London 2012 Summer Olympic Games Controversy
By Nelson Alcantara, eTN editor-in-chief
eTN: I have been talking to UK tour operators, and the sentiment is that they feel that London hoteliers might be shooting themselves in the foot by overpricing and room blocking.
UK Tourism and Taxation
By David Browne
London could lose its place as a main gateway to Europe if the UK government goes ahead with plans to increase Air Passenger Duty (APD) next November.
UK Tourism
By David Browne, ETOA Briefing
A series of new UK visa regulations comes into force this month, as a result of an extensive review by the UK’s Borders and Immigration Agency.
Europe
By David Browne, ETOA Briefing
Talks are underway in Brussels that could pave the way to restoration of a 12-day rule for coach tours.
European Tour Operators Association
By Nelson Alcantara
eTN: Let’s start with UK domestic tourism. It was all the hype last year. You were saying there wasn’t much need for advertising outside since the hotel rooms were being filled up.
By David Browne, ETOA Briefing
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) is writing to the government of Italy to protest against the sudden increase in charges to bring coaches in to popular destinations in Italy.
UK Inbound Tourism
By David Browne
In the run-up to the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA)'s annual workshop, the Hoteliers European Marketplace, the hotel industry is facing a bleak year.
World Travel Market
By Nelson Alcantara, editor-in-chief
LONDON (eTN) – The rain poured inexorably yesterday all over London, but this has not dampened the spirit of thousands from around the world to flock to the ExCel Exhibition Center, where this ...
ETOA vs WTM
By Nelson Alcantara
LONDON (eTN) - The chairman of the European Tour Operators Association's (ETOA) Associate Committee, Felix Guttman, has made a bold statement: that ETOA’s Global European Marketplace is more ...
