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Breaking News from Hawaii. Includes developments, travel, tourism, hospitality, politics, public announcements, COVID, and much more unique perspectives.
In the Federal Aviation Administration’s ongoing work to improve aviation safety in Hawaii, the agency has installed weather cameras in...
Hawaii is the least social media obsessed state in the US, according to new research. New study analyzed the number...
Hawaiian Airlines dispatchers, represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 592, have ratified a 5-year contract providing significant wage...
Hawaiian Airlines today confirmed its long-awaited return to New Zealand on July 2 with the resumption of three-times-weekly nonstop flights between Honolulu (HNL) and Auckland (AKL), ending a...
“I traveled on a United Airlines flight from Shanghai to Guam. The plane was almost empty with perhaps 15 passengers...
Islands want good tourists. Not only should arrival numbers measure the success of an island destination. Islands want sustainable tourism...
Irish-American Heritage Month is observed in the United States by proclamation of the President and Congress to recognize the achievements...
A sandwich shop in Ohio tacked on an “inflation fee” at some locations in February, but after three days and...
Today, the African Tourism Board became of age and is now a completely African organization. What started on the other...
Hawaii hotels statewide reported substantially higher revenue per available room (RevPAR), average daily rate (ADR), and occupancy in February 2022...
The COVID-19 emergency is about to expire in Hawaii on Saturday, but today the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is...
Like most other states across the country, Hawaii is throwing off their masks, welcoming tourists, and more than eager to...
Last year, when The Actors’ Group (TAG) applied to Samuel French, the world’s leading licensor of plays and musicals, to...
Hawaiian Airlines is offering Bay Area travelers more convenient options to visit Hawai’i this summer by bringing back nonstop service...
Aloha and Sawasdee to Ras Al Khaima. PATA made it official, in officially welcoming the UAE Emirate to the Asia...
Scott Michael Smith, PhD-TRM, is a faculty member of Assumption University Thailand’s MSME Business School, Department of Hospitality and Tourism...
The most recent survey by the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) of its American and Canadian media and communications members highlights...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2021 safety performance data for the commercial airline industry showing strong improvement in...
Beginning Saturday, March 26, 2022, individuals arriving from the continental United States will not be required to create a Safe...
Mai Tais, Luaus, Hula Lessons- all of this will be back at bars, nightclubs, concert venues. Hawaii has good news...
Richard Kelley passed away Thursday in Colorado. For more than 40 years, Richard Kelley was one of the most influential...
The World Tourism Network and its board wish to inform the world that WTN stands with destinations and the world travel and tourism industry in helping to make travel accessible again to all
WTN President Dr. Peter Tarlow released the following statement:
Wellness 4 Humany is one out of many companies that make big money due to the pandemic.
Would it be fair to assume companies like Pfizer, Moderna and Wellness 4 Humanity want COVID-19 to stay.
But can you blame them?
Don McLean is the man behind the American Pie, a song generations of Americans and people who love America appreciate.
The man behind American Pie will answer questions by World Tourism Network Members and eTurboNews Readers on Thursday, January 20, and you are invited!
Per the CDC order expiring on January 15, cruise lines with capacity to carry more than 250 persons (combined passenger and crew) and itineraries including overnight stays are required to have a formal port agreement with local port and health authorities.
Hawaii currently has the highest ever recorded increase in COVID cases in the world, but throws the gates for visitors wide open.
Hawaii is now welcoming tourists with open arms, never mind COVID.
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is revising the state’s COVID-19 isolation and quarantine policies to closely align with recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These changes are effective Monday, January 3, 2022, for all DOH directed isolation and quarantine.
The Gay Travel Awards support and promote LGBTQ+ travel and tourism by identifying and rewarding select destinations, properties, events, influencers, and other organizations that exemplify a spirit of inclusiveness and hospitality excellence.
The Hawaiʻi Pandemic Applied Modeling Work Group (HiPAM), a group of applied epidemiologists, data scientists, health workers, and professionals offer help to the State of Hawaiʻi to address the formidable challenges posed by this pandemic. HiPAM is committed to adapting tools that inform decision-making and planning that account for Hawaiʻi’s unique context.
Omicron is on its way of replacing the Delta variant and becoming the dominant new strain in the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce is sounding the alarm and warning members of the rapid spread and its expected consequences.
Hawaii has been socked by a potent storm that has unleashed pounding rainfall, high winds and even blizzard conditions to the mountain summits.
Due to the threat of excessive rainfall, flood watches have been issued for all of the islands and are expected to remain in place through Monday afternoon.
Hawaii has some of the cleanest and best volcanic drinking water in the world This however is very different in Red Hill, a Navy facility on the Island of Oahu, and may just be the tip of the iceberg.
An individual in Hawaii who previously had COVID-19 has tested positive for the Omicron variant. This individual was never vaccinated and has no history of travel.
World Tourism Network members discussed yesterday how to respond to the emerging situation with the new Omicron virus, and push for workable policies and changes.
After a weak first half of 2021, international tourism rebounded during the Northern Hemisphere summer season, boosting results in the third quarter of the year, especially in Europe.
A vacation rental is defined as the use of a rental house, condominium unit, private room in private home, or shared room/space in private home.
In modern-day society, nothing really happens unless it is shared on Instagram, so it is no surprise that luxurious spas are regularly featured on timelines around the world.
WIth Hawaii Governor Ige announcing the lifting of most emergency restrictions in place as of December, conservative mask and the travel safe rules will remain.
The meeting industry however will be allowed to reopen.
Decision on restrictions will move from the State to Island counties.
eTurboNews is a terrible name for branding. The history of this leading global publication targeting the travel industry, lifestyle, and human rights is unique and started in Indonesia.
The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility on the Island of Oahu, known as the Navy Red Hill facility was built in the early 1940s during World War II. It is made up of 20 gigantic underground fuel tanks, and a network of pipelines that deliver fuel to Pearl Harbor, among other places.
Is this facility about to leak fuel into the drinking water supply of the island?
During October 2021, Hawaii’s Safe Travels program allowed most passengers arriving from out-of-state to bypass the mandatory 10-day self-quarantine if they were fully vaccinated in the U.S. or with a valid negative COVID-19 NAAT test result from a Trusted Testing Partner.
The vacation rental sites offer unique stays with stories to tell, and let hosts make some extra cash while they’re out of town, but is it really still that cheap?
