Army Maj. Gen. Robert A. Harding Named
By eTN Staff Writer
On Monday, March 8, President Obama announced the nomination of Army Maj. Gen. Robert A. Harding as administrator of the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
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Africa The Only Continent Where Tourism Increased In 2009
The "Obama effect" of a US president with African heritage and the 2010 World Cup are boosting tourism in Africa, industry experts say.
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Reponse To Attempted Terrorist Attack
By eTN Staff Writer
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on President Obama's remarks on strengthening intelligence and aviation security in response to the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day:
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Hawaii
By ANA SEMUELS
Between dealing with terrorism threats and crises abroad, President Barack Obama has been unwinding in Hawaii with his family. They've snorkeled in pristine bays and dined in fashionable restaurants.
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November Arrivals Typically Slow
By eTN Staff Writer
Hawaii Tourism Authority president and CEO Mike McCartney issued the following statement regarding Hawaii's November 2009 visitor data.
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Travel Industry Jobs
By Dave Kovaleski
With nearly 400,000 travel industry jobs lost in 2008 and 2009 as a result of the economic downturn, both the U.S.
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World Leaders Express Doubt
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The hopes of many have been dashed, when over the last weekend President Obama and the assembled leaders of the APEC 2009 meeting in Singapore expressed doubts that any breakthrough towards arresting
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Fixing Airline Industry
By Joan Lowy
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is taking its first step toward trying to fix the ailing airline industry, mired in a severe economic slump and facing safety worries.
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Tourists With HIV
The United States President Barack Obama says he will overturn a 22-year-old law barring foreigners infected with HIV or AIDS from entering the US.
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Obama's Popularity Yet To Show Gain For Country's Tourism
The Nobel Committee awarded its Peace Prize to President Barack Obama today, in a turn of events that surprised many.
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First Family Vacations At Yellowstone
By eTN Staff Writer
A few weeks ago, The Big Sky sales team received a phone call from the White House to find out if it was available to host a special unnamed guest the evening of August 14.
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US Aid
In Liberia this week, US Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton said continued US support will be guided in Liberia by the Obama Administration's confidence in the power of the Sirleaf Administratio
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Transportation Security Administration
The Obama administration plans to pick a former FBI special agent to head the federal agency charged with keeping terrorists off airplanes.
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East Africa Tourism
By Wolfgang H. Thome
ZIWA RHINO SANCTUARY UPDATE: AND WE BAPTIZE THEE – OBAMA
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Ghana
Ghana is hoping that this week's visit by U.S. President Barack Obama brings with it an increase in tourism revenue, especially from black Americans.
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East Africa Tourism
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
FIRST RHINO BORN IN UGANDA FOR 30 YEARS
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Standing Room Only
By Erika Engle, starbulletin.com
The White House luau was actually not a concept cooked up by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, though it and the rest of the state likely will benefit from the hula hoopla it generated.
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Air Transport Association
By eTN Staff Writer
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) today applauded the Obama administration on the issuance of its white paper addressing excessive unchecked speculation that artificially drives the price
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Seeking To Delay Antitrust Immunity
By eTN Staff Writer
The pilots of United Airlines are asking President Obama to step in and persuade the Department of Transportation (DOT) to delay approving United Airlines' and Continental Airlines' application for St
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Obama Beach
PARIS – Prime Minister Gordon Brown renamed the famed Omaha beach "Obama beach" in a slip-up while giving his D-Day commemoration speech in France on Saturday.
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