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L.A. JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton face tough debute

Los Angeles New Luxury Hotels

L.A. JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton face tough debute

By Hugo Martín

The JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels that share a downtown building will open in coming weeks amid one of the worst slumps in years for the hospitality business.

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Forget Hollywood! How about L.A. Gang Tours?

Los Angeles Gang Tours

Forget Hollywood! How about L.A. Gang Tours?

By Ronnie Gamble

While Los Angeles already has bus tours of celebrities' homes, which you'll notice through the Hollywood area, a new company is offering tours of gang-turf throughout South Central, Los Angeles.

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Spain's Minister of Industry, Tourism & Trade visits Los Angeles

Miguel Sebastian Visits Grifols Facilities

Spain's Minister of Industry, Tourism & Trade visits Los Angeles

By eTN Staff Writer

Today, Grifols S.A.

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LA harbor to become newest tourist destination

Port Of Los Angeles

LA harbor to become newest tourist destination

LOS ANGELES — The hulking container ships that ply the Port of Los Angeles already provide Southern California with a major source of revenue.

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Plane stopped from taking off at LAX

Take Off Halted At LAX

Plane stopped from taking off at LAX

By Richard Winton

A plane was stopped from taking off from Los Angeles International Airport, and two men on board were taken into custody, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Medical tourism and global healthcare conference coming to LA

2nd Annual World Medical Tourism And Global Health Congress

Medical tourism and global healthcare conference coming to LA

LOS ANGELES - The 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress, the largest medical tourism congress in the world, announces speakers, sponsors and record increase in attendance this comi

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HVCB launches major Los Angeles campaign to boost fall & winter travel

Hawaii Visitors And Convention Bureau

HVCB launches major Los Angeles campaign to boost fall & winter travel

By eTN Staff Writer

HONOLULU, HI – Hawaii’s largest source market for visitors – Los Angeles – is going to hear a lot about Hawaii’s multitude of charms in an intensive campaign blitz throughout September led b

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Qantas: Profit tanked because of LA and London routes

Qantas Profit Nosedives

Qantas: Profit tanked because of LA and London routes

MELBOURNE – Australian flag-carrier Qantas on Sunday blamed flagging demand on its key London and Los Angeles routes for an 88 percent drop in annual net profit.

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Airlines: Massive influx in bookings as fans flock to Michael Jackson's memorial

Airlines

Airlines: Massive influx in bookings as fans flock to Michael Jackson's memorial

Airlines have reported a massive influx in bookings on flights to Los Angeles, as thousands of fans flock Stateside for Michael Jackson's memorial service.

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Delta launches Sydney to Los Angeles route

Delta Air Lines

Delta launches Sydney to Los Angeles route

SYDNEY - US carrier Delta Air Lines began nonstop Sydney to Los Angeles flights Friday, becoming only the fourth carrier to ply the lucrative route.

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Nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Havana start on Wednesday

Cuba Flights

Nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Havana start on Wednesday

Cuba Travel Services, Inc. will relaunch weekly nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Havana next week. Departures will be from Los Angeles International Airport at Terminal 6.

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"City of Bridges" has new connections to the US west coast

Linking Pittsburgh To LA And SF

"City of Bridges" has new connections to the US west coast

By eTN Staff Writer

Residents in the "City of Bridges" now have two new ways to reach the west coast on United Airlines.

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New service from Boston to the US west coast launched by Virgin America

Los Angeles - San Francisco - Boston

New service from Boston to the US west coast launched by Virgin America

By eTN Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Virgin America today launched its service from the West Coast to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).

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Delta set to become only US airline to fly to six continents

Delta Air Lines

Delta set to become only US airline to fly to six continents

By Unal Basusta, eTN Ambassador

Delta Air Lines is set to become the only US carrier to fly to six continents when it commences flights from Los Angeles, California to Sydney, Australia.

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Korean Air helps Los Angeles get greener

Greener Los Angeles

Korean Air helps Los Angeles get greener

By eTN Staff Writer

Korean Air has partnered with Los Angeles “to plant and care for urban trees,” it was announced Friday.

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Skal organizes Albert Schmid Charity Challenge

Skål International Los Angeles

Skal organizes Albert Schmid Charity Challenge

By eTN Staff Writer

In early November of this year (2008), Skål International Los Angeles organized the fourth “Charity Challenge” for a group of 40 youth from the Challengers Boys and Girls Club of Metro Los Angles

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L.A.'s new topless tour rich in double-decker history

Los Angeles

L.A.'s new topless tour rich in double-decker history

By sltrib.com

LOS ANGELES - Topless yet tasteful and as British as troubled teeth, L.A.'s new double-decker buses might dramatically change the way tourists get around, how they spend their travel dollars and the v

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Broken radar forces Qastas to “fly blind” over the Pacific

Flying Blind

Broken radar forces Qastas to “fly blind” over the Pacific

By Unal Basusta, eTN Ambassador

The crew of a Qantas jumbo carrying almost 300 people over the Pacific Ocean was forced to rely on weather reports from another aircraft when its own radar broke down.

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Survey: L.A. gets bad rep from tourists

Los Angeles

Survey: L.A. gets bad rep from tourists

By abclocal.go.com

LOS ANGELES - The city of Los Angeles is getting a bad reputation from tourists.

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Singapore Airlines adds second All-Business Class service to Asia

Debut On Los Angeles To Singapore Route

Singapore Airlines adds second All-Business Class service to Asia

By eTN

LOS ANGELES, CA (August 11, 2008) - Singapore Airlines has launched new all-Business Class services from Los Angeles to Singapore with the departure of SQ37 from LAX at 9:15 p.m.

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