Exclusive interview
By Motaz Othman, eTN Correspondent, Middle East
(eTN) - In an inclusive interview at the Malaysia stand during the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai, H.E.
International Coalition for Tourism Partners
ITB Berlin News talks to Professor Geoffrey Lipman, President of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP), and a veteran of the travel and tourism industry, formerly in leadership ...
exclusive interview with Chairman of the Tourism Authority of Qatar
By Richard Barnes
At ITB Berlin you can feel the growing acceleration behind key industry trends.
Inspiring Tourism Professionals
By Gary Smith
At ITB Berlin 2013, not only TOs unveil their strategies. But they also come to find growth and niche markets, seek information on exploring new markets and ideas for innovative sales ...
Exclusive one-on-one with Mr. Alain St.Ange
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) – Hot of the press, published here is an interview held with the Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange, at his offices in Victoria, the capital of Seychelles.
Interview with Canadian Tourism Commission’s Manager for Social Media
Canada is a vast and beautiful country, but why go there when you could go to California or the Caribbean?
Dubai records higher influx of tourists
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Even as Dubai’s denizens flew out over the weekend to make it home for the holidays, a new airline survey reveals that the city recorded a higher influx of ...
CLEAR airport security in less than 5 minutes
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Airports around the country are getting Clear.
A new phenomenon in the travel industry - Former Prisons Transform into Modern Day Hotels
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Nicole Hockin, well known Travel Blogger and travel contributor joins Sandy to bring some Halloween treats to our audiences.
New policies on border crossing between paskistan and India
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
History has been made with the new policies on border crossing between Pakistan and India.
The marriage between a bus driver and tour guide is the key to success.
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Silverado Stage's Director of International Sales, Jim Federman, along with Ted Bravos, President of International Tour Managemet Institute (ITMI), discuss the growth and benefits of using the ...
A mustang ride on good old route 66.
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Rick Antonson, author of Route 66 Still Kicks: Driving America’s Main Street tells us some stories on this adventure through the famous road.
Author of Dancing in the Fountain Karen McCann joins Sandy On TravelTalkRADIO to share her story
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Author of Dancing in the Fountain Karen McCann joins Sandy Dhuyvetter on TravelTalkRADIO to share her story on how a simple vacations’ stay turned in to picking up and adding a home half way ...
Ted Bravos joins Sandy to talk about ITMI's commitment to the Tour Guides and Tour Managers who graduate from the Institute.
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
We are excited to announce that the International Tour Management Institute will be signing The Code Conduct to fight against Human Trafficking.
Sabre-Holdings promises to educate on Human Trafficking Awareness and help survivors in their journey forward.
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Sam Gilliland joins Sandy Dhuyvetter to talk about the Sabre-Holdings culture of giving back.
Harvey Gould, was handed one of those unexpected life changing challenges that included a blood disease and a possible death sentence.
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Author Harvey Gould joins Sandy to talk about a life changing love affair with Ireland.
Evacuation Services for every family, company and business traveler
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Patrice Shilling, Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Partner for Private JetMD, joins Sandy Dhuyvetter on TravelTalkRADIO to talk about how Worldwide Emergency Medical Assistance and Evacuation ...
Training part of broader Sabre event to sign the ECPAT Code of Conduct and launch of initiative to combat human trafficking
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
SOUTHLAKE, Texas October 01, 2012 -2012 – Airline Ambassadors International Human Trafficking Training team trained nearly 400 employees of Sabre Holdings directly before a brief ceremony where ...
Safest City in Mexico
By Nelson Alcantara, Editor-in-Chief
The below interview with Mexico City Tourism Minister Carlos Mackinley Grohmann was conducted during the third edition of the Fair International de Turismo de las Americas (International Tourism ...
Publisher of eTurboNews and Chairman of the International Council of Tourism Partners
Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since a teenager in Germany, first as a travel agent and now as a publisher for one of the world’s most ...
Introducing the aloft hotel to San Francisco International Airport
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
San Francisco Airport recently welcomed back in rare form Starwoods 62nd property.
Russia is Risky
By Dr. Elinor Garely, Editor in Chief, TourismExecutives.com (a division of eTN Publishing)
There are dozens of reasons for hotel, travel and tourism investors, tour operators, and travel agents to look to Russia and other Eastern European countries for growth and expansion ...
Exclusive interview with Hotwire President
Thriving in world of travel search requires some nifty footwork.
Executive Interview
By Pamela Whitby
There are countless things a social media community manager in a multinational chain has to think about.
the island's Minister for Tourism and Culture
A rare insight into Seychelles tourism was expressed by the country’s popular Minister for Tourism & Culture, the Hon. Alain St.Ange.
proliferation of online booking channels a boon
Following the proven success of its high-profile partnerships with Google’s Hotel Finder and Room Key, hotel central reservation system (CRS) vendor, Trust International, is looking out for ...
Father of Modern Day Adventure Travel joins Sandy to discuss best film festival for adventure travelers
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Richard Bangs joins Sandy Dhuyvetter on TravelTalkRADIO to talk about the annual film festival at the Banff Center this coming Oct and Nov.
aircraft immediately cleared for emergency return
An Italian Blue Panorama B757-200 aircraft with 130 passengers and 8 crew on board landed safely at Seychelles International Airport Pointe Larue after it was declared an emergency 18 minutes ...
The Father of Modern Adventure Travel - PBS filmmaker, author and co founder of Expedia, Sobek Mountain Travel and more, shares his latest adventures with Sandy Dhuyvetter
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Richard Bangs joins Sandy Dhuyvetter to discuss his latest travels to Northern Ireland.
EXECUTIVE TALK with Sir andy chande
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Tanzania
TANZANIA (eTN) – Ahead of the crucial aviation and airline’s executive gathering, Routes Africa 2012, which is scheduled to take place at the mid-Indian Ocean island of Seychelles this weekend ...
Interview with Professor Geoffrey Lipman
Sandy Dhuyvetter, Executive Producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO, recently had the chance to speak with Professor Geoffrey Lipman, Chairman of the International Council of ...
Self made Billionaire preserves environment around the world and buys Southfork Ranch
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
SEGMENT 1
Executive Talk
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Tanzania
TANZANIA (eTN) - While aviation and airline professionals are set for the seventh edition of the Routes Africa 2012 Forum in the mid-Indian Ocean islands of Seychelles, eTN spoke to Mr.
what Sir James Mancham stands for
By Raymond St.Ange
The growing international credentials of the founding President of the Republic of Seychelles has brought out the need for an interview to better understand and appreciate what Sir James Mancham ...
Next stop: Asia
Wotif.com has cornered the online accommodation booking space in Australia and New Zealand, turning over US$1.1 billion worth of bookings per year for the 10,000 accommodation providers in ...
LIVE AT WTTC MEXICO REGIONAL SUMMIT 2012
Gloria Guevara Manzo, Secretary of Tourism, Mexico, and David Scowsill, President & CEO, WTTC, interview Carlos Slim Helú, Chairman, Grupo Carso, SA.
Travel Industry lost a great friend
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
In honor of a great travel leader, we give Tribute to the late Gary Sain, President of the Orlando, Florida, Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Natural and geo-political causes make crises a constant
By Ritesh Gupta
There have been a number of challenges from the external environment that the travel industry has had to keep an eye on over the past 18 months.
Why is it still not implemented after bill was signed two years by President Obama?
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Do you remember the safety and security act that we all worked so hard to have passed through the legislature?
Different expectations for mobile phones and tablets
By Ritesh Gupta
The usage of smartphones by leisure and business travelers is on the rise, and this growth makes the whole talk about mobile product strategy more fascinating.
Interview with China’s leading hotel group executive
By Tsang Shuk Wa
As China’s leading hotel group with a sprawling network of 120,000 rooms, Jin Jiang Hotels has yet to develop a brand reputation that matches its size.
Maldives Unrest
By Nelson Alcantara, eTN editor-in-chief
Newly-appointed Maldives Tourism Minister Ahmed Adheeb Abdhul Gafoor, who took office last February, has made it clear that the former president of Maldives, Mohammed Nasheed, resigned from ...
Channel Distribution Strategies
By Ritesh Gupta
At a time when web search giants are getting deeper into the travel meta-search category, Singapore-based Wego is set to expand its business globally with the launch of 34 new country sites in 20 ...
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.
Trinidad Tourism Development strives for longer Carnival holiday stays
At the recent ITB conference in Berlin, Germany, Johnson Johnrose of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, had the opportunity to speak with Mr.
90-minute class open to all travelers and industry personnel
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Airline Ambassadors International (AAI) www.airlineamb.org announced that Congresswoman Jackie ...
In-depth interview with Founder of Sea Mountain
By Ritesh Gupta
Travel businesses continue to gather customer preferences and have been looking to offer improved personalized features to their travelers.
Interview with VP of Sales and Marketing of Hotel Equatorial Group
By Ritesh Gupta
There are many start-ups getting into the travel space. The pitch to the travel suppliers is that the customers want better deals, discounts, promotions, etc.
Channel - Social Media
By Ritesh Gupta
The process of nurturing internal experts that take care of social media marketing initiatives depends on several factors including the company culture, making social media intrinsic to marketing ...
Salerno: a natural gem
By Mario Masciullo, eTN Italy
ITALY (eTN) - The world in one province: a mixture of landscapes and natural gems full of history, legends, and traditions can be found in the South of Italy.