Tourists' Safety In Uganda
KAMPALA - The Ugandan government on Wednesday said the country is safe for tourists, despite last week' s riots that left 15 people dead, scores injured and property destroyed.
Drug-Buying Tourists No Longer Welcome In Netherlands
The Dutch government wants to maintain its tolerant policy towards cannabis and keep so-called coffee shops open, but they should no longer be tourist attractions, Dutch ministers wrote in a ...
Aviation Growth Vs. Emission Cuts
UK government is likely to be challenged by its own climate change advisory body on its decision to approve a third runway at Heathrow and permit a doubling in air travel by 2030.
Travel Promotion Act And K Street
Now that Disney has bought Marvel comics, it is reaching out for another partner: the federal government.
Travel Promotions
By Bronwen Evans, eTN Ambassador
The Thai government and country's tourism industry have agreed on a slew of measures to maintain visitor levels during the current global slump.
Majorca Bombings
It is still safe to travel to Majorca, the British government last night advised holidaymakers, despite two bomb attacks on Sunday.
Airline Fees
Should the government get a cut of the airlines' revenue? That's the latest question being explored in the U.S. House Transportation Committee.
Scotland
Millions of pounds in business and hundreds of jobs could be lost if the UK Government doesn’t change their stance on the decision to scrap tax concessions for people who run self-catering ...
Airline Industry
Somewhere in Washington, there's probably a bucket with some airlines' names on it.
Tourism Policy and Trend
By eTN Staff Writer
As global tourism numbers dwindle, one organization is putting tourism authorities in front of airlines in a bid to change the way the industry works.
Federal And Commonwealth Office
By eTN Staff Writer
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British government has lifted their advice against British tourists visiting certain areas of Sri Lanka, opening up Yala National Park in the south ...
Uluru Climbing To Be Banned
SYDNEY — Australia on Wednesday announced plans to stop tourists climbing Uluru, the giant red rock sacred to Aborigines and formerly known as Ayers Rock, which draws hundreds of thousands of ...
Travel To US
Americans are losing the worldwide competition for international tourists and their money.
Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico has grounded carrier Aviacsa for the third time in a month, saying the airline owes the government 292 million pesos ($22 million) for the use of Mexican airspace.
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UK
The UK is ill-prepared to exploit the emerging commercial spaceflight sector, says the president of Virgin Galactic.
Russia
MOSCOW – Nearly two decades after the Soviet collapse set Russia's roulette wheels spinning again, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling in the chips on the gambling industry — a symbol of ...
India
NEW DELHI - The Indian government said Wednesday it will help state-owned carrier Air India tide itself over after the airline posted a loss of about $1 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31 ...
Do-Not-Book List?
Is Orlando on a travel blacklist for federal agencies because coming here is too much fun?
Air Canada
OTTAWA - Cash-strapped Air Canada has approached the government for a loan, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Tuesday as the airline works against the clock to stave off possible ...
Regional Airline Safety Questioned
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate's aviation panel is asking a government watchdog to investigate safety enforcement at regional airlines.
Bahrain
By Basma Mohammed
An MP wants to ban tourists from using the Bander Al Dar Port because most women are scantily clad while others behave inappropriately by kissing and cuddling in public.
Airlines' Lobbying
By AP
Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, spent $819,566 in the first quarter to lobby on airline passenger issues and international alliances between carriers, according to a ...
Mexico
By bloomberg.com
Mexico’s federal government will provide 27.4 billion pesos ($2.1 billion) in aid to help the economy recover from the effects of the country’s swine flu outbreak, Finance Minister Agustin ...
JAL
By uk.reuters.com
TOKYO - Japan Airlines Corp may seek about a 200 billion yen ($2 billion) loan from the government's emergency lending programme, a company source said, as Asia's biggest carrier struggles with a ...
Oasis Of The Seas
By hs.fi
Finnish taxpayers can include a little request to the Almighty in their evening prayers that the American cruise line Royal Caribbean Cruises should live long and thrive in its somewhat ...
Thailand
By AFP
BANGKOK — Thailand could lose 5.35 billion dollars in tourism revenue and millions of visitors in 2009 following its latest bout of political turmoil, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
Hawaii
By businessweek.com
Tourists may have to pay more for a Hawaii vacation as the state considers making them help balance its budget.
Nepal
By xinhuanet.com
KATHMANDU - The Nepali government has brought new tourism policy to promote tourism industry, The Himalayan Times reports.
New Delhi
By indiatimes.com
NEW DELHI - In a bid to protect tourists from being fleeced and harassed, Delhi government is mulling a proposal to legally empower them by enacting
a Tourist Safety Act in the national ...
China
By xinhuanet.com
BEIJING - The city government of Nanjing, eastern Jiangsu province, has decided to give away 20 million-yuan-worth of tourism coupons to urban residents in an effort to spur local consumption.
