Digital Marketing
By eTN Staff Writer
Independent hotels will prosper during the financial crisis if they invest wisely in digital marketing strategies, a London-based marketing agency has predicted.
Slovenia Tourism
By Nelson Alcantara
Four percent in tourist arrivals is not much of an increase given how competitive the current global travel and tourism market is, especially with the ongoing global economic downturn.
UK
By holidayhypermarket.co.uk
The sale of foreign holidays to British consumers may represent a more resilient market than the travel industry in other countries, an industry insider believes.
Krvavec Igloo Village
By eTN Staff Writer
The Krvavec Igloo Village will be joined by a new village at Rogla this winter. Igloo villages offer an innovative and unforgettable winter adventure.
Strange But True
By telegraph.co.uk
An air passenger awoke from a dream about an orgy during a flight to Gatwick to find a businessman molesting her, a court has heard.
Austria
By AP
The Austrian city of Salzburg has blocked plans to open a hotel in a former home of the von Trapp family immortalized in The Sound of Music after protests by neighbors.
Clickair, EasyJet, RyanAir
By Nelson Alcantara
Clickair is a low-cost carrier that is based in Barcelona, Spain. The LCC operates services from Spanish cities to 40 destinations in Europe. That is pretty impressive by any standard.
Biggest Event Ever
By eTN Staff Writer
This year’s EIBTM was confirmed by Paul Kennedy, MBE, group exhibition director, Reed Travel Exhibitions Meetings and Incentive Events, as the ‘biggest ever.’
Cimber Air
By AP
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish domestic airline Cimber Air said Thursday it has taken over key parts of bankrupt budget airline Sterling Airways A/S for an undisclosed amount.
Air Commodore Mark Swan Named
By eTN Staff Writer
LONDON - Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon and Defense Secretary John Hutton have appointed Air Commodore Mark Swan as a member of the Board of the Civil
Highlighting Creativity, Innovation, Excellence, Execution, And Evaluation
By eTN Staff Writer
The EIBTM 2008 Meeting and Incentive Industry Awards presented today (December 3) in the Turespaña Events lounge recognizing the contribution, creativity, and dedication of meeting and incentive ...
![EIBTM 2008 reveals "Mood of the Market"](http://www.eturbonews.com/files/imagecache/teaser/eibtmoptimistic.jpg "EIBTM 2008 reveals "Mood of the Market"")
Major Meetings Report
By eTN Staff Writer
In a major European Meetings Industry report presented at EIBTM on Tuesday, December 2 by Sally Greenhill, managing director of The Right Solution, Ltd., results reflected that despite a ...
Allure Of The Seas
By eTN
Royal Caribbean International, a cruise brand owned and operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and STX Europe today laid the keel of Allure of the Seas, the second of the highly-anticipated ...
Europe Online Travel
By eTN Staff Writer
As the European travel industry faces global economic pressure, online booking channels continue to increase market share.
Bulgaria
By Unal Basusta, eTN Ambassador
Foreign tourists in Bulgaria have increased by over 18 percent in the first 9 months of the year.
Estonia
By monstersandcritics.com
Tallinn - Tallink Group, an Estonian operator of ferries in the Baltic Sea denied press reports Monday that it is preparing to take to the skies as well as the waves by purchasing national airline ...
Cyprus Air
By reuters.com
NICOSIA - Thirty flights from and to Cyprus were disrupted on Monday when pilots of national carrier Cyprus Airways CAIR.CY went on strike over job conditions.
Belarus
By independent.co.uk
The childhood or working homes of most painters of world renown are now well-established tourist honey pots.
Flybe
By reuters.com
London - British airline Flybe is in talks to buy British Midland's subsidiary operations bmi regional and bmi baby.
“Are You Ready For Take Off?”
By eTN Staff Writer
“Are you ready for take off?” runs the slogan for the Station Airport, a new
special event venue at Düsseldorf International Airport. As from 2009, this
Airbus Crash
By Reuters
Toulouse, France – An Air New Zealand Airbus A320 on a test flight crashed into the Mediterranean sea off France's southwest coast on Thursday, killing at least two people with a further five ...
Lufthansa
By reuters.com
MALPENSA AIRPORT, Italy (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa will set up its own Italian airline early next year, even as it courts Alitalia, as the battle to make inroads into the lucrative ...
Scotland
By scotsman.com
New plans to create a drop-in center for the homeless in the heart of the city centre are set to get the go-ahead – to the fury of hotel and tour bosses.
Growth Of Business Opportunities
By eTN Staff Writing
The Latin American business travel market is one of the fastest growing in the world, an increase which is reflected at the 10th edition of FITUR CONGRESOS with the incorporation of two new ...
UK
By telegraph.co.uk
The seaside resort of Dungeness, best known for its nuclear power station, has been named out of the world's most "authentic" tourist destinations.
Malta
By timesofmalta.com
The Malta Tourism Authority will be embarking on a drive to promote the cruise-and-stay niche market in the coming months, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism Mario de Marco said yesterday.
Decision Short-Sighted And Self-Defeating
By eTN Staff Writer
The UK government's decision to raise departure taxes from British airports is short-sighted and self-defeating.
Spain
By telegraph.co.uk
Beaches will be off-bounds between midnight and 7am in a bid to stop drunken couples having sex in the sand after leaving the late night bars and discos.
Oasis Of The Seas
By news.sky.com
So you build the biggest cruise liner in the world, complete with every type of entertainment you could possibly imagine, so what next?
Kraft Durch Freude Prora Opens To Tourists
By telegraph.co.uk
Germany is embroiled in a controversy over a monumental Nazi-era holiday resort on the German island of Ruegen that is to be opened to holidaymakers for the first time.
