Succeeds Qantas Chief Executive Officer Geoff Dixon
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eTN Staff Writer
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - American Airlines chairman and chief executive Gerard Arpey was today nominated chairman of the governing board of oneworld(R), the leading quality global airline allianc
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Skyscanner Report
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eTN Staff Writer
EDINBURGH - The strengthening dollar, the credit crunch, and recession woes have led to a 15 percent fall in UK-USA flight search traffic, reports Skyscanner, Europe's leading flight search engine.
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Research Program Forecasting International Tourism Growth
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eTN Staff Writer
MADRID, Spain – UNWTO launches its new long-term research program UNWTO Future Vision: Tourism Towards 2030.
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Pope Benedict XVI Receives Global Code Of Ethics For Tourism
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eTN Staff Writer
ROME, Italy / MADRID, Spain – The World Committee on Tourism Ethics inaugurated its permanent secretariat on the occasion of its seventh meeting (Rome, November 14-15).
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Orient Lines
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usatoday.com
It looks like the much-anticipated comeback of Orient Lines is over -- at least for now.
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Bargain Destinations
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usatoday.com
If you can manage a vacation this winter, you'll find bargains all over the world.
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Nobel Peace Laureate Comments At American Program Bureau Event In Washington, DC
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eTN Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, DC – Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu praised the recent election of Barack Obama as a “Mandela moment” at an American Program Bureau (APB) event in Washington, DC on Nov
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eTN Inbox
Our experience with even mentioning Obama is a sure way to kill a Hawaii booking.
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Pakistan International Airlines
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bloomberg.com
Pakistan International Airlines Corp., on course for a fourth straight annual loss, plans to raise 30 billion rupees ($379 million) by pledging two hotels as it struggles to raise funds amid the credi
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World Panda Travel Group
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eTN Staff Writer
ChinaTours.travel, owned and operated by the World Panda Travel Group, is a travel wholesaler and tour operator exclusively serving in the Greater China market.
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Business Travel
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reuters.com
GENEVA - Business and first-class air travel dropped sharply in September due to the global financial crisis, the airline industry body IATA said on Wednesday.
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US Carriers Versus Asian, European, and Mid Eastern
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Nelson Alcantara
LONDON (eTN) - US carriers are charging customers for everything from luggage to pillows these days.
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Economic Repercussions on Tourism
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Lucky George, eTN Ambassador
The latest edition of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Tourism Barometer confirms the rapid slowdown of international tourism growth since mid-2008, reflecting the impact of
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Taiwan
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Rita Payne, eTN Staff Writer
LONDON (eTN) - Taiwan is certainly making its presence felt in the United Kingdom with an aggressive advertising campaign.
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Delta Airlines Will Begin Flights Next Summer
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eTN Staff Writer
Valencia has made great progress as a tourist destination with the announcement of a new, direct air connection with New York that Delta Airlines will begin to offer as of next summer.
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Sabrina Del Monte Steps In To Fill Newly-Created Position
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eTN Staff Writer
VANCOUVER, BC – Uniglobe Travel International, the global travel agency franchisor, welcomes Sabrina Del Monte to their team in the newly-created role of Director, Marketing & Communications.
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War Tourism
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Hadas Kroitoru of The Media Line for eTurboNews
Traveling through central Afghanistan three years ago, Geoff Hann found himself caught between warlords.
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Aviation Strategy
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Nelson Alcantara
LONDON (eTN) – Strategy is the word that has brought together various aviation executives and experts to London for Air Weekly’s ongoing Airline Strategy Summit where the list for the world’s fa
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R.O.A.R.
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Carl Meadows
There’s no MAGIC in how I handle my business… it’s the ability to improvise, adapt and overcome!
Thinking Outside of the Box
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Line Evaluating Earlier End To Surcharge If Fuel Prices Remain Stable
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eTN Staff Writer
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - MSC Cruises has eliminated the fuel surcharge for all its cruises departing on or after April 1, 2009.
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