Category: Government and Public Sector Tourism News
News and information on tourism boards, ministers of tourism and the public sector in the travel and tourism industry.
The UNWTO Election just killed any decency left in the UN System
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 20, 2021The UNWTO Executive Council extended the mandate for UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Zurab Pololikashvil until the end of 2025. This is ... Read More
Germany extends lockdown, makes masks mandatory, warns of border closures
Harry S. Johnson- January 20, 2021The government of Germany announced that the current coronavirus lockdown will be extended until the middle of next month due ... Read More
Thailand introduces new tourist tax
Harry S. Johnson- January 19, 2021New tourist levy announced in Thailand Read More
EU Aviation Safety Agency to clear return of Boeing 737 MAX next week
Harry S. Johnson- January 19, 2021Boeing 737 MAX was universally banned from taking to the skies after two deadly accidents in late 2018 and early ... Read More
Dubai effective approach to beat the virus
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 19, 2021Dubai moved to be a model in countering the COVID-19 virus with vaccination centers, a massive stimulus package and comprehensive ... Read More
UNWTO Executive Council Election Result
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 19, 2021The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization re-elected Zurab Pololikashvili from Georgia.. Read More
IATA supports EU digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate
Harry S. Johnson- January 19, 2021Pan-European mutually recognized vaccination certificate would be an important step towards giving governments the confidence to safely open their borders Read More
Europeans want to travel again in Spring 2021
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 19, 202132% of respondents indicated that they intend to take a trip during April-June 2021, a 20% rise compared to the ... Read More
The Future of Travel to Thailand
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 19, 2021Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine this week for emergency use in the ... Read More
UNWTO is deaf when it comes to WTTC and the private travel sector
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 19, 2021The controversial dinner last night to bribe for Zurab Pololikashvili re-election for UNWTO Secretary General has raised eyebrows all over ... Read More
Canada introduces new requirements for Boeing 737 MAX return to service
Harry S. Johnson- January 18, 2021Transport Canada has spent well over 15,000 review hours on the Boeing 737 MAX Read More
Seychelles opens to visitors from anywhere, but….
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 18, 2021Seychelles will be welcoming vaccinated visitors from any part of the world. To be recognized as “vaccinated”, visitors must be ... Read More
UNWTO disrespect against Bahrain is a violation of JIU Ethic Conditions
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 18, 2021Food and wine in politics always had an important role. But violating clear rules by the Joint Inspection Unit of ... Read More
78 dead and climbing in West Sulawesi, Indonesia
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 18, 2021The powerful earthquake in West Sulawesi Indonesia left 78 people dead. This number may go up. Many are homeless. Authorities ... Read More
Washington DC is too quiet! I feel safe but scared!
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 18, 2021My house is three minutes walk from the White House for 30 years. I welcomed visitors from every continent. I ... Read More
NASA Conducts Test for Moon Mission
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 17, 2021NASA conducted a hot fire Saturday of the core stage for the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will ... Read More
The Chinese Virus: US State Department released a shocking fact sheet
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 17, 2021COVID-19 may have been an experiment that went wrong in the development of a horrifying chemical weapon by the Chinese ... Read More
Federturismo in favor of Travel License for vaccinated people
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- January 16, 2021Federturismo, the Italian Federation for Travel Agents, is pleading with the Technical Scientific Committee to help restart tourism by its ... Read More
India travel agents appeal for urgent vaccinated travelers protocol
Anil Mathur - eTN India- January 16, 2021The officers of the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) are making an urgent appeal to the Minister of Civil ... Read More
Latin America: Spectator or actor in international organizations?
Galileo Violini- January 16, 2021The unjustified advance of the date and the impossibility for many Ministers of Tourism to travel to Madrid, transfers the ... Read More
Africa is set to roll out its Single Passport this year
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 16, 2021African passport is the flagship project of the 2063 Agenda aiming to remove restrictions on Africans' ability to travel, work ... Read More
UNWTO set to bribe 34 Countries over Dinner, Georgia Style
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 16, 2021In a top-secret move by the World Tourism Organization, a dinner designed to bribe 34 countries was just added to ... Read More
Tourism will flourish: thanks to forgetfulness
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- January 16, 2021Is the ability to forget the key to bringing back tourism? It is no secret that crises can severely affect ... Read More
Saint Lucia hotels offering free COVID-19 testing to qualified guests
Harry S. Johnson- January 15, 2021Saint Lucia has multiple COVID-19 PCR and antigen testing options for departing visitors, citizens and residents Read More
Grenada launches new travel hotline
Harry S. Johnson- January 15, 2021The hotline considered necessary by Grenada Tourism officials to assist travel agents, tour operators, visitors or returning nationals Read More
Anguilla Tourism: COVID-19 testing at the forefront of reopening strategy
Chief Assignment Editor- January 15, 2021Statement on CDC universal testing requirements by Anguilla's Hon. Minister of Tourism Haydn Hughes Read More
UNWTO election of Secretary General
Galileo Violini- January 15, 2021The campaign for the UNWTO election of Secretary General (World Tourism Organization) is currently underway. Unfortunately, discussions linked to controversial ... Read More
Jordan ends mandatory quarantine for foreign tourists
Harry S. Johnson- January 15, 2021Jordan eases entry requirements for foreign visitors Read More
U.S. Travel Praises President-elect Biden’s Emergency Relief Plan
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- January 15, 2021“Accelerating the distribution of vaccines is the key to getting travel back to normal, and we applaud President-elect Biden’s emphasis ... Read More
FAA issues Super Bowl LV flight requirements for General Aviation pilots
Harry S. Johnson- January 15, 2021FAA publishes a webpage with information for Tampa, Fla. area airspace and airports Read More
Italy and the election of UNWTO Secretary General
Galileo Violini- January 14, 2021On January 19, 2021, the Executive Council of the UNWTO (World Tourism Organization) should appoint the next UNWTO Secretary General, ... Read More
Aruba expands COVID-19 testing capability for new CDC mandate
Harry S. Johnson- January 14, 2021Aruba offers all travelers access to COVID-19 testing Read More
Groups challenge Trump Administration’s latest assaults on Endangered Species Act in Hawaii
Harry S. Johnson- January 14, 2021Trump administration issued two new regulations that strip vital protections from federal lands necessary for the conservation of threatened and ... Read More
Belize and Costa Rica respond to new CDC requirement for US travel
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- January 14, 2021As the cases of COVID-19 continue to accelerate in the America, the US CDC has instituted a new protocol for ... Read More
Who are the dictators? Governments, social media or both?
editor- January 14, 2021Despite the fact that social media platforms are considered private companies, in Uganda, its President has stopped Facebook from operating. ... Read More
US DOT adopts new airline passenger protections
Harry S. Johnson- January 13, 2021New regulations that apply to airlines bumping passengers and mishandling baggage announced Read More
