New Direct Connection from Frankfurt to Enfidha
Tunisia struggles to lure back tourists
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian salafists on Sunday (March 31st) night torched a brand-new tourist facility in the coastal town of Hergla.
Frenchman narrowly escapes "lynching" in Tunisia
Tunisia is falling prey to violent Islamist mobs, a Franco-Tunisian politician from the Loire valley has warned, after he narrowly escaped a "lynching" when he returned to his native town for a ...
Tunisian Tourism
Tunisia which has hosted since the beginning of the current year nearly 3 million and 27 thousand tourists, has recorded 1,400 million dinars in returns, Tourism Minister Elyes Fakhfakh said, on ...
Tunisian Economic Recovery
At its factory on the outskirts of Tunis, US company Eurocast is gearing up for expansion.
Greater integration among Euro-Mediterranean nations
By Mario Masciullo, eTN Italy
ITALY (eTN) - The countries of Italy and Tunisia will sign an agreement for cultural tourism.
Slow Recovery For Tunisian Tourism
At first glance, the russet-brown ruins on a hill beside the Gulf of Tunis do not look like remarkable monuments to human resilience.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 27 January 2012 – Speaking to participants at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012, Tunisia’s new prime minister, Hammadi Jebali, promised that the ...
Tourists converging upon Dubai and Abu Dhabi this Christmas
Tourists are converging upon Dubai and Abu Dhabi this Christmas, as travellers seek alternative warm winter getaways to turbulent Egypt and Tunisia.
Tunisia: No bans on bikinis and alcohol
Western travelers planning to visit Tunisia in the near future have been reassured that the Islamist Ennahda party, which won the most votes in assembly elections last month, will not be imposing ...
Uphill battle for Egyptian and Tunisian tourism
Against heavy odds, Egypt and Tunisia are trying to woo back tourists with campaigns making use of the social media, celebrities, new slogans and a dose of image re-branding.
!["Revolution" costs Tunisian tourism dearly](http://www.eturbonews.com/files/imagecache/teaser/0a8_887.jpg ""Revolution" costs Tunisian tourism dearly")
Tunisian tourism revenue plummets almost 40 percent
TUNIS - Tourism earnings in Tunisia fell almost 40 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2011, hit by unrest which led to the ouster of former leader Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, the ...
Egypt Recovery
By David Beirman, eTN Tourism Security Expert
Tourism to the Middle East, or should we more accurately describe it as the Muddle East, has been under serious siege during 2011.
Democratic transitions in Tunisia, Egypt
The top United Nations political official today wrapped up a four-day visit to Tunisia and Egypt, where he discussed the two North African countries’ democratic transitions just months after ...
United Nations
The United Nations today opened its first human rights office in Tunisia, with the world body’s top rights official lauding the country for inspiring the quest for political reform and human ...
Tunisia Joins ICC
Tunisia today became the first North African nation to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the 116th party to the treaty establishing the world’s first permanent court tasked with ...
Tunisia Sees Huge Drop In Tourism Revenues
Dubai - Tunisia's tourism revenues dropped 50 per cent from January to May following the revolution of January 14, a Tunisian government official has revealed.
Reinforcing Tourism In Tunisia
The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Tunisian government have signed a partnership agreement under which UNWTO will support the country’s tourism development.
Official Visit Sparks Agreement
UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai met Interim President Fouad Mebazaa, the Minister of Tourism Mehdi Houas, as well as representatives from the private sector to discuss the best ways to support ...
Middle East and North Africa Travel Association
The travel industry needs to be much more straightforward with holidaymakers about the risks involved in travelling to destinations hit by the recent wave of Arab unrest, according to the Middle ...
Egypt and Tunisia Revolution to Tourism
By Nelson Alcantara, eTN editor-in-chief
BERLIN (eTN) – Egypt Tourism Minister Mounir Abdul Nour has expressed his gratitude on behalf of Egyptians to Tunis Tourism Minister Mehdi Houasm because "Tunisia has led the way for the ...
Costa Cruises
In the latest tourism-related fallout from the growing unrest across North Africa, industry giant Costa Cruises yesterday canceled all upcoming calls in Egypt and Tunisia.
UN to monitor human rights situation in Tunisia
The UN’s human rights chief will send a team to Tunisia next week to assess the country’s human rights situation amidst recent political unrest, which her office says has so far led to more ...
Merkel Offers Help
As hundreds of German tourists returned from crisis-wracked Tunisia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered to help the transitional government build a democracy after decades of authoritarian ...
Tunisian Unrest Drives Tourists Away
MOSCOW, Russia - About 100 Russian tourists, which could not fly home by a Transaero flight on Sunday, may do that in the small morning hours of Thursday, January 20, Federal Tourism Agency ...
Popular uprising drives Tunisian leader from power
Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia's prime minister announced Friday that he is the interim president of his country's embattled government, the latest development in a story of unrest and public outrage in ...
Unrest In Tunisia
The United Nations’ top human rights official today urged the Tunisian government to ensure that its security forces stop using excessive force against demonstrators, and to start credible ...
Unrest In Tunisia
A tiny wedge of land hugging North Africa’s Mediterranean coast, sun-baked Tunisia is a tourist’s paradise offering sea, sand, ancient Roman ruins, modern spas – or just the simple charm of ...
Tunisia Closes Schools, Universities Amid Deadly Riots
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged restraint after deadly riots and violent clashes between Tunisian security forces and protesters reportedly claimed at least 14 lives in recent days.
Tunisia Aims To Increase Tourist Numbers
Tunis — Tunisia which is the world's second destination for spas and thalasso therapy after France, is attracting an increasing number of visitors lured by its proximity to Europe, its mild, ...
