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2020 Gay Travel Awards winners revealed!
Harry S. Johnson- December 29, 2020The 2020 Gay Travel Awards announced the winners today. In its fifth year, the Gay Travel Awards mission is to recognize ... Read More
Dominica exempts excise tax on motor vehicles to improve island’s tourism
Harry S. Johnson- December 18, 2020In the most recent assembly meeting, the Commonwealth of Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, announced that the government would free ... Read More
Vaccine politics and tourism
Harry S. Johnson- December 17, 2020Tourism before the pandemic Over the past several decades, tourism has experienced continuous growth and diversification to become one of ... Read More
How to Start a Successful Moving Company?
Harry S. Johnson- November 26, 2020Starting a business in this tough economy is always a risk, but that doesn’t mean we should give up on ... Read More
Americans aren’t staying home for the holidays
Harry S. Johnson- November 6, 2020The pandemic has snarled leisure and business travel this year, but the latest industry survey found that the travel industry ... Read More
Enterprise Rent-A-Car opens in Aruba, Panama, expands in Brazil
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020Enterprise Holdings announced today that its flagship Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand has opened its first locations in Aruba and Panama, as ... Read More
Hertz International appoints new General Manager, Hertz France
Harry S. Johnson- September 22, 2020Hertz International has announced Emmanuel Delachambre as General Manager of Hertz France. Mr. Delachambre, who was previously Chairman and Chief ... Read More
Enterprise Takes Over Discount Car and Truck Rentals
editor- September 3, 2020Enterprise Holdings Inc., which owns Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent A Car, announced today its Canadian subsidiary ... Read More
US Tourism Outlook 2020-2023: US Travel is in deep trouble!
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 21, 2020The United States Travel and Tourism industry is in deep trouble. Brand USA today updated the US travel and tourism ... Read More
Future of post-COVID luxury travel revealed
Harry S. Johnson- July 2, 2020In the first global temperature check of the travel advisor community, the results of international research among global luxury travel ... Read More
36.8 million Americans expected to hit the road for Fourth of July
Harry S. Johnson- June 24, 2020Americans are expected will take 36.8 million road trips over the Fourth of July weekend, making Independence Day the biggest ... Read More
70% of Americans support more economic stimulus for travel industry recovery
Harry S. Johnson- June 24, 2020A new survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that while Americans remain hesitant about traveling, they ... Read More
WTTC launches Safe Travels protocols for attractions, car hire and short-term rental
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 23, 2020The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is rebuilding travel. The London based tourism organizations with some of the largest ... Read More
Travel intermediaries need transparency to restore consumer confidence
Harry S. Johnson- June 9, 2020Transparency will be the key to provide service to the future tourists. During this COVID-19 pandemic, many aspects of future ... Read More
Seychelles Travel Restrictions from COVID-19 Gradually Lifted
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- June 4, 2020Seychelles has announced a gradual and cautious easing of travel restrictions, which will see the recommencement of travel to the ... Read More
Safe Travels Stamp by WTTC: Rebuilding.travel has a question
George Taylor- May 29, 2020Bringing back business for aviation, airports, MICE, and tour operators are the intention of the World Travel & Tourism Council ... Read More
IGLTA presents global snapshot of LGBTQ+ traveler sentiment
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) recently surveyed members of the LGBTQ+ community to gauge their attitudes toward leisure travel ... Read More
Hertz VP: Business as usual for Hertz in Asia
Harry S. Johnson- May 25, 2020Eoin MacNeill, Hertz's Vice President, APAC made the following comments to reinforce that it is business as usual for Hertz ... Read More
Hertz Car Rental in Europe, Australia, New Zealand not bankrupt
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 23, 2020Hertz Global Holdings, Inc today announced it and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for ... Read More
Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty Car Rental killed by COVID-19
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 23, 2020Hertz Car rental stated on its website hertz.com: " Before we rent any vehicle, they are cleaned and disinfected to ... Read More
Q&A: Relaunching Tourism in Hawaii – You Are Invited
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 12, 2020Tourism wholesale organizations are demanding answers on relaunching tourism in Hawaii. With the possibility of Hawaii Governor Ige “reopening" Hawaii ... Read More
Hertz Exec Pay Reinstated After Lenders Grant Extension
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 5, 2020Hertz was preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as today, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, if this 100-year-old car rental ... Read More
Post COVID Challenges Ahead for Travel and Tourism
Anil Mathur - eTN India- April 18, 2020As expected, the travel and tourism industry is looking forward to a post-virus era when tourism is likely to get ... Read More
ATOR chief: COVID-19 will not utterly shut down Russian tourism industry
Chief Assignment Editor- March 25, 2020According to the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), Russian tourism industry would not come ... Read More
Parking Industry needs Emergency Financial Relief
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 22, 2020Facing unprecedented catastrophic losses due to a more than 80 percent reduction in parking demand, the parking industry in the ... Read More
What Should I Do If I Was Hit by a Car on Vacation in California?
editor- March 4, 2020When you’re on vacation, the last thing you probably think about it being hit and injured on California’s roads as ... Read More
In the age of Pandemics: Some of the reasons that Tourism industries fail
editor- March 2, 2020Much of the tourism literature is dedicated to tourism successes or how to succeed. When not focusing in on successes, ... Read More
10 simple ways to save on your Car Rental in Mauritius
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 1, 2020Traveling abroad to a high-end destination like Mauritius Island is very costly for many travelers. The top expensive in the ... Read More
Hawaii Visitors Spent Close to US$2 Billion in January 2020
editor- February 28, 2020Hawaii visitors spent $1.71 billion in January 2020, an increase of 5.0 percent compared to January 2019, according to preliminary ... Read More
Russian cabbie in hazmat suit laughs off coronavirus hysteria
Chief Assignment Editor- February 10, 2020Laughter is known to prolong human life, so the cabbie in Russian Siberian city of Omsk came up with a ... Read More
“Bleisure Travel” Becomes More Accepted
Syndicated Content Editor- February 7, 2020Business travel combined with leisure is knwon as Bleisure travel. A research confirms business travel is considered a “work perk” ... Read More
Travel Agencies and Advisors: Specialize for Success
editor- February 3, 2020Consumers now have more options than ever to book their holidays. The travel industry is changing rapidly and even long-standing ... Read More
Taxi fares rise at airports in Europe
Chief Assignment Editor- January 27, 2020Traveling by taxi to or from the airport remains expensive in Europe. A taxi ride from the airport to the ... Read More
How to make money on American Travelers?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 20, 2020Americans love to travel the world, including Europe, Africa, and Asia. According to the latest report by World Travel Monitor ... Read More
US domestic travel growth offsets sluggish international market again
Chief Assignment Editor- January 7, 2020Travel to and within the United States grew 2.2% year over year in November, according to the U.S. Travel Association's ... Read More
Six German Tourists killed in Southern Tyrol, Italy
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 5, 2020Six German tourists vacationing in the village of Luttach Southern Tyrol, Italy have been killed in this Northern Italy province. ... Read More
