Cruise
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (TVLW) - St. Croix is readying its brightly painted colonial buildings and centuries-old sugar mills to welcome cruise ship passengers to the U.S. island that has been ...
Scotland
(TVLW) - NEW plans to turbo-charge Edinburgh's booming tourism economy during 2008 have been unveiled by the Edinburgh Tourism Action Group (ETAG), which aims to outstrip the targeted national ...
Airline
(TVLW) - Travellers to India will soon be able to choose a non-stop flight from Vancouver to New Delhi that will cut their travel time by as much as 10 hours.
The new service, to be ...
WTTC
(TVLW) - The next WTTC summit in Dubai will examine issues of infrastructure, social responsibility and human resources, WTTC president Jean-Claude Baumgarten tells SHALU CHANDRAN in an exclusive ...
Thailand
SURIN, Thailand (eTN) - Trudging the city streets with a hungry four-tonne elephant at your heels is not a job for everyone.
But add a cute baby, and tourists flock to pet and feed the ...
Nigeria
(TVLW) - The Federal Government has urged the United States government to reciprocate its acceptance of its airlines to operate into Nigeria.
Bulgaria
(eTN) - After years of trying to attract foreign tourists, hotel owners were now turning to Bulgarians as potential clients, Dnevnik daily said.
Macau
(eTN) - Police armed with riot shields and batons were called in to subdue angry tourists from mainland China who clashed with tour guides in the tiny gambling enclave of Macau, police said ...
(TVLW) - The thought of flying during the holidays normally conjures up images of screaming kids with colds, cancelled flights and less-than-enthused flight attendants who keep bumping into your ...
By eTN Staff Writer
United Nations agency yesterday announced it is to provide aid to pregnant women affected in cyclone-hit areas in Bangladesh.
With some 30,000 babies expected to be born in the coming ...
Developing tourism overseas for the Bahamas
By Hazel Heyer, eTN
Tourism will remain as one of the major pillars of economic and social development in the Bahamas. The industry drives the island to promote the financial services sector, e-business opportunities ...
(TVLW) - Airline passengers are facing the threat of a wave of strikes in the New Year because of union disputes over pay and pensions.
More than 3,000 cabin crew working for Virgin ...
Airline
HOUSTON (TVLW) - Emirates Airline on Monday began nonstop service between Houston and Dubai, connecting the two international energy hubs.
Service aboard the new Boeing 777-200LR initially ...
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Tourism minister gambles on Eilat casino
(eTN) - Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, who recently launched the world's biggest gambling complex, may have given up on hopes of establishing a casino in Israel, but Tourism Minister Yitzhak ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Malaysia will drop two dances that originated in Indonesia from its overseas tourism campaigns following protests from the neighboring country, officials and a ...
Cruise
(TVLW) - Disney Cruise Line announced today two new eastern Caribbean itineraries for 2009 - giving guests more choices than ever before to explore the beautiful islands of the Caribbean - and ...
Airlines
(TVLW) Cathay Pacific is betting on explosive growth in China as seventy new airports come on stream and the rising middle class bursts onto the global scene.
"You can find a stack of press ...
Hawaii
La'ie, HI (eTN) – The Polynesian Cultural Center celebrates its 45th anniversary with a wide array of festivals and competitions that represent Polynesian cultures preserved and shared ...
By Rachelle Kliger l Medialine for eTurboNews
With prospects of a renewed peace process on the horizon, Israelis and Palestinians are hoping this will also bring better times for the tourism industry.
Palestinian and Israeli hotel ...
Weekly Report from the Indian Ocean nations of Seychelles, Mauritius, La Reunion and Madagascar.
By Alain St.Ange l eTN Ambassador
Weekly Report from the Indian Ocean nations of Seychelles, Mauritius, La Reunion and Madagascar.
SEYCHELLES
SEYCHELLES VICE PRESIDENT BELMONT LED DELEGATION TO WORLD TRAVEL MARKET ...
Israel
(TVLW) - The Tourism Ministry today will present a work plan for 2008, including goals to bring 2.8 million visitors to Israel next year and up to 5 million tourists by 2012.
Medical tourism is here to stay. Now...transplant tourism?
(eTN) - A kidney patient who travelled to the Philippines to search for a live donor has defended his decision to become a so-called "transplant tourist".
Father-of-two Mark Schofield, 44, ...
Dubai
(TVLW) - On Dec. 2, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated its 36th National Day after the completion of another year of successful progress in the development of its rapidly-growing ...
Turkmenistan
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (TVLW) - Turkmenistan's leader inaugurated the construction of a $5 billion (2.4 billion pound) tourism complex on the Caspian coast on Monday, his latest gesture to ...
China
BEIJING (eTN) — The eastern Chinese resort city of Hangzhou has ordered a cull of wild pigs blamed for scaring tourists and invading residential areas, official media here reported.
