Obaboom
By
Nelson Alcantara, editor-in-chief
LONDON (eTN) – The day after the United States proclaimed Barack Obama as its new president, headlines here in the British capital resonated the same message: America is cool again.
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US Election
By
Roger J. Dow
By all accounts, this year's presidential election is a defining moment in US history.
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Iceland Economy and Tourism
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Nelson Alcantara
The devaluation of the Icelandic krona (ISK) is good news for US travelers, if they have Iceland on their list of places to visit and if they can travel next month.
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Kenya
By
Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
Kenyans were left bewildered last weekend to learn that several Western countries had allegedly threatened members of the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) with travel bans should they not resign th
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Cuba Tourism
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Hazel Heyer
Orlando, Florida (eTN) - At THETRADESHOW of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) being held in here September 7-9, tourism opportunities for Cuba as a tourism destination for US travelers has
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US Aviation
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eTN Staff Writer and wires
A communication glitch on Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility, which processes flight plans across the United States, is the cause for “delays of 16 to 45 minutes involving some th
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African Aviation
By
Wolfgang H. Thome
KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The Kampala office of Ethiopia’s Pan African airline has confirmed in a statement that its head office had entered into a code share agreement with Germany’s number one car
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New Europe
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Robert Marquand, The Christian Science Monitor
WARSAW, Poland - They live in a historically battered region between West and East, the Rhine and the Volga, Berlin and Moscow.
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Middle East Tourism
By
Hazel Heyer l Special to eTN
When it comes to tourism investment money, the message that is reverberating across Arab nations is clear: Focus on the region and forget the rest.
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Aviation Safety
By
Ben Leffell, www.medialine.org for eTurboNews
Over the last several years boarding a domestic flight in Iran has become like playing Russian roulette.
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US, China
By
Nelson Alcantara
Marking a first in the history of China and US relations, the arrival of the first batch of Chinese leisure travelers to the United States was celebrated via a welcome dinner in Washington, DC last we
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US, China
By
Nelson Alcantara
HONOLULU (eTN) - Signed in December 2007, the agreement between the United States and China to allow Chinese tour groups to visit the United States as leisure travelers was put into action this week. China has sent the first tour group (from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou) with an Approved Destination Status yesterday, June 17.
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Middle East-Israel
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Jessica Steinberg of The Media Line for eTurboNews
TEL AVIV, Israel (eTN) - The US is heading into a recession, the dollar is weak and Israel is grappling with the usual security concerns on its various borders – but the summer of 2008 is shaping up to be one of the holy land’s best in terms of tourism.
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No More Magic Wands Or Tricks For The Airline Industry
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eTN
For US airlines, these are desperate times, and legacy carriers are behaving like desperate creatures, slashing capacity and closing hubs. "It's all in vain," said airline expert and CEO of Airsavings, Raphael Bejar, "It's years too late and millions of dollars too short."
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Internet Fares As Low As US$1
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eTN
Megabus.com, a low-cost, express bus service which offers fares as low as $1 via the Internet will make its first US East Coast journeys today. Having served more than one million customers in its West and Midwest markets, megabus.com now offers East Coast residents travel between New York and Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore, ... read more
Bali Travel Advisory
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Nelson Alcantara l eTN
The pressure is mounting for Australia to follow the United States’ lead in revoking its advisory against travel to Bali, Indonesia.
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Israel Independence
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Rachel Kliger l The Media Line for eTurboNews
While nearly $25 million is being poured into the lavish celebrations in Israel marking 60 years of Israel’s independence, the country’s representative offices around the world are finding other creative ways to mark the momentous event.
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China-Tibet-United States
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Simon Montlake l Christian Science Monitor
The Dalai Lama's high-profile visit is stirring pro- and anti-China sentiment in the US as the White House prepares to host the exiled Tibetan leader next week.
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Bush in Africa
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Apolinary Tairo
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - Taking advantage of US President George Bush visit to Africa mid-this month, tourist business stakeholders see another opportunity to market the African continent in United States through key world media links.
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World Economies
By
Yusof Sulaiman
(eTN) - Following the onslaught of economic woes and banking losses in so-called “matured” economies and as Asian behemoths China and India becomes world economic powerhouses, is the world finally seeing the emergence of an 'Asian Decade'
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