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India, Thailand

Indian carrier offers help for stranded tourists in Thailand

By eTN Staff Writer

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has mounted relief operations for transporting stranded passengers at Bangkok, due to the political unrest in Thailand and consequent closure of B

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Cambodia

Thai crisis may cause $100 mln of loss to Cambodian tourism

By xinhuanet.com

PHNOM PENH - The tourism industry of Cambodia will see a loss of 100 million U.S.

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From Thailand Ministry of Tourism And Sports

Update on Thailand tourism crisis

By eTN Staff Writer

1. The stranded foreigners are staying in the hotels on list at the end of this article and have been at these hotels since the first day (November 25, 2008) of the disruption of air traffic at Suvarn

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India

Meltdown: Tourism sector to be hit further

By economictimes.indiatimes.com

NEW DELHI - Indian tourism, already hit by the global meltdown, will be further impacted by Wednesday night's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, according
to India Inc.

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40th Annual General Assembly Of The African Airlines Association

African airlines hold annual conference in West Africa amid aviation crisis

By Chris Mburu, eTN Ambassador

Nairobi (eTN) - Chief executive officers, chairmen, top managers, and directors of African airlines and other aviation officials from the continent are due to converge for a major aviation conference

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India

No-fly zone for new airlines as big players signal Mayday

By economictimes.indiatimes.com

NEW DELHI - Rattled by the crisis afflicting the airline industry, the civil aviation ministry has slammed the brakes on issue of licences for new

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Philippines Not Yet Affected By Meltdown

Crisis not felt by local travel industry in Cebu

By philstar.com

Despite the palpable impact of the global credit crisis to some sectors, the inbound segment of Cebu’s local, travel industry claims otherwise.

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The Sixth International Tourism Forum For Parliamentarians And Local Authorities

Reacting to the financial crisis while ensuring sustainability - Cebu Resolution 2008

By eTN Staff Writer

CEBU, Philippines/Madrid -­ The Sixth International Tourism Forum for Parliamentarians and Local Authorities (Cebu, Philippines, October 22-24, 2008) brought together almost 400 representatives from

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World Travel Market To Hold Crisis Communications And Introduction To PR Workshop

How to effectively communicate your brand

By eTN

For the first time, delegates at World Travel Market (WTM) will have the opportunity to attend a crisis communications workshop facilitated by international reputation strategy and management consulta

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Response Strategies To The Global Economic Crisis

Travel leaders to assess economic impacts at ITB Asia

By eTN

SINGAPORE - ITB Asia will be the first opportunity for the travel industry in Asia to discuss impacts and response strategies to the global economic crisis.

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Tourism

Tourism and the Global Economic Crisis of 2008

By David Beirman, eTN

Historically all economic recessions have the same fundamental cause.

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Indonesia

Global crisis a 'blessing' for tourism: Minister

By thejakartapost.com

The current global financial crisis will benefit Indonesia's tourism industry, a minister says.

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Hospitality Industry

Timeshare and hotel industry prepare for worst days ahead

By Hazel Heyer, eTN

The rest of 2008 and the coming year 2009 will have industry stakeholders anticipate a tumultuous period in the history of vacation ownership and the entire hospitality industry.

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Iceland

Iceland on sale

By Stefan Helgi Valsson, eTN Ambassador

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (eTN) - Visitors to Iceland get twice as many Icelandic krona (ISK) for their currency compared to October last year.

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Trinidad and Tobago

US crisis may hit Tobago tourism

By nationnews.com

Tobago's leisure tourism will be seriously challenged in light of the US financial collapse, but Trinidad's business tourism will be less vulnerable, tourism expert John Bell says.

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Thoughts from Bangkok Hotelier On America's Financial Crisis

Looking forward...?

By eTN

Bangkok Hotelier Andrew Wood reviews the business horizon over the coming months:

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"Biggest Ever Crisis"

BA chief says airline industry in biggest ever crisis

By iht.com

LONDON - British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh said on Tuesday the airline industry was going through its biggest ever crisis, and repeated his warning that more carriers would go bust.

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Dear Mr. President

Bishops ask US to permit remittances and travel to Cuba given hurricane crisis

By eTN

WASHINGTON, DC (September 10, 2008) - The US bishops asked the US government to lift its ban on remittances and travel to Cuba, even temporarily, in light of the crisis caused by recent hurricanes.

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Limited Registration And Sponsorship Opportunities Available

More than 30 airlines confirmed to attend ALTA's 2008 Aviation Crisis Preparedness Conference

By eTN

MIAMI, Florida (July 30, 2008) - More than 70 top-level executives representing more than 30 airlines have already registered for ALTA's upcoming Aviation Crisis Preparedness Conference and Aviation L

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Sir Richard Branson: You have the perfect storm

Branson predicts spectacular airline casualties

LONDON - There will be "spectacular casualties" in the airline industry over the next 12 months, billionaire Richard Branson, the owner of Britain's No.

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