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Sri Lanka hotel arrivals on the upswing

January Hotel Performance

Sri Lanka hotel arrivals on the upswing

By Srilal Miththapala, eTN

The January performance of Sri Lankan hotels has been excellent, with arrivals reaching 50,750, which is a 32 percent increase on last January.

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Kenya Airways releases quarterly results

Returning To Pre-crisis Levels

Kenya Airways releases quarterly results

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Recent information received from sources in Nairobi show that the "Pride of Africa’s" bottom line results and flight performance stats are progressively returning to the pre-crisis levels.

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Interview with AirAsia X CEO Asran Osman-Rani

EyeforTravel Exclusive

Interview with AirAsia X CEO Asran Osman-Rani

By eTN Staff Writer

Over the years, there have been intense debates about whether the short-haul, low-cost concept can be extended into long-haul operations.

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MENA region ensuring optimum air traffic control performance

Middle East North Africa

MENA region ensuring optimum air traffic control performance

By eTN Staff Writer

"The Middle East is one of the most dynamic aviation markets in the world expanding from 5 percent of international traffic to 10 percent in the past seven years.

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Virgin Trains performance is good, but not good enough

UK National Passenger Survey

Virgin Trains performance is good, but not good enough

By eTN Staff Writer

"Our performance is not good enough yet," admitted Virgin Trains today, although it welcomed news that more and more and customers are satisfied with their journeys.

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South Africa: Tourism performing impressively in terms of arrivals growth and spend

STATEMENT BY THE OFFICE OF MARTHINUS VAN SCHALKWYK, MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM

South Africa: Tourism performing impressively in terms of arrivals growth and spend

By eTN

In the contex of an extremely challenging global environment, South Africa’s tourism sector continues to impress, especially in terms of arrivals growth and total foreign direct spend generated.

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South Africa tourism performing impressively in terms of arrivals growth and spend

Media Briefing By Minister Of Environmental Affairs And Tourism

South Africa tourism performing impressively in terms of arrivals growth and spend

By eTN Staff Writer

In the context of an extremely-challenging global environment, South Africa’s tourism sector continues to impress, especially in terms of arrivals growth and total foreign direct spend generated.

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Namibia projects tourism industry performance for 2009

Ministry Of Trade And Industry Requests Overview

Namibia projects tourism industry performance for 2009

By eTN Staff Writer

At the request of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Feneta gave the Namibia tourism industry an overview of sector performance in 2009 in the wake of the deepening global economic crisis.

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Airline performance survey forecasts holiday hassles

Survey

Airline performance survey forecasts holiday hassles

By mysuncoast.com

WASHINGTON - A new survey of the airline industry may offer hope of fewer hassles in the future, but its authors say things don't look good for the coming holiday season.

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U.S. airline on-time performance improves in May

US Department of Transportation

U.S. airline on-time performance improves in May

The largest U.S.

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European hoteliers experience mixed bag

Revenue Per Available Room Report

European hoteliers experience mixed bag

According to an STR Global HotelBenchmark Survey, European hotels got off to a slow start in 2008, with revenue per available room (revPAR) up by only 1.1% to €68 for the first four months of the year. Although hotel performance in general is static, there are still several success stories across the continent.

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Canadian National Railway receives unsatisfactory performance rating

Government Panel Has Serious Concerns

Canadian National Railway receives unsatisfactory performance rating

By eTN

Canadian National Railway (CN) received the lowest grade level possible on implementing safety management systems (SMS) that are designed to offset accidents and other safety hazards, according to a report released by the Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities on Rail Safety in Canada.

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