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Lufthansa donates 30,000 paper notebooks for schoolchildren in India, Thailand and Sri Lanka

Airline donates full amount of paper saved with 2,5M mobile boarding procedures

Lufthansa donates 30,000 paper notebooks for schoolchildren in India, Thailand and Sri Lanka

COLOGNE, Germany - Passengers of Lufthansa German Airlines who have checked in fully paperless via mobile boarding passes on their smart phones have helped to save paper equivalent to 2,5 million ...

US Airways applies for service from Charlotte and Philadelphia to Sao Paulo, Brazil

US Airways

US Airways applies for service from Charlotte and Philadelphia to Sao Paulo, Brazil

TEMPE, Ariz. - US Airways today filed an application with the U.S.

Singapore Airlines and Virgin America launch frequent flyer partnership

Singapore Airlines and Virgin America

Singapore Airlines and Virgin America launch frequent flyer partnership

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.

Boeing, Cathay Pacific announce order for three 747-8 Freighters

Cathay bolsters 747-8 Freighter fleet to 13 airplanes

Boeing, Cathay Pacific announce order for three 747-8 Freighters

SEATTLE, Wash. - Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways today announced an order for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes.

WTM launches dedicated channel featuring rising stars in travel and tourism

FutureTravelLeaders.TV presented by World travel market

WTM launches dedicated channel featuring rising stars in travel and tourism

World Travel Market, the leading global event of the travel industry, today launches futuretravelleaders.TV, a dedicated channel featuring the travel and tourism’s rising stars of today and ...

Global Traveler announces Hall of Fame nominees

Leading travel magazine to award 10-Year Hall of Fame awards

Global Traveler announces Hall of Fame nominees

YARDLEY, Pennsylvania - Global Traveler, the only monthly magazine for business and luxury travelers, announces the 10-Year Hall of Fame awards.

Celebrity Cruises Presents "Celebrity's World Tour 2014-15"

Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises Presents "Celebrity's World Tour 2014-15"

MIAMI, Fla. - World tours aren't limited to rock stars.

Report warns of new al-Qaeda hub in North African "Arc of Instability"

New report on terrorism in North Africa

Report warns of new al-Qaeda hub in North African "Arc of Instability"

WASHINGTON, D.C.

New ideas for marketing your brand

staying ahead of the pack

New ideas for marketing your brand

By Dr. Peter Tarlow, President of Tourism & More, Inc., special to eTN

One of the current buzzwords in tourism marketing is branding. Its relationship to social media and to marketing is something often discusses at tourism seminars and conferences.

2012 touted as “safest year” in aviation history

Global Aviation Safety

2012 touted as “safest year” in aviation history

By Nelson Alcantara, Editor-in-Chief

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed that 2012 was the “safest year” on record in terms of the global accident rate for Western-built jets.

Alfred Pisani Corinthia Hotels Scholarship recipients set to graduate

students from NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Alfred Pisani Corinthia Hotels Scholarship recipients set to graduate

NEW YORK, New York - The first recipients of the Alfred Pisani Corinthia Hotels Scholarship, Genevieve Arnold and Phillip Rogers – students in the NYU School of Continuing and Professional ...

2012 again demonstrated how resilient travel and tourism industry is, WTTC president says

Breaking News

2012 again demonstrated how resilient travel and tourism industry is, WTTC president says

By Nelson Alcantara, Editor-in-Chief

(eTN) - Fresh off the release of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) favorable 2012 global travel and tourism industry economic report, the organization’s president and CEO, David ...

World's best cruise ships named

2013 Cruise Critic Cruisers' Choice Awards

World's best cruise ships named

PENNINGTON, N.J. - The results 2013 Cruise Critic Cruisers' Choice Awards have been announced today.

JetBlue and Airbus reach agreement to retrofit A320 fleet with sharklets

JetBlue Airways and Airbus

JetBlue and Airbus reach agreement to retrofit A320 fleet with sharklets

NEW YORK, N.Y. - JetBlue Airways announced today that it has signed a letter of intent with Airbus to acquire 110 ship-sets of retrofit Sharklets for the airline's in-service A320 aircraft.

HotelTravel.com voted “2013 Best Online Travel Agent” at 10th Annual Budgie$ & Travel Awards

Travel Distribution World Asia in Singapore

HotelTravel.com voted “2013 Best Online Travel Agent” at 10th Annual Budgie$ & Travel Awards

PHUKET, Thailand - HotelTravel.com, a worldwide leader in online hotel reservations and part of MakeMyTrip Limited (NASDAQ: MMYT), was recently named “2013 Best Online Travel Agent” at the ...

Entries being accepted for PATA Gold Awards

Pacific Asia Travel Association accepting travel and tourism submissions

Entries being accepted for PATA Gold Awards

BANGKOK, Thailand - Travel industry organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to successfully develop and promote travel and tourism in Asia Pacific can now submit ...

Seychelles represented at inauguration of Korea’s female President

South Korea elects first woman President

Seychelles represented at inauguration of Korea’s female President

The Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Mr.

Southwest Airlines launches ervice between Austin and San Jose Del Cabo/Los Cabos, Mexico

Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways

Southwest Airlines launches ervice between Austin and San Jose Del Cabo/Los Cabos, Mexico

DALLAS, Texas - Southwest Airlines and wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways began offering for sale new nonstop service international flights between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and ...

Crystal reports surge in advance cruise bookings

Crystal Cruises

Crystal reports surge in advance cruise bookings

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Crystal Cruises reports a dramatic 38% increase in advance bookings and an increase of $93 million in revenue over the same time last year.

9th Around the Globe roadshow of the Lobster group crowned a success

participants travel by private jet through Germany and Austria

9th Around the Globe roadshow of the Lobster group crowned a success

In the previous week the Lobster group hosted their legendary roadshow through the German-speaking market.

Indonesia presents as partner country at ITB Berlin 2013

Selamat datang di Berlin!

Indonesia presents as partner country at ITB Berlin 2013

BERLIN, Germany & JAKARTA, Indonesia - During an official press conference in Berlin, Dr.

Airlines go retail. Maybe. Perhaps. Whatever.

We have bad news and we have good news

Airlines go retail. Maybe. Perhaps. Whatever.

By Dr. Elinor Garely, Editor in Chief, TourismExecutives.com (a division of eTN Publishing)

This is both a bad news and a good news story.

ICTP welcomes new South Africa member C-Quest Diving Safaris

International Coalition of Tourism Partners continues to expand membership

ICTP welcomes new South Africa member C-Quest Diving Safaris

HAWAII, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles; BALI, Indonesia – The International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced that C-Quest Diving Safaris has recently joined as a ...

Universities around the globe respond to IIPT’s new consortium

International Institute for Peace through Tourism

Universities around the globe respond to IIPT’s new consortium

STOWE, Vermont & LUSAKA, Zambia – The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) has received an enthusiastic response to its newly-formed IIPT Consortium of Collaborating ...

Korean pop idol wave washes over Seychelles

Korea filming in Creole islands

Korean pop idol wave washes over Seychelles

Tony An from idol singer group, H.O.T, and Jaeduc Kim from another top idol singer group, Sechskies, are the very first idol stars who led a “Korean wave” spreading the fever of K-pop to ...

9 hotels that make for award winning, star-kissed vacations

Movie star hotels scattered all over the world

9 hotels that make for award winning, star-kissed vacations

Hotels love to push the aura of movie-star glamor as part of their mystique, listing on their websites Hollywood royalty that have stayed in -- and sometimes trashed -- their rooms.

Sake. Bathing, fighting and just plain drinking

Sipping sake equals happy ending

Sake. Bathing, fighting and just plain drinking

By Dr. Elinor Garely

Some are bathing in it while others are drinking it. Japanese Geishas used it with rice to exfoliate their face, detoxify their bodies, and smooth their skin.

JetBlue and Aer Lingus announce codeshare agreement

JetBlue and Aer Lingus

JetBlue and Aer Lingus announce codeshare agreement

NEW YORK and DUBLIN - JetBlue Airways, New York's Hometown Airline™, and Aer Lingus, Ireland's flag carrier, today announced a codeshare agreement that expands upon the partnership that has ...

Airport Cities World Conference announces speaker line up and program for 2013

Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition 2013

Airport Cities World Conference announces speaker line up and program for 2013

LONDON, England - London-based event organiser UBM Live has announced the full program and speaker line up for this year's Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition (ACE) 2013 in the City of ...

Kenya Airways announces codeshare with Etihad

deal goes beyond Nairobi and Abu Dhabi

Kenya Airways announces codeshare with Etihad

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - Following the progressive partnership between Abu Dhabi’s national airline, Etihad (EY), and European mega carrier KLM/Air France, it comes as no particular surprise, other than the ...

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