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Ritz-Carlton departs Palm Beach Hotel, files multi-million dollar claim against owner

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Palm Beach

Ritz-Carlton departs Palm Beach Hotel, files multi-million dollar claim against owner

CHEVY CHASE, Md. - The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. said today it would cease managing The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Palm Beach as of July 1.

FastJet turmoil costs Board Chairman his position

David Lenigas moves on

FastJet turmoil costs Board Chairman his position

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Correspondent, Africa

(eTN) - Word from the UK has it that things on the FastJet board moved fast and furious, following a devastating report by auditors KPMG over a US$56 million loss, which called the survival of the ...

Explosion at Atlanta airport

Hartsfeld-Jackson Atlanta International

Explosion at Atlanta airport

At 8:40 am today, Tuesday, June 11, 2013, an explosion occurred at a maintenance shop near Gate D21 at Hartsfeld-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.

Boeing forecasts demand for more than 35,000 new airplanes

Boeing Current Market Outlook projects a $4.8 trillion market

Boeing forecasts demand for more than 35,000 new airplanes

PARIS, France - Boeing projects a demand for more than 35,000 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at $4.8 trillion.

America has a major food waste problem

Nearly 40 percent of all Food Produced Uneaten and Wasted in US

America has a major food waste problem

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - The National Resource Defense Council estimates that about 40% of all food in the United States goes uneaten; that's about 20 pounds of food wasted per person each ...

Travelers say no to diets but yes to sunscreen

Travel Trends

Travelers say no to diets but yes to sunscreen

LONDON, England - There's always a lot to do before going on holiday and a study has been conducted in order to find out the attitudes of travelers towards their pre-holiday preparations.

Wines of Brasil embrace the World Cup and the Olympics

Vinexpo 2013

Wines of Brasil embrace the World Cup and the Olympics

BENTO GONCALVES, Brazil - Brazil is one of the most exciting countries in the world and at Vinexpo 2013, the most traditional wine fair in the world, the largest country in Latin-America will be ...

Registration opens for World Travel Market 2013

New initiatives at WTM this year

Registration opens for World Travel Market 2013

World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, has opened registration for World Travel Market (WTM) 2013.

Jetwing Vil Uyana only Sri Lankan resort listed by National Geographic as Best Ecolodge

Property known as Sri Lanka’s best eco-resort

Jetwing Vil Uyana only Sri Lankan resort listed by National Geographic as Best Ecolodge

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The world’s most read and renowned travel magazine, National Geographic Traveler, has taken Jetwing Vil Uyana, Sigiriya, to new heights – granting the novel property ...

Guests are the winners as GM and Chef battle it out at Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives

Let the battle begin

Guests are the winners as GM and Chef battle it out at Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives

BANGKOK, Thailand - It's not often that Centara General Managers and Executive Chefs do battle with each other. Not in public!

Seychelles and Reunion Island: true partners

Marketing representatives meet

Seychelles and Reunion Island: true partners

The Seychelles Tourism Board's marketing executives responsible for the Indian Ocean markets have successfully attained their objectives in convincing travel operators that Seychelles remains a ...

Proflight Zambia hits the high notes

Airline unveils exciting musical and celebrity collaboration

Proflight Zambia hits the high notes

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Proflight Zambia has teamed up with the country’s hottest musical and celebrity talent to bring the fun into air travel.

Suspect in grenade attack shot dead in Nairobi

Kenya suspect killed

Suspect in grenade attack shot dead in Nairobi

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Correspondent, Africa

(eTN) - Reports just breaking from Nairobi speak of one suspect in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi being gunned down in a shootout with security operatives, who had cornered him.

Are extra-fee gourmet airline meals really worth it?

Airline food

Are extra-fee gourmet airline meals really worth it?

Economy-class travelers often joke about how tasteless airline food can be, especially on homeward-bound flights, as we look forward to a home-cooked meal and other comforts.

Japanese tourist dies while in police custody in Malaysia

Japanese Visitor Dies in Malaysia

Japanese tourist dies while in police custody in Malaysia

LUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A 33-year Japanese tourist arrested for allegedly threatening Malaysian police with a knife has been found dead in a police cell and is believed to have hanged himself, a ...

China and Mexico cooperate to increase bilateral tourism flows

China-Mexico Tourism

China and Mexico cooperate to increase bilateral tourism flows

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - The governments of Mexico and China are currently drawing up several joint agreements on tourism following the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Mexico, ...

Vietnam tourism: Lack of money for promotion campaigns is biggest problem

Vietnamese Tourism

Vietnam tourism: Lack of money for promotion campaigns is biggest problem

A report of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism VNAT showed that in 2000-2012, the state’s budget spent VND410 billion in total on the tourism promotion activities.

Airlines collect over $27 billion in extra fees and charges

Airlines rake in billions in auxiliary revenue

Airlines collect over $27 billion in extra fees and charges

Airlines around the world collected over $27 billion in extra fees and charges last year, new research has shown.

Passenger plane with 52 people on board crash-lands in eastern Indonesia

Merpati Nusantara airlines plane crashes

Passenger plane with 52 people on board crash-lands in eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Passengers on an Indonesian airliner had a lucky escape on Monday after their plane crashed on landing and broke in half, local news website Detik.com reported.

Decline in Japanese tourists raises concerns in Korean tourism industry

Fewer Japanese Tourists Coming To Korea

Decline in Japanese tourists raises concerns in Korean tourism industry

SEOUL, Korea - South Korea used to be a dream destination for many Japanese tourists - with the two capitals less than one hour away by flight.

Catching up with Air Seychelles trainees in Abu Dhabi

Etihad training program proving successful

Catching up with Air Seychelles trainees in Abu Dhabi

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Correspondent, Africa

During a recent visit to Etihad headquarters in Abu Dhabi, the Board of Directors of Air Seychelles took the time to meet 14 Seychellois students, who are now attached to the Etihad aviation ...

Mega Mascarun 2013: first arrivals to Reunion Island

Grand welcome for first arrivals

Mega Mascarun 2013: first arrivals to Reunion Island

The first challengers of Mega Mascarun 2013 arrived on Sunday, June 9, on Reunion Island in the bright sunlight of day.

United inaugurates Denver to Tokyo flight with Boeing 787 Dreamliner

United Airlines re-launches international service on 787 Dreamliner

United inaugurates Denver to Tokyo flight with Boeing 787 Dreamliner

DENVER, Col. - United Airlines today re-launched international service on the 787 Dreamliner with the inaugural flight from the airline's hub in Denver to Tokyo-Narita International Airport.

Alaska Airlines begins flights between Fairbanks and Portland

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines begins flights between Fairbanks and Portland

SEATTLE, Wash. - Alaska Airlines has inaugurated seasonal nonstop service between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Portland, Ore.

Boeing schedules 787 Dreamliner pair for Paris Air Show

2013 Paris Air Show

Boeing schedules 787 Dreamliner pair for Paris Air Show

CHICAGO, Ill. - A pair of superefficient 787 Dreamliners will be the featured Boeing products on display at the Paris Air Show, which begins June 17 at the Le Bourget exhibition center.

UK spending on hotel stays this summer expected to total £27 billion

UK Summer Travel

UK spending on hotel stays this summer expected to total £27 billion

LONDON, England - UK holidaymakers aged 25 and older are expected to spend £27 billion+ on hotel stays this summer, whether it be for UK destinations, short or long haul travel.

Bahrain goes to Berlin

Berlin hosts 16th Arab-German Business Forum

Bahrain goes to Berlin

By Elisabeth Lang, eTN Correspondent, reporting from Germany

While in Washington, defense ties were discussed between the US and his H.H.

Precision Air’s financial troubles go into public domain

Troubling details

Precision Air’s financial troubles go into public domain

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Correspondent, Africa

(eTN) - Troubling financial details are emerging from Dar es Salaam over the financial status of Precision Air, Tanzania’s only publicly-quoted airline company on the Dar Stock Exchange, with ...

Early success of the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia

Venice art event

Early success of the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia

By Mario Masciullo, eTN Correspondent, reporting from Italy

ITALY (eTN) - The International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, which opened June 1, got off to a positive start.

Seychelles and Inner Mongolia develop ties of cooperation

Africa and China MOU

Seychelles and Inner Mongolia develop ties of cooperation

The Seychelles Ministry of Tourism and Culture and Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop ties of cooperation ...

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