Exclusive Interview With Walter Mzembi
By Juergen Thomas Steinmetz, eTN publisher
eTN caught up with Walter Mzembi, Minister of Hospitality and Tourism for Zimbabwe, at the recently concluded United Nations World Tourism Organization General Assembly, which was held in Astana, ...
Exclusive Interview
By Juergen Thomas Steinmetz, eTN publisher
At the recent UNWTO General Assembly in Kazakhstan, eTN's publisher Juergen Thomas Steinmetz had the opportunity to speak with Mamata Bako Djaouga, Minister of Handicrafts and Tourism for Benin in ...
Minister Of Hospitality And Tourism Walter Mzembi Speaks With eTN
By Linda Hohnholz, eTN
If the Minister of Hospitality and Tourism for Zimbabwe, Walter Mzembi, has his way, going forward, tourism will be contributing 15 percent to the gross domestic product by 2012.
Blood Ivory
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
eTN: Kenya Airways (KQ) just suffered from a strike, even though the industrial court had specifically prohibited the union from going ahead with such action.
Exclusive Interview With Luzi Matzig
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Asia Staff Writer
It has been ten years now since Luzi Matzig, one of the most prominent personalities in Asian tourism, created his own tour operation.
Profitable Airline
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff Writer
MANILA (eTN) - As international air passenger traffic in the Philippines dips in the 1st half of 2009 due to the slump in world economies, Cebu Pacific Air not only bucks the trend, but remains ...
Turkish Tourism and Economic Crisis
By Unal Basusta, eTN Staff Writer
ISTANBUL, Turkey (eTN) - Professional Hotel Managers Association (POYD) president Volkan Şimşek, who is also the general coordinator for Majesty Hotels, has said that many hotels in Turkey are ...
Turkey is a Winner
By Unal Basusta, eTN Staff Writer
Speaking to journalists attending the launch of Turkish Airline’s (THY) first flight to the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, THY chairman Candan Karlıtekin said the Turkish flag carrier is ...
Low Cost Airfare Asia
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff Writer
Nok Air seems to finally have found its position and is ready to cooperate with its main shareholder, Thai Airways, Nok Air’s CEO, Patee Sarasin, told eTN in an exclusive interview.
US And Africa Business
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, Travel Talk Radio
If you want to do business in Africa, don’t go there! At least not until you’ve attended the 2009 US-Africa Business Summit in Washington, DC in late September.
Interview With Gayland Anderson
By Linda Hohnholz, eTN
Senior Travel Genie is an interactive online community that offers travel gems for savvy seniors.
Medical Tourism
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, Travel Talk Radio
In the last five years, the number of JCI (Joint Commission International) accredited public and private hospitals around the world has increased by nearly 1,000 percent.
Rwanda Tours and Travel Association
Rwanda's tourism sector has of late being in the news as it seeks to reposition its offerings owing to a number of outcomes.
Airline Tickets
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff Writer
As Turkish Airlines celebrates its 20th anniversary of presence in the Thai market, the airline’s CEO, Dr. Temel Kotil, gave an insight of the future of the national Turkish carrier.
FIFA World Cup
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
East Africa correspondent Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H.
Human Emulation
By Linda Hohnholz, eTN Staff Writer
Great, I thought, just what the world needs - another virtual human who will not understand my question and send me off down the wrong road in my search for an answer.
Interview With Ken Carver
By eTN Staff Writer
The Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act has been opposed by the cruise industry for years, but after the valiant efforts of Senator John Kerry and Congresswoman Doris Matsui, the International ...
USA- Morocco relations
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, Travel Talk Radio
Inspired by the book, The Ugly American, Rob Jackson decided in the 8th grade that, as Americans, "We can do better." After 28 years with the US State Department, Rob talked at length with ...
TravelTalkRadio
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, Travel Talk Radio
This is a transcript of an Radio Interview with eTN's partner TravelTalkRadio host Sandy Dhuyvette and Kevin Maguire, President of the National Business Travel Association.
Lufthansa Italia
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff Writer
Alitalia reducing its presence in the Milan market is viewed by German carrier Lufthansa as one of the best opportunities to further gain its market shares in Europe.
Rwanda Tourism
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
Rosette Rugamba is the deputy CEO of the Rwanda Development Board and head of the Rwanda Office for Tourism and National Parks (ORTPN ).
Executive Talk
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff Writer
Is Wallop Bhukkanasut the right man for Thai Airways International (THAI)? Khun Wallop left the airline at the end of 2006 as executive vice president of Marketing and Sales to go into ...
Have Law, Will Travel
Highly-acclaimed author and travel attorney, Alexander Anolik, has defended the travel industry and travelers for decades.
Brazil Tourism
By Nelson Alcantara
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s ninth Global Summit on Travel and Tourism, held last month in Florianopolis (in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil), was a success not only in terms of ...
Gay Community Hawaii
By Ryan Senaga
He is arguably the highest-profile gay man in Hawaii.
By Wolfgang H. Thome
eTN chats with Alain St. Ange, Seychelles head of delegation to the Fifth Africa Asia Business Forum presently taking place in Kampala, Uganda.
Climate Change
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff Writer
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - The economic crisis has a strong impact on airlines activity according to the latest forecasts issued by IATA during its annual conference in Kuala Lumpur.
Sustainable Tourism-Eliminating Poverty
By Nelson Alcantara
United Nations World Tourism Organization affiliated offices (Osaka and Korea) were recently audited with regards to the various programs that are using the UNTWO logo.
Global Tourism
By Nelson Alcantara
Taleb Rifai is the ad interim secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
Executive Talk: Thailand Tourism
By Luc Citrinot in Bangkok, eTN Staff Writer
The former tourism minister of Thailand, Weerasak Kowsurat, is now the chairman of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
International Cruise Victims Association
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, Host of TravelTalkRADIO
We want to welcome Ken Carver.
Interview With Oh Jee-chul
By Nelson Alcantara
South Korea’s Oh Jee-chul, the president and CEO of the Korea Tourism Organization, has the backing of his government in his bid to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations World ...
Asia and the Pacific Hotel Industry Trend
By Luc Citrinot,eTN Staff Writer
Accor is Asia and the Pacific region’s largest hotel group with a portfolio of 374 hotels and 72,431 rooms in 16 countries.
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff writer in Lyon
Celebrating its first anniversary of its Lyon base, Easyjet presence has unveiled ambitious expansion plans in France’s second largest city.
Executive Talk
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff Writer in Lyon
Among European air carriers, Swiss is one of the few to look at the immediate future with relative optimism.
Skal's First Lady
By Nelson Alcantara
(Questions for Skal International's current president, Hulya Aslantas. She tackles issues ranging from the economy to current social issues involving tourism.
Berlin 2009
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff Writer
Berlin Tourismus Marketing (BTM) new head Burkhard Kieker tells to eTN why Berlin should be more resilient than other European cities to the current economic recession.
Green Globe
By Nelson Alcantara
There were murmurs within the industry that Green Globe International was having a bit of an affliction within in own organization.
American Society of Travel Agents
By Nelson Alcantara
(Questions for William A. Maloney, chief executive officer of the American Society of Travel Agents)
Japan Aviation
By Stephane Hanot, eTN Staff Writer
All Nippon Airways puts all its hopes into new runways at Tokyo airports.
By Nelson Alcantara and Stéphane Hanot
Last year, the Pacific Asia Travel Association came under fire, resulting to the early departure of its then chief executive, Peter de Jong.
By Nelson Alcantara
Hawaii tourism experienced its worst December on record since 9/11, new figures have revealed. According to recently-released figures, hotels in Hawaii saw a dip in hotel occupancy to 60.9 ...
World Travel and Tourism 2009 Forecast
By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer
This year is going to be tough in business and tourism , according to the head of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
Climate Change
By Geoffrey Lipman
According to Shakespeare, “There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood leads on to fortune.”
Tourism Strategy
By Geoffrey Lipman
The world is swallowing a dangerous cocktail of economic recession, financial malaise, credit crunch, stock market turmoil and crumbling business/consumer confidence.
.travel
By Nelson Alcantara
eTN: Where does .travel stand now?
By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer
Mr. Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, former secretary-general of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, is currently the minister for tourism and aviation of The Bahamas.
Egyptian Tourism
By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer
Despite the continued unrest in the Middle East reignited by the escalated tension between Israel and Palestine, Egypt’s tourism is expected to grow further this year 2009.
Seychelles
By Alain St. Ange, eTN Ambassador
The Seychelles economic reform program launched with the support of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) since November 1 has moved to pave the way for political stability with Seychelles ...
Executive Talk AirAsia X
By Stéphane Hanot, eTN Staff Writer
What is your target in terms of average revenue per seat and load factor for the new Kuala Lumpur-London Stansted flight?
