Tag: Queen Elizabeth
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel celebrates 50th Anniversary of John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s Bed-in for Peace
Chief Assignment Editor- May 2, 2019 00:31 0From May 26 to June 2, 1969, The Queen Elizabeth hotel welcomed John Lennon and Yoko Ono for their Bed-in for peace. Nobody could imagine ... Read More
Ideal ocean cruise ship: Ship sizes and what they mean for your cruise
Chief Assignment Editor- April 24, 2019 01:35 0Ships sizes range from megaships (over 4,000 passengers) to very small vessels and luxury yachts whose passengers number in mere dozens, and knowing the differences ... Read More
Tartan pride celebrated nationwide and in Hawaii, too
editor- April 10, 2019 01:30 0Tartan Day is a North American celebration of Scottish heritage, observed April 6, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath (Scottish Declaration of Independence) ... Read More
Uganda Tourism Chief: Kidnapped American tourist is safe – rescue completed
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 7, 2019 17:45 0An excited Lily Ajarova, CEO of the Uganda Tourism Board told eTurboNews late afternoon she had very good news. " The rescue of the kidnapped American ... Read More
FBI involved in US tourist kidnapping in Uganda
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 7, 2019 08:56 0An American tourist and her Ugandan driver were kidnapped at gunpoint in Uganda's most known national park, Queen Elizabeth National Park on Tuesday. "We will leave ... Read More
American Tourist Kidnapped in Uganda: African Tourism Board in action with expert Dr. Peter Tarlow
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 3, 2019 21:14 0Not only leopards were roaming Queen Elizabeth National Park today, but criminals who kidnapped an elderly American tourist in the park today, and put the ... Read More
New Executive Chef at Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa Malaysia
editor- March 27, 2019 01:02 0Guests dining at The Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa’s signature Eat Well menu, as well as its array of local and international cuisine, are in ... Read More
Uganda travel and trafficking
editor- March 23, 2019 19:00 0Sub-Saharan Africa has enormous tourism potential: leopards lounging in acacia trees, elephant herds drifting across vast savannah plains, gorillas and chimps rioting in deep forests, ... Read More
Tourisme Montréal celebrates excellence, pays tribute to Air Canada’s Calin Rovinescu
Chief Assignment Editor- March 22, 2019 19:36 0Leaders from Montréal's tourism industry were honored yesterday at the Distinction Awards, an annual gala celebrating innovative business strategies. The event, which took place at ... Read More
Elizabethan Treasures: Miniatures by Hilliard and Oliver
Rita Payne - special to eTN- March 5, 2019 02:18 0Queen Elizabeth l, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Raleigh were the celebrated figures of their age, but what did they really look like? In ... Read More
Cunard unveils world-class design team for new cruise ship
Chief Assignment Editor- February 26, 2019 18:06 0Luxury cruise line Cunard has announced the world class team of designers recruited to create the interiors for its eagerly anticipated new ship set to ... Read More
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth returns to Australia
Chief Assignment Editor- February 13, 2019 18:15 0Luxury cruise line Cunard has announced that it’s second largest ship, Queen Elizabeth will return to Australia for an unparalleled 118 days over from November ... Read More
World’s most northerly “Grand Dame” hotel set to relaunch
editor- February 6, 2019 23:25 0First opened in 1870 to welcome aristocratic Britons in search of the world's best salmon fishing, Trondheim's Britannia Hotel will reopen on April 1 after ... Read More
Reunion Island forges ahead with cruise tourism
Alain St.Ange- January 29, 2019 00:35 0Reunion Island welcomed last week the cruise ships Queen Elizabeth and THE WORLD. It was Azeddine Bouali, the Head of Reunion Cruise handling, who was ... Read More
Cruise tourism benefits Western Cape
Alain St.Ange- January 28, 2019 21:19 0The MS Queen Elizabeth and the MSC Musica luxury cruise liners docked at Cape Town harbour on Friday, January 18, bringing a wave of economic ... Read More
“Tour operator” fleeces US tourists of $20K, arrested by Uganda’s Tourism Police
Chief Assignment Editor- January 26, 2019 17:20 0Tourism Police on the morning of Friday, January 25, arrested a quack tour operator who had fleeced a family of American tourists that had paid ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority protecting lions, communities and tourism
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- January 8, 2019 00:21 0Experiential tourism was introduced in Uganda to allow visitors to actively participate in monitoring animals that live in the park using tracking devices. Read More
Cunard returns to Alaska in 2020
Chief Assignment Editor- December 20, 2018 19:22 0Luxury cruise line Cunard today announced that it will spend a full season in Alaska from June through September in 2020 on newly-refit Queen Elizabeth. ... Read More
Live like a local in Nassau, Bahamas
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- December 8, 2018 10:43 0Travel destination - the Bahamas - is a Caribbean archipelago located off the coast of Florida with a long history of colonization. Read More
Cunard defines luxury with new spa offering
editor- December 4, 2018 13:17 0Mareel’s redesigned hydro-pool on newly-refurbished Queen Elizabeth with focus on wellness and beauty. Read More
Massive poppy art installation a must-see in Munich for Remembrance Day
Elisabeth Lang - special to eTN- November 10, 2018 12:04 0This Sunday marks the 100-year anniversary of the Armistice of November 11, 1918, marking the end of World War I. A “Never Again” art installation ... Read More
Treetops set to light Queen’s beacon
editor- June 6, 2012 07:20 0(eTN) - Known as THE place where a princess climbed up into a tree lookout one evening and came down as a queen the next ... Read More
HM Queen Elizabeth sends personal message to Seychelles Minister
editor- June 6, 2012 02:05 0Mathew Forbes, the British High Commissioner accredited to Seychelles, delivered a personal message to Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, after ... Read More
Seychelles celebrates Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s 60th anniversary
editor- February 7, 2012 02:42 0On the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne, Seychelles President James Michel has sent a letter ... Read More
World’s biggest and most extravagant cruise ships coming to Melbourne
editor- December 30, 2011 07:26 0Cunard's flagship Queen Mary 2, the Queen Elizabeth and some of the world's other biggest and most extravagant cruise ships set sail for Melbourne in ... Read More
Tourism Ireland expects boost from Obama, Queen visits
editor- March 19, 2011 04:42 0The visits of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and US President Barack Obama in May expected yield a significant long term boost for the Irish tourism ... Read More
Iconic Queens to meet in New York Harbour on 13 January
editor- December 10, 2010 05:02 0SOUTHAMPTON, England - On Thursday, 13 January 2011, Cunard Line's three luxury cruise ships – flagship Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and the new Queen ... Read More
Cunard unveils official portrait of the Queen for the new Queen Elizabeth ship
editor- September 21, 2010 02:52 0In line with the Cunard tradition of commissioning appropriate sculpture or portraits for display on board each ship named by a member of the Royal ... Read More
Cunard unveils details of its next ship, the Queen Elizabeth
editor- March 19, 2009 05:29 0MIAMI - Are you a fan of the Queen Victoria? Chances are you'll like the Queen Elizabeth, too. Read More
Wolfgang’s East Africa tourism report
editor- November 14, 2008 07:26 0QUEEN ELIZABETH LIONS UNDER THREAT Read More
