Goa monsoon packages
GOA, India - For couples who love the Goa monsoon, the tourism authorities here have now offered a "beach-bumming" experience in the rain.
Kingfisher Airlines
NEW DELHI, India - It is unlikely that Kingfisher Airlines will be able to restart operations any time soon.
Iran's Civil Aviation Organization Hamid Reza Pahlevani
Since 2010 Iran has started a plan to renew its air fleet not only through purchase of foreign planes, but also through domestic production in a bid to improve conditions in its aviation industry. ...
Transgender Gay and Lesbian Community Pakistan
By Agha Iqrar Haroon, eTN Pakistan
Ladies and gentleman and shemales - this will be the way a Pakistan TB station will address their viewers.
Sistan and Baluchestan earthquake
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake has rocked Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan near the border with Pakistan.
potential for growth in leisure travel
India’s inbound tourism strategy needs to be tailored to the leisure segment, business travel, while medical and adventure tourism and domestic tourism should be targeted at the middle age ...
Visa-on-arrival at international airports in India
JAIPUR, India - India's Tourism Ministry is in talks with the Ministries of Home Affairs and External Affairs to extend the visa-on-arrival facility at more airports like Bangalore and Hyderabad ...
Sri Lankan Tourism
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's police have begun keeping track of foreign tourists to "ensure their own safety", officials announced on Monday.
issues hindering aviation growth
By Murari Mohan Jha
Tony Tyler, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA), has strongly pitched for a comprehensive aviation policy for India to address inherent issues that have been ...
Kingfisher Airlines
Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines CEO Sanjay Aggarwal today met the aviation regulator DGCA to submit the revival plan for the grounded airline.
Goa Tourism
MUMBAI, India - In the aftermath of multiple incidents involving crimes against tourists in the state and travel advisories issued by multiple countries against India, the Department of Tourism, ...
Murder of British tourist in India
The Dutch tourist who was arrested for the alleged murder of a British woman would be subjected to psychoanalysis to ascertain his mental health.
Joint travel visa agreement
NEW DELHI, India - After dithering over the decision for over two months, India has finally started a “visa-on-arrival” facility for Pakistani senior citizens on a reciprocal basis, the ...
Jet Airways
MUMBAI, India - As airlines go along offering heavy discounts on airfares, they are also setting up major deterrents to cancellations.
travelers become more environmentally conscious
By Dr. Chandana (Chandi ) Jayawardena & Srilal Miththapala, eTN Sri Lanka
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is possibly one of the most well-known and time-tested management concepts, which identifies a hierarchy of needs that a human being would generally aspire to.
Indian tourism drops 25 percent after recent rapes
The number of foreign tourists arriving in India dropped by 25% during the first three months of this year, largely because of fears about the risk of sexual assault, according to an industry ...
The World of Leisure on April 18-19
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – The “Great Silk Road” is holding the International Uzbek Tourism Fair, “The World of Leisure,” in Tashkent on April 18-19, 2013 in Hall No.
Aie Astana
ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s award winning flag carrier marks the 10th anniversary of direct services between Kazakhstan and China with a major industry reception in Beijing ...
Member UNWTO World Tourism Network on Child Protection warns against travel to Maldives
By Juergen T. Steinmetz, eTN
ETN Publisher Juergen Thomas Steinmetz supports the Avaaz campaign to target Maldives’ tourism reputation.
Sri Lanka Hotels
On March 23, 2013, Jetwing Hotels, Sri Lanka’s largest family-owned hospitality company, will be a part of the single, largest, symbolic mass participation event in the world.
British tourist victim of an attempted rape in Agra
A British woman has been injured after jumping from a hotel balcony to escape from alleged harassment in Agra, India, local police say.
second regional heat
MUMBAI, India - Earlier this evening during a lavish networking evening on the lawns of the Renaissance Mumbai Hotel, Changi Airport Group was announced as the winner of the Asia heat of this ...
Swiss Tourist Rape In India
NEW DELHI, India - Five men have confessed to gang-raping a Swiss tourist in central India, authorities said Sunday.
Rajan Zed asks India for serious soul searching
Expressing shock at the reported gang-rape of a Swiss woman in Madhya Pradesh on March 15 after the recent death of a Delhi bus gang-rape victim, distinguished Hindu statesman, Rajan Zed, has ...
Two women kidnapped in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Two Czech women were kidnapped in Pakistan as they traveled to India by bus in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan.
Swiss tourists victims of rape in India
The danger of being gang raped is now a threat for the tourism industry in India.
Czech Foreign Ministry confirms information
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Two female Czech tourists who were abducted from Chagai Balochistan Pakistan have been shifted to Afghanistan by Taliban, confirmed the Czech Foreign Ministry.
Two female visitors abducted in Balochistan
QUETTA, Pakistan - Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped two women tourists from the Czech Republic in Pakistan’s insurgency-hit southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said.
signage unveiled
Michel Horn, Vice President for Operations at Centara Hotels & Resorts, together with Ranga Dias, Managing Director, Sun Tan Beach Resorts (Pvt) Ltd.; Alexandre Glauser, Area General Manager ...
Sri Lanka national park
By Srilal Miththapala, eTN Sri Lanka
Srilal Miththapala offers a pragmatic approach to mitigate some of the problems faced by the country’s most visited national park.