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Category - Travel & Tourism Government News
Stay informed with the latest tourism policy and government updates impacting global travel. This category covers regulations, legislation, international agreements, visa changes, safety measures, and government actions shaping the travel and tourism industry. eTurboNews delivers independent, real-time reporting to keep professionals and travelers updated on critical policy developments worldwide.
Travel community reacts to U.S. government’s Open Skies decision
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on word that the...
Sentosa debuts at IMEX Frankfurt 2018 with unconventional MICE experiences
Sentosa, Singapore’s leading leisure destination, will make its debut at IMEX Frankfurt 2018...
UN child rights committee to review Argentina, Angola, Algeria, Montenegro, Russia, Lesotho and Norway
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child will meet in Geneva from May 14 to June 1, 2018 to...
New York City Comptroller: Airbnb driving up rents, hiding facts about its activity in NYC
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer wrote an op-ed, published in the New York Daily News...
God bless and heal Zimbabwe! From his hospital bed Dr. Walter Mzembi appeals to President Mnangagwa
Dr. Walter Mzembi was known as one of the longest-serving tourism ministers for Zimbabwe and...
United States and UAE disrupt extensive currency exchange network in Iran
Today the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) jointly took action to disrupt an...
Singapore to head up BestCities Board
Jeannie Lim, Executive Director of Conventions, Meetings and Incentive Travel at the Singapore...
Tourism partners to launch joint #WaterWiseTourism global marketing campaign
Cape Town and the Western Cape – Africa’s leading tourist region – is building a more...
Middle East Tourism Ministers focus on employment at UNWTO’s annual gathering in the region
The 44th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East, organized by the World...
New Caribbean events online portal provides at-a-glance resource for travel agents
A new online portal for events and festivals scheduled throughout the Caribbean recently launched...
Guam Visitors Bureau goes LGBT with IGLTA at the Annual Global Convention in Toronto
On May 8th 2018, the Guam Visitors Bureau attended the International Gay and Lesbian Travel...
Destination DC: Record 20.8 million domestic visitors to Washington, DC in 2017
Destination DC (DDC), the official tourism organization for Washington, DC, today announced 20.8...
St. Kitts shines in US Roadshow
A signature activity in US, the St. Kitts Tourism Authority conducted its 1st annual Destination St...
Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism sees more potential from India
Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism, Mr Arief Yahya, visited New Delhi from 6th to 9th May 2018...
Taiwan Tourism Bureau to promote Penghu in ‘Year of Bay Tourism’ initiative
At a joint press conference today, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau and the Penghu County Government...
Japan House London to open on June 22
Japan House will open to the public on 22 June 2018. It will be the new, London home for Japanese...
Airbnb attacks Boston and New York government officials
While the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees kickoff a three-game series tonight in their...
India’s Ministry of Tourism launches a 360° Virtual Reality video on Incredible India
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in collaboration with Google India have launched a 360°...
Arusha to host world’s environmental heroes
Tanzania’s northern safari capital of Arusha will host 26 Word’s environmental champions attending...
ETOA: Rome traffic management plans will hurt local business
This week the city assembly of Rome (Assemblea Capitolina) are meeting to review a number of...
US Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin issues statement on Iran decision
Today President Donald J. Trump announced his decision to cease the United States’ participation in...
Tourism Authority of Thailand hosts Wedding Symposium for Indian market
The Tourism Authority of Thailand, Mumbai and New Delhi, recently organized the 6th edition of...
Taxi Association of Seychelles disappointed with government
The Taxi Association of Seychelles submitted a petition with a list of grievances addresses...
Meet Hawaii team reaches out to serve more international groups
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Meet Hawaii, a collaboration of the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), HTA’s Global...
Tourism accelerated California’s economic prosperity in 2017
California’s robust tourism economy expanded in 2017, fueling more than $132 million in travel...
Nevis developing its digital economy through e-government transformation
As most Caribbean islands seek to improve their information and communications technology (ICT)...
Prague is the world’s eighth most popular meeting destination
The Czech metropolis has succeeded in the global competition and occupied the eighth place in the...
Portugal named Most Welcoming Country for Expatriates
The Portuguese are famously friendly and welcoming – just ask the many ex-pats from around the...
Turks and Caicos Tourist Board welcomes wholesalers to the islands for its annual conference
For the 14th straight year, the Tourist Board is hosting a travel conference for leading travel...
Fly Paris to Seychelles on Joon, Air France Sister Airlines
The Joon Airbus A340 landed at the International Airport at Pointe Larue in the early hours of...
Thailand Travel Mart 2018 goes Summer Beach at Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Pattaya
This year’s Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion (TTM+) will...
Rethinking Hawaii Tourism: Why it only touched the tip of the iceberg?
21st Century Solutions for 21st Century Challenges. This is the message by The Hawaii Economic...
Thousands hit the streets of Glasgow demanding Scottish independence
Thousands of people have hit the streets of Glasgow to march in pro-independence rallies. It comes...
Hawaii Tourism Authority Board Chair resigns
HONOLULU, Hawaii – On the heels of the latest in a long series of “scathing” state audits of...
Hawaii Tourism Authority says no vacations will be affected by volcano
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The safety of residents and visitors is always the tourism industry’s top...
ICAO: North Korea request to launch air routes between Pyongyang and Seoul
United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization directors will visit North Korea...
Vatican and Riyadh sign agreement to build churches in Saudi Arabia, hold Muslim-Christian summits
Saudi Arabia will no longer be the only Gulf state with no public Christian places of worship...
Barbados Tourism Marketing launches 13th installment of Connect Barbados
The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) is going to ‘town for its 13th installment of Connect...
Seychelles Tourism Board teams up to offer destination training in Ireland
A group of 20 tour operators and travel agents in Ireland now have a broader knowledge of the...