World Travel & Tourism Council Summit Abu Dhabi with President Clinton
By Nelson Alcantara, eTN editor-in-chief
The trance of being in Abu Dhabi and the excitement of being in the same room as former US President Bill Clinton during the 2013 edition of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) ...
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land has been active to push for the release of Christian church officials in Syria.
global reference benchmarking survey TRAVELSAT© Competitive Index
Reviewing last results from the global reference benchmarking survey TRAVELSAT© Competitive Index, TCI Research and ATTRACT jointly suggest 10 tips to the Arabian Peninsula destinations for ...
Qatar Airways will fly A380
Qatar Airways will join airlines flying the new A380.
Israel refused to grant women permission to run at marathon
Israel refused to grant women from Gaza permission to run at the Right to Movement Palestine Marathon.
Sustainable Saudi Arabia resort
LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announces re-certification of the Movenpick Resort Al Nawras in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Flight simulator for Bombardier Challenger 604 and Challenger 605 business jets
DUBAI, UAE – The Emirates-CAE Flight Training center based in Garhoud, Dubai, today announced that its dual configuration full-flight simulator for Bombardier Challenger 604 and Challenger 605 ...
Travel oscars
Opening World Travel Awards' 2013 Grand Tour, this gala presentation ceremony heralds the start of a global search for the very best travel, tourism and hospitality organizations around the ...
travel web sites
Located at the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe, Egypt has always been a pioneer for emerging communications and technologies.
Emirates Tourism
ABU DHABI/MUSCAT - Abu Dhabi is trying to position itself as an attractive tourism destination, with massive investments in airport facilities, airline connectivity as well as hotel rooms.
Abu Dhabi Tourism
Abu Dhabi’s tourism industry is planning a week-long promotion of the destination and its expanding offering in Saudi Arabia later this month with a high profile participation at Riyadh Travel ...
Dubai Police adds Lamborghini Aventador to its fleet
Dubai already has the world's tallest building, the world's largest shopping mall, and the largest man-made archipelago.
JA Jebel Ali Golf Resort provides Tourism Environmental Training
LOS ANGELES, California - JA Jebel Ali Golf Resort, which was, only last year, awarded the Dubai Green Tourism Award, presented a workshop within the hospitality sector in order to encourage ...
Dubai hotel earns green certification
LOS ANGELES, California - Time Oak Hotel & Suites in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been certified by Green Globe.
WTTC Summit Abu Dhabi and security in travel & tourism
The future security of travel & tourism industry contingent on process liberalisation and development of its prime asset: people
Richard Solomons, Chief Executive, Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG).addresses the WTTC Summit in Abu Dhabi
Safety, cleanliness and a good night’s sleep remain priorities for guests, irrespective of branding and market positioning.
WTT: et on board to fast track economic opportunity
Government inaction and a lack of understanding of the positive long term economic impacts of international air traffic growth dominated discussion at the opening session of day two of the 13th ...
WTTC Summit Abu Dhabi
Four international organisations were recognised for their work in leading sustainable tourism initiatives in the glittering Tourism for Tomorrow Awards ceremony, held on Tuesday night during the ...
Oman Air
MUSCAT, Oman - Oman Air has roped in two international consultants — Seabury and Oxford Economics — to conduct a feasibility study to launch a low-cost airline.
Travel and tourism industry has potential to challenge global economic interdependence and influence course of 21st century
In his keynote address, US President Clinton addressed the 1,000 international delegates of senior tourism leaders at the 13th annual World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit (WTTC) in Abu ...
TUI Deutschland and TUIfly declares Global Chairman opening remarks at WTTC
Michael Frenzel, Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of TUI Deutschland GmbH and TUIfly GmbH and Chairman of the World Travel & Tourism Council, declared the WTTC’s 13th Global Travel & ...
David Scowsill, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) CEO & president speaks at the opening in Abu Dhabi, UAE
David Scowsill, President and CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), is calling on the global Travel & Tourism industry “to grasp the mantle of leadership in order to ...
Egypt-Iran Tourism
CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt has suspended tourist flights from Iran following an outcry from hard-line Sunni Muslims angered about visitors from the mostly Shiite country, only a week after direct ...
Iranian pilgrims killed at Jeddah International Airport
TEHRAN, Iran - Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Organization announced that the Saudia Airline Company is responsible for the recent deaths of two Iranian pilgrims and injury of two others in an ...
Salam to lead Lebanese tourism revival
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon’s ailing economy is expected to receive a badly needed “positive shock” if newly appointed Prime Minister-designate Tamam Salam brings about a balanced Cabinet that ...
Dilmunia at Bahrain
MANAMA, Bahrain - Bahrain has taken a giant step towards becoming a world-class health tourism destination, with Dilmunia at Bahrain, the developer's top official has said.
Dubai International Airport
LUTON, UK - Dubai International Airport is the fastest growing airport in the world, as measured by annual seat capacity growth, according to the latest statistics from OAG.
Iran-Egypt Tourism
More than 50 Iranian tourists, the first official tour group from the Islamic republic in decades, arrived in Upper Egypt on Sunday amid tight security.
H.E. Abdulaziz Al Noaimi, the Chairman of the NDIA Steering Committee announced delay
By Juergen T. Steinmetz, eTN
A press release was already sent out announcing the opening of the new state-of-the-art Doha Hamad International Airport in Qatar.
Luxor Hot Air Balloon Crash
LUXOR, Egypt — The fiery crash of a sightseeing balloon that killed 19 tourists has cast a further pall over this city of ancient temples and tombs, already perhaps the hardest hit by Egypt's ...
