Polish airline LOT
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's ailing airline Lot may need to ask the government for another loan after its loss last year could have exceeded 200 million zlotys ($64 million), its chief executive was ...
Philippines wants tourism to become major source of foreign exchange
MANILA, Philippines - The government targets to boost the number of foreign visitors to the Philippines to 10 million a year, eager to make tourism one of the country’s biggest sources of ...
Bali Tourism
The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry is to conduct elaborate studies on the further development of Sanur in Denpasar, Batur in Bangli regency and Menjangan in Buleleng regency, as the three ...
No Wild Animals in Circuses
ALMERE, The Netherlands - In their coalition agreement presented to the public on the 29th of October, the new Dutch government announced a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses.
South African Airways
South Africa's government said it that will guarantee $600 million in loans for struggling state carrier South African Airways over the next two years.
Kenyan Tourism
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(eTN) - A regular source from the Kenyan coast reports overwhelming disappointment by industry stakeholders associated at the Mombasa and Coast Tourist Association.
Arippa forests eco-tourism
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India - Kerala government plans to introduce more facilities for tourists at the scenic Arippa forests in the Western Ghats where travellers get a glimpse of wildlife and a ...
India promoting mineral-related tourism
PANAJI, India - It may sound strange, but the government is thinking of developing closed mining pits for tourism activities.
London Heathrow Airport
Airline bosses have warned that "the chickens are coming home to roost" after the "easy, populist decision" to scrap a third runway at Heathrow, as Britain's aviation industry delivered its ...
Indian Airline Industry
NEW DELHI, India - With all scheduled airlines, except low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo, deep in red, the government is planning to work out a package for this ailing sector.
VisitBritain: London drier than Rio de Janeiro
British government is to use the UK's most changeable feature to promote the country by trying to convince visitors the weather is not as bad as people think, it was claimed.
New Zealand's shark-cage dive industry
New Zealand - Southern dive operators say the Government has done nothing to keep people safe from cowboy shark tourism companies operating in Foveaux Strait, despite repeated requests to take ...
Airline credit card surcharges crackdown
Ryanair has defied the government's move to ban surcharges on payments to airlines and other firms by saying it does not charge its passengers any credit or debit card fees.
Partial privatisation can prove costly
The Government's minority stake in Caribbean Airlines (CAL), the new parent airline of Air Jamaica, may come with the risk of having to assume more debt, which would contradict the intent of the ...
Visitors to Ireland to be spared VAT rate increase
Tourists to Ireland won’t be hit by the VAT rate increase proposed by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan as the Dublin government looks to cut $5billion in next month’s budget.
Nepalese Tourism Industry
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Lokendra Bista Magar promised to address the bottlenecks of tourism sector on the celebration of thirteen years of Nepal Tourism ...
Voting for reform almost complete in Equatorial Guinea
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea - With 60% of the vote counted, Equatorial Guinea's voters appeared to give overwhelming approval to a set of constitutional reforms proposed by the government, according ...
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Cash-strapped Kingfisher approaches government for help
NEW DELHI, India - Cash-strapped Kingfisher airlines that has been in the news for numerous flight cancellations in the past few days, has now approached the government for help.
Aviation Industry Protests Proposed Tax Increases
WASHINGTON - A united aviation industry coalition of nearly 30 organizations is opposing proposed tax increases, which would lead to significant job loss across all sectors of the industry and the ...
Indian Aviation Industry
NEW DELHI, India - Indian government has initiated inter-ministerial consultation for allowing foreign airlines to buy equity in domestic carriers.
Amazon rain forest destruction
BRASILIA, Brazil — The amount of Amazon rain forest destroyed last year was still the lowest since tracking began two decades ago, even though it has been revised upward by the Brazilian ...
Zanzibar Inter-Island Travel
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
According to the latest reports, Zanzibar government is reluctant to purchase a new, state of the art ferry to allow islanders travelling between Unguja and Pemba islands a safe means to reach ...
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Australia offers option 'X' for intersex people
In a move the Australian government hopes will help remove discrimination against intersex or transgender people, the country's passports will now offer three options: male, female and ...
Kenya Airways
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
According to the reports from Nairobi, Kenyan parliament has slashed the budget estimate for the government retaining its significant 23% stake in Kenya Airways (KQ), passing only 2.5 billion of ...
Pakistani Tourism
By Muhammad Asad, eTN Ambassador
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - National Tourism Organization (NTO) - Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) - has formally joined TRI as Partner.
Bolstering the image of Taiwan's tourism industry
The government and tour operators in the private sector have decided to join hands to maintain travel quality for tourists from mainland China and bolster the image of Taiwan's tourism industry. ...
Carnival Cruise Lines
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Carnival Cruise Lines has reached an agreement with the Government of Jamaica, which will guarantee cruise ship ports in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios at least 1.2 million ...
Federal Aviation Administration funding impasse
Washington - The House adjourned for summer recess Monday night without resolving a Federal Aviation Administration funding impasse, almost guaranteeing that nearly 4,000 FAA employees will remain ...
Ghana Tourism To Fight Poverty
Government will collaborate with stakeholders to use the tourism sector as a poverty alleviation strategy, Ms Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of Tourism said.
Bahamas Acts to Protect Sharks
NASSAU, Bahamas - Sharks in The Bahamas can breathe more easily after the nation's government announced today that all commercial shark fishing in the approximately 630,000 square kilometers ...
