Japan Airlines Sticks With Oneworld
Japan Airlines, after declaring bankruptcy last month, appeared set on Monday to keep its current tie-up with American Airlines and end talks to defect to the world's biggest carrier Delta.
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Safety And Security Addressed
Members of the Antigua and Barbuda Cruise Tourism Association (ABCTA), The Antigua Pier Group LTD, The St.
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Israel Seizes Foreign Tourists In Ramallah
The Israeli army swept into Ramallah in the West Bank Sunday in a pre-dawn raid to arrest two Western tourists.
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New And Established Markets
By eTN Staff Writer
The highly successful and well attended first joint American Tourism Society (ATS) and New York SKAL seminar focused on meetings and conference opportunities in new, as well as established markets.
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Western Australia Tourism Strategy Criticized
The State Opposition has criticised the Government's latest tourism strategy, labelling it as a "dumb idea".
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Franz Josef Glacier Tourist Hurt
A 24-year-old tourist has a shattered leg after being hit by falling rocks at Franz Josef Glacier.
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Collaborative Sales Effort
By eTN Staff Writer
HONOLULU, HI – In a first for Hawaii’s tourism industry, group sales professionals representing resorts, hotels, and travel companies statewide are banding together to launch a coordinated telepho
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European Waterways Hotel Barge Scottish Highlander
By Vivien Devlin
While not everyone can afford to own a luxury motor boat or yacht, cruising by barge is not only one of the most relaxing and rewarding holidays around, it can also be one of the environmentally “gr
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No Heavy Losses For Australian Tourism
By JESSICA MARSZALEK
Australia's tourism industry has weathered the global financial downturn of 2009 better than expected, with new data showing international visitors only slightly down.
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Burj Dubai Closed To Visitors
By ADAM SCHRECK
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and castin
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All Hotels To Be Assessed Throughout 2010
By eTN Staff Writer
The new classification system for hotels was officially launched this morning at an industry-wide event held under the patronage of HE Ms. Maha Al Khatib, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
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Cruise Industry
By Bob Retzlaff
It was a rough year in the travel industry in 2009 — airlines, hotels, resorts, rental car firms and other segments of the industry suffered significant financial losses, some of the double-digit va
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“Ghana ‘4’ Gold South Africa 2010” Tourism Campaign
By Kofi Adu Domfeh/ghp
An initiative to market football in Ghana as a tourism product is being promoted under a public-private sector partnership.
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Koreas' Tourism Talks End Without Agreement
The inter-Korean working-level talks on two joint-tourism projects ended Monday with no significant progress made as the North refused to agree to Seoul's long-standing demands.
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Island Ecotourism
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Global Environmental Fund has offered a small grants program for approved proposals in the field of biodiversity, international waters, climate change, and other fields to applicants from the Seyc
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Surfing The Net In Kenya
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile phone provider, has launched an Internet access platform available for tourist and business visitors. A week’s subscription costs a mere 999 Kenya shillings.
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Egypt Tourism Recovery
By Alaa Shahine and Abdel Latif Wahba
Egypt, home to the pyramids of Giza, recorded a slower-than-anticipated decline in tourism revenue last year and is targeting 6.9 percent growth in receipts in 2010 as the global economy recovers, the
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Creative Solutions For Challenging Times
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Seychelles Tourist Board (STB) has launched a novel approach last week towards added representation in many of the key cities visitors usually come from, when announcing the appointment of Seychel
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Canada's Must-Experience Places
VANCOUVER - Olympic fever and national pride hits an all-time high as Canada prepares to welcome the world for the 2010 Winter Games.
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Airline Industry
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Travel industry officials say more airline flights to Alaska this summer may boost competition and result in lower fares to some Lower 48 cities.
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