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Jet Airways to connect Bengaluru with New York and Toronto

Via Brussels

Jet Airways to connect Bengaluru with New York and Toronto

By eTN

(August 25, 2008) - Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will connect Bengaluru with New York (Newark and JFK) and Toronto, via its European hub, Brussels, commencing October 31, ...

Virgin America and HBO take entourage to the skies on new JFK-LAS route

Partners Launch New Direct Route From JFK to Las Vegas

Virgin America and HBO take entourage to the skies on new JFK-LAS route

By marketwatch.com

Virgin America today announced it is teaming up with HBO to launch the airline's new non-stop New York-Las Vegas flights and Season 5 of Entourage in high style with "Entourage Class" service on ...

Passed Away Today In New York

Statement from Caribbean Tourism Organization on passing of interim secretary general Arley Sobers

By eTN

It is with the greatest sadness that the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has been advised of the sudden, unfortunate and untimely passing of interim secretary general and director of ...

NY hopes Rock'n'Roll museum annex will boost tourism

NYC

NY hopes Rock'n'Roll museum annex will boost tourism

By reuters.com

NEW YORK - New York City is hoping an annex of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opening this year will boost tourism, as well as commemorate the artists and music venues that formed the city's rock ...

Continental Airlines announces schedule for New York-Shanghai service

Daily Nonstop Flights

Continental Airlines announces schedule for New York-Shanghai service

By eTN

NEW YORK, NY (August 13, 2008) - Continental Airlines today announced that it will launch daily nonstop flights between its New York area hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and Shanghai, ...

Waterboarding an attraction at New York amusement park

Waterboarding: Torture and … Tourist Attraction?

Waterboarding an attraction at New York amusement park

NEW YORK - A man with a black hood pours water on the face of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit strapped to a table: no, it's not Guantanamo Bay naval base, but New York's Coney Island amusement ...

AirTran Airways launches service between Richmond International Airport and New York LaGuardia Airport

Two New Daily Nonstop Flights

AirTran Airways launches service between Richmond International Airport and New York LaGuardia Airport

By eTN

ORLANDO, FL (August 7, 2008) - AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., today began service between Richmond International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in New York.

New Yorkers envy free-spending foreign tourists

It's Psych 101 - jealousy

New Yorkers envy free-spending foreign tourists

By Alex Williams / iht.com

NEW YORK - Negin Farsad, a filmmaker and comedian, recalled a time not long ago when European friends would visit New York just to see her, and not, she said, to use her apartment as a "temporary ...

First Airbus A380 enters Emirates fleet

Aircraft Will Be Deployed On Dubai-New York Route

First Airbus A380 enters Emirates fleet

By eTN

HAMBURG, Germany - Emirates Airline took delivery on Monday of its first Airbus A380 'superjumbo' at the planemaker's new Jürgen Thomas A380 Delivery Center.

New York tops tourism survey

Tourism Survey

New York tops tourism survey

By bizjournals.com

The influx of international visitors lured by favorable exchange rates due to the slumping U.S.

OpenSkies announces new premium service from Amsterdam to New York

New Route Expands Reach Alongside Existing New York-Paris Service

OpenSkies announces new premium service from Amsterdam to New York

By eTN

LOS ANGELES, CA - OpenSkies announced today that it will offer daily service between Amsterdam's Schiphol International Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy Airport beginning on October 15, ...

International tourists put the BIG back in the Big Apple

New York City Captures Top Spot As #1 US City For Tourism In 2007

International tourists put the BIG back in the Big Apple

By eTN

WALTHAM, Massachusetts - Global Insight, the world's leading company for economic and financial analysis and forecasting, today released its annual ranking of the Top 100 US Tourism City ...

Airline industry turbulence will not leave Long Island stranded

MacArthur Airport Chief Tells Association For A Better Long Island

Airline industry turbulence will not leave Long Island stranded

By eTN

LONG ISLAND, NY - In discussions with leaders of the Association for a Better Long Island, (ABLI) the commissioner of Long Island MacArthur Airport says she expects to see a continuing volatility ...

Staten Island a gem, agree trolley tourists

Staten Island

Staten Island a gem, agree trolley tourists

By Emma Dumain / Staten Island Advance

Ann and Alastair Wood from Edinburgh, Scotland, were slightly familiar with Staten Island when they got on the Ferry in Manhattan last week.

New Yorkers urged to be tourists in the city

NYC

New Yorkers urged to be tourists in the city

Mayor Bloomberg announced a program to increase Staten Island tourism yesterday, an initiative that will kick off a larger, citywide project encouraging New Yorkers to take vacations within the ...

New York City is number one US port of entry for foreign travelers

According To Recently Released US Fed Report

New York City is number one US port of entry for foreign travelers

By eTN

NEW YORK - Recently, the federal Office of Travel & Tourism Industries released a report showing New York City as the number one port of entry into the United States for foreign visitors.

Direct to the Big Apple from Cedar Rapids, Iowa

On American Eagle Airlines

Direct to the Big Apple from Cedar Rapids, Iowa

By eTN

FORT WORTH, Texas - American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today began nonstop service between The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (CID) and New York's ...

Shopping? Harrods or Debenhams? Nah, New York. It's cheaper.

British airline to launch shopping flights to NYC

Shopping? Harrods or Debenhams? Nah, New York. It's cheaper.

The weak dollar is spurring another British invasion, but the only music involved this time will be the holiday jingling of cash registers.

Manhattan waterfalls spur tourist revenue

NYC

Manhattan waterfalls spur tourist revenue

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg established his credentials as an art aficionado early in his administration when, soon after his 2002 election, he threw the full weight of the city’s ...

Linear Air launches New York City region's first very light jet air taxi service

Eclipse E500 Jets Available To Serve Business And Leisure Travelers

Linear Air launches New York City region's first very light jet air taxi service

By eTN

Linear Air, a provider of point-to-point air taxi service, announced today the launch of its Eclipse E500 flight service in the greater New York City area.

Italian tourist disarms knife-wielding New York City mugger

Once In New York...

Italian tourist disarms knife-wielding New York City mugger

New York — A 19-year-old Italian tourist was ambushed by a knife-wielding thug as she headed to a party on the Upper East Side - but she managed to disarm the attacker by grabbing his blade ...

Sleeping in New Jersey helps New York tourists afford hotels

Manhattan Hotel Prices Are Ridiculous? Well, There's Always New Jersey

Sleeping in New Jersey helps New York tourists afford hotels

One of New York's new luxury hotels tempts guests with skyline views and a 15-minute ride to Midtown, at rates as low as $199 a night.

The catch? The Ravel Hotel isn't in Manhattan. It's ...

American Airlines files for additional frequencies between New York and Buenos Aires

Five Additional Round-Trip Flights Each Week

American Airlines files for additional frequencies between New York and Buenos Aires

By eTN

American Airlines announced today it has filed a request with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) for five additional round-trip flights each week between New York John F. Kennedy ...

Emirates to launch first commercial A380 service to US

From Dubai To New York JFK

Emirates to launch first commercial A380 service to US

By eTN

Air travelers will be able to experience Emirates Airline's state-of-the-art A380 for the first time on August 1 when the airline launches its first A380 commercial service from Dubai to New York ...

American Airlines to discontinue daily flight between New York JFK and London Stansted

Efforts To Reduce Costs And Create A Sustainable Supply-And-Demand Balance

American Airlines to discontinue daily flight between New York JFK and London Stansted

By eTN

American Airlines today announced that it will discontinue service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and London's Stansted Airport, effective July 2. The service was ...

US airline quits Nigerian route

Lagos-New York Route Is No More

US airline quits Nigerian route

After almost two years of plying the lucrative Lagos-New York route, US airline North American has quit the route due to high fuel costs .

North American Airlines, which started flying the ...

NYC tourism campaign expands with more tips

NYC Works Hard To Lure The Tourists

NYC tourism campaign expands with more tips

NEW YORK - New York City is expanding a welcome campaign for foreign travelers with more insider tips from celebrities and local experts.

Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb, MTV ...

The Travel Partnership Corporation announced significant progress at annual general meeting in New York City

TTPC

The Travel Partnership Corporation announced significant progress at annual general meeting in New York City

(Forimmediaterelease.net) Addressing the Annual General Meeting of The Travel Partnership Corporation, Tralliance President and CEO, Edward A. Cespedes, reported significant progress with the ...

Spitzer loved earth and her (sinful) daughters

US Politicians

Spitzer loved earth and her (sinful) daughters

By Hazel Heyer l Special to eTN

Until he took office as New York governor in January 2007 for a little over a year, Eliot Laurence Spitzer’s pet peeves were environment’s worst enemies.

Plaza's Back

NY's Plaza Hotel reopens after facelift

Two years after shutting its gilded doors for a $US400 million renovation, Manhattan's famed Plaza Hotel began welcoming back guests on Friday.

"The Plaza is back," Shane Krige, the hotel's ...

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