind loyalty program for businesses

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.

International Coalition of Tourism Partners lauds Urban Green Energy wind turbine

Green Growth Transformation

International Coalition of Tourism Partners lauds Urban Green Energy wind turbine

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 ...

Apartment versus hotel

A room with a view

Apartment versus hotel

By Ted Macauley, eTN Correspondent

(eTN) - Doesn't always have to be a hotel room in every city.

Proflight Zambia’s B737 makes maiden flight to Livingstone

VIPs and celebrities help airline welcome its new plane

Proflight Zambia’s B737 makes maiden flight to Livingstone

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 ...

Mountaineers shocked that industrial wind farms could blemish Assynt’s beauty

Year of Natural Scotland

Mountaineers shocked that industrial wind farms could blemish Assynt’s beauty

Scotland’s mountaineers are shocked that Highland Council might support two huge industrial wind farms in superb wild countryside near a National Scenic Area.

Skal International Koh Samui hosts first Ladders for Leaders workshop

Special training for future leaders

Skal International Koh Samui hosts first Ladders for Leaders workshop

KOH SAMUI, Thailand - The Skal International-Samui club welcomed International Councilor for Skal Thailand, Scott Michael Smith, to the island.

Rise and shine: the birth of luxury travel in vietnam

unforgettable travel experiences for high-end tourists

Rise and shine: the birth of luxury travel in vietnam

Luxury Travel Ltd.

Italian State Tourist Board heads to Frankfurt for IMEX

Italy in demand for MICE events

Italian State Tourist Board heads to Frankfurt for IMEX

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.

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