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Airline Passenger Survey

Survey: What passengers want from airlines

Almost three of every four passengers surveyed said they think overweight passengers should be required to purchase two seats on their flights.

Insights Into Tourism Branding

The romance of the brand

By Anita Mendiratta, CNN TASK Group

“Romantic” - a gentle, enticing, inviting, oh-so-promising word, which has become a staple descriptor in the destination marketing vocabulary of global Travel & Tourism (T&T). Romantic sunsets.

Destination And Frequency Changes

Air Uganda schedule update

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

It has been confirmed by Air Uganda that they will fly daily, starting February 22, to Kigali, Rwanda, while Dar es Salaam will be served six times a week except Saturdays.

Swiss-Libyan Row

Lufthansa: Libya not refusing entry to European visitors

Libya has given no sign of refusing entry to more travellers from Europe than usual, the German airline Lufthansa said in Frankfurt as a Swiss-Libyan row escalated.

International Tourism Exchange

New BIT event dedicated to short breaks

By eTN Staff Writer

Bit4Cities is a new Bit 2010 initiative featuring the new travelers' trend in choosing shorter and more frequent holidays: city breaks, mid-haul trips, and stays for up to four nights to discover the

New Survey

Most travelers comfortable with full body scan

By eTN Staff Writer

In the national State of the American Traveler survey conducted this week by Destination Analysts, nearly half of American leisure travelers feel that airport passenger screening techniques are inadeq

First Global Hotel Brand For Haiti In More Than A Decade

Choice Hotels International welcomes two new milestone hotels in Haiti

By eTN Staff Writer

While hotel development across the globe has slowed, leading lodging company Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Airline Happy Using Codeshare

Lufthansa not coming back anytime soon to east Africa

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Many travelers will still recall the links Lufthansa provided for eastern Africa, when they still operated their daily passenger flights into the region (Nairobi and Dar es Salaam) up to the end of th

Beginning January 2010

National airline will operate daily flights to Kathmandu

Flights to Kathmandu will increase beginning January 2010 when a national airline commences new flights.

Air Transport Association Projections

ATA expects a decline in air travelers over the holidays

By eTN Staff Writer

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading US airlines, announced today that it expects 41 million passengers to travel over the upcoming winter ho

Destinations Where Human Rights And Environment Are Protected

New report helps travelers plan ethical vacations

By Michael McColl

Are you the kind of traveler who wants to have a great time AND feel good about where your travel budget is going?

Package Travel Directive

EU to review Package Travel Directive

The Consumer Commission of the European Union is launching a review of the financial protection available to travelers who book flights direct with an airline.

Airport Luggage Theft

Luggage theft in Phoenix nets at least a thousand bags

By Carole Rosenblat

Earlier this week an alert Phoenix police officer broke-up a luggage theft ring that had been going on for months and, perhaps, a year or more.

Outbound Travel Falls 30 Percent

Gulf travelers fear the swine flu and stay at home

By Ivan Gale

According to airline officials and industry data, Gulf residents stayed home in greater numbers this summer due to fears over the H1N1 “swine flu” pandemic and the global recession.