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.
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.
Budapest hands off to Marseille
BUDAPEST, Hungary - After a successful Routes Europe event in Budapest, which with 1,100 delegates was the largest regional route development event ever, Budapest Airport officially handed over to ...
the city of science
LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe member the darmstadtium can look back to a successful year 2012.
Agoda.com celebrates Harley Davidson’s 110th anniversary with special hotel deals
SINGAPORE – Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), is calling all fans of fine machines and road trips to Rome, Italy to ...
Chinese tourism to UK
UK Culture Secretary Maria Miller has ordered a fresh assault on red tape for Chinese visitors amid estimates Britain is losing out on £1.2bn a year as a result of its bureaucratic system.
Germany event venue recertified by green globe
LOS ANGELES, California – “We are Germany’s first large trade fair group, which successfully passed the Green Globe sustainability audit multiple times now,” said Martin Buhl-Wagner, ...
Early Easter travel season also has impact
FRANKFURT, Germany – The Deutsche Lufthansa AG strike by its ground staff had an impact on overall year-on-year figures at Frankfurt Airport for the month of April 2013.
Munich Crowned Overall Winner at Second Regional Heat of 2013
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The Routes Awards recognize and reward the highest standards of marketing activities undertaken by airports and tourism authorities.
Turkish Airlines
Turkey's flagship airline is facing the threat of a strike after negotiations with the country's main aviation workers union collapsed.
Airbus
Airbus has showed off its new A350 XWB, rolling out its first flyable plane on Monday fresh from the paintshop in company livery.
17 million foreigners head to Greece
ATHENS, Greece - The Greek prime minister, Antonis Samaras, issued an unusual appeal on Tuesday, asking his compatriots to put on their best face as the debt-choked country prepares to accept 17 ...
Golf tourism in Ireland
DUBLIN, Ireland - Ireland is a nation with many fine golf courses and they are proving their worth, as research shows that the booming golf sector pulls more than €200m into the tourism ...
International Congress & Convention Association figures
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany & NEW YORK, New York – New figures released by International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) show that a total of 649 international association ...
Tour operator: We're ashamed of the Tiber's state of abandonment
Tourist cruises along Rome's Tiber River have been suspended indefinitely for the first time since they began a decade ago because the waterway is judged too dirty.
London continues its ascent of world rankings as a major centre for business tourism
LONDON, England - New figures published today by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) shows that London has continued its ascent of world rankings as a major center for ...
Low-cost airline rip-off fees
LONDON, England - They've been at it yet again.
grand building in hungary
Corinthia Hotels marked the 10th anniversary since the reopening of its Corinthia Hotel Budapest in Hungary with a gala dinner hosted by Corinthia Group Chairman and Founder Alfred Pisani in the ...
EVVC integrates philosophy of sustainability
LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announces re-certification of the European Association of Event Centers (EVVC) head office in Frankfurt, Germany.
Phoney pilot on the run after failing to turn up at court
LONDON, England - A man who forged pilot's qualifications to get a job as a commercial airline pilot is believed to be on the run after failing to turn up at court.
Summer Travel
LONDON, England - Thinking of hiring a car this summer? Here are the top 10 holiday hotspots ranked based on fuel prices
the future of the region's air services
MANCHESTER, England - Routes Europe, now in its 8th year, will welcome a record number of attendees when the 2013 event opens in Budapest in four days time.
Bolsena in the Lazio region welcomes tourists and locals alike
By Mario Masciullo, eTN Correspondent
Bolsena, the Lazio region in Italy, invites visitors and locals to the Hydragenas festival and Plenary Indulgence in a fairy tale setting.
Successfully implementing sustainability policies
LOS ANGELES, California - Appointing Ms.
Polish airline LOT
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's ailing airline Lot may need to ask the government for another loan after its loss last year could have exceeded 200 million zlotys ($64 million), its chief executive was ...
Heinemann Duty Free and Fraport go mobile
Imagine people standing in front of a billboard designed to resemble shelves in a store, pointing their smartphones and clicking as if taking photos of their favorite products.
where to go and what to do
The travel portal, Smarter Travel, describes the Ukraine as "unspoiled by the tourist masses … [a place where] you can explore UNESCO World Heritage sites with locals and then tuck into a ...
Five French yachters missing off Malta
VALLETTA, Malta — Authorities recovered two bodies Tuesday during a search for five French yachters who went missing off the Mediterranean island, the Maltese government said.
Airbus
April marked numerous milestones in Airbus’ order and delivery activities, bringing it to a new industry record backlog of 4,973 aircraft that corresponds to more than seven years of production ...
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
At today’s meeting in Cologne, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG appointed two new members to the Group’s Executive Board. Effective July 1, 2013, Dr.
Rome's shops and tourist operators continue to rip tourists off
No visit to Rome is complete without a gelato but a group of British tourists got a nasty shock when they were charged 64 euros (£54) for four ice creams.
New Direct Connection from Frankfurt to Enfidha
British tourist faced with one of Britain's biggest-ever phone bills
A British tourist faced paying one of Britain's biggest-ever phone bills after thieves stole his mobile and used a sophisticated scam to rack up £15,000 in just two hours.
Discovering Italy's lesser known towns and villages
Tired of Rome? Done Milan? Kids start crying whenever you suggest another EM Forster tour of Florence?
Italian police arrests dozens in an operation to clamp down on suitcase thefts
Dozens of baggage handlers working for Italian airline Alitalia have been arrested in an operation to clamp down on suitcase thefts.
Fascinating Russia
SINGAPORE – Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), is partnering with WuBook for a strategic partnership that will allow ...
The Absolute Frenchness of France
By Jan Sevilla
VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER, France - Getting lost in the winding passages of history while walking along the narrow cobbled alleyways and ending up in one of the world’s deepest natural harbors, the ...
Green Globe certified property
LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announces re-certification of the Hotel Baseler Hof in Hamburg, one of the last privately-owned hotels in Germany.
Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus To Open In 2016
HONG KONG - Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has today signed an agreement to manage a luxurious hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2016.
Digital media piracy in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine - The Ukrainian government has expressed its "disappointment" at the decision by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to place it on a piracy watch list at a time when ...
Lufthansa German Airline successful operation
Despite EUR 64m in restructuring costs from SCORE, the operating result remained stable at EUR -359m / Earnings outlook for the year unchanged
Islamization Of Turkish Airlines Continues
Turkish Airlines has banned air hostesses from wearing brightly-colored lipsticks such as red or pink, a move which has sparked fierce debate as the government is accused of trying to Islamize the ...
Tourism Boom In Iceland
THINGVELLIR, Iceland — In Iceland's Thingvellir national park, a wooden bridge covers a crack in the paved road leading to the site where the world's oldest parliament was founded in 930.
Air Travel
The economy passenger’s dream ticket – a free upgrade at the departure gate – now looks endangered.
B1 B2 American tourist visa - Brand USA - Tourism Export important for many states
By Dimitri Makarov & eTN Staff Writer Ukraine
(eTN) - With the United States of America establishing a national tourism identity, "Brand USA," travel to the US for tourism purposes becomes a top export earner for the country.
German flag carrier Lufthansa
BERLIN, Germany - German flag carrier Lufthansa reached a pay accord with workers on Wednesday, unions and management said, resolving a bitter dispute that resulted in strikes which grounded ...
European Travel Commission and Screen South
The European Travel Commission and Screen South are delighted to announce that internationally-acclaimed Director, Sir Alan Parker (Midnight Express, The Wall, Mississippi Burning), will join the ...
List of 10 best UK Airports
Manchester Airport has been named by travelers as the best in the UK, according to a survey by leading global travel search site Skyscanner.
How passengers ranked the UK's airports:
Green Globe Certification
Green Globe today announces the certification of InterContinental Hotel Vienna, Austria.
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority’s initial price proposals for London airports
GENEVA, Switzerland - In response to the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) initial price proposals for London airports, Tony Tyler, Director General and CEO of the International ...
