Rekindling The "Camelot" Spirit

R.O.A.R.: Only in America

The election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America is a clear sign that many things are indeed changing in that country and have changed already.

Space Tourism

International Space Station changes orbit awaiting tourist

Moscow — The orbital path of the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully adjusted Saturday to accommodate the landing of the world's sixth space tourist in eight days time, Interfax repor

Namibia

Country's winters may become too hot for tourists

If temperatures increase due to global warming, it may lead to a decline in the number of tourists coming to Namibia, since most tourists visit during Namibia's winter when temperatures are not too hi

Cruise News

Cruise lines change course to cut fuel

PORTLAND, Maine - When the 1,020-foot Explorer of the Seas cruises through North Atlantic waters next year, it'll spend more time off the coast of New England and less time near Canadian shores, and i

Malaysia

Government's ‘cuts and culls’ leave Malaysian tourism dry

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - In a "top to bottom" austerity drive by the Malaysian government to stave off rising global fuel costs, new rulings binding government departments and agencies are expected to hit the tourism sector hard, according to industry leaders.

Reasoning With Airlines

It may be time to define 'reasonable request'

United said last week it's going to ground another 70 planes and trim domestic schedules 17 percent by the end of 2009. This came a day after Delta said it would pare flights beyond the 11 percent already announced, and a couple of weeks after American said it was cutting domestic flights by 12 percent. So what happens to folks who've booked on ... read more

Tourism New Zealand

Tourism tactics change

Tourism New Zealand has tweaked its marketing mix to reflect the increasing reality of economic factors that are affecting tourism markets.

Chief executive George Hickton said it had all but pulled out of Japan and Korea, preferring to focus marketing resources in countries that were not mired in an ‘‘economic mudpool’’.

BA Pilots' Union Calls For Change In Management Style

British Airways pilots: BA is a "laughing stock"

LONDON - The union representing British Airways PLC pilots added its voice to criticism of the airline on Monday, claiming the carrier's brand has become a "laughing stock" over woes at Heathrow's new terminal and called for a change in management style.

Business As Usual In Cuba

Little has changed for tourists now that Fidel Castro is gone

Canadians continue to flock to Cuba, with seemingly little worry of any political fallout after longtime president Fidel Castro's handover of power to his brother Raul.

Castro became ill in July 2006 and delegated many of his duties to his younger brother.

Antarctica Tourism: What's In It For The Penguins?

Antarctica's March of the tourists

When the American explorer Richard E. Byrd sat alone in his hut in Antarctica in 1934, half frozen and half poisoned with carbon monoxide, he had an epiphany. Byrd wrote that he and other men of action in the exploration of the poles were risking their lives for no good reason. Byrd survived the ordeal, but his near-death experience diminished ... read more

Tourism & Climate Change

Tourism responding to the challenge of climate change

Berlin/Madrid - The conference "Tourism - Responding to
Climate and Poverty Imperatives", held in the context of ITB 2008, focused on tourism's role in the global climate response in solidarity with other sectors.

As one of the principle services exports in the world's poorest and

US Travel Industry

Six issues the next president should care about – but probably doesn’t

No matter who wins, you lose.

Whether you’re voting Democrat, Republican or pondering a protest vote for an independent presidential candidate in November, what you do at the ballot box is meaningless — at least as far as your travel is concerned.

Yemen

Tourism law to be amended

SANA'A (TVLW) - Minister of Tourism Nabil al-Faqih has revealed that its ministry would refer to the Cabinet in the coming period an amendment draft to the tourism law to meet with the
government's trends to improve the tourist sector in the country.