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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
Sports Events and Tourism Association praises passing of Pandemic Relief Package
Harry S. Johnson- December 22, 2020Sports Events and Tourism Association (Sports ETA) issued the following statement on the Congressional passing of the Pandemic Relief Package: ... Read More
Fraport issues RFP for a sports/multi-functional hall at Frankfurt Airport
Harry S. Johnson- December 21, 2020Fraport is to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to assess market interest in the construction of a sports/multi-functional hall ... Read More
Hard Rock International launches Hard Rock Digital
Harry S. Johnson- December 14, 2020Hard Rock International (HRI), a global leader in hospitality and entertainment, today announced the launch of Hard Rock Digital as ... Read More
Tokyo Olympics set to refund almost one fifth of all tickets sold
Harry S. Johnson- December 3, 2020Tokyo Olympic Games were scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Games' ... Read More
Qatar Airways reveals first bespoke FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 aircraft
Harry S. Johnson- November 20, 2020Qatar Airways, Official Partner and the Official Airline of FIFA, today unveiled a specially-branded Boeing 777 aircraft painted in FIFA ... Read More
Istanbul ready for Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix 2020
Harry S. Johnson- November 13, 2020The highly anticipated Istanbul leg of Formula 1, which is closely followed by motorsports fans and is considered the largest ... Read More
The Rink at Rockefeller Center opens on November 21
Harry S. Johnson- November 12, 2020Tishman Speyer announced today that The Rink at Rockefeller Center, the most famous ice skating rink in the world, will ... Read More
Dominican Republic Seeks to Increase Tourism Through Baseball
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- October 29, 2020Few would question the Dominican Republic’s love for baseball. What is less known is how the Dominican Republic during the ... Read More
2021 UCI MTB Marathon World Championships Announced
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- October 24, 2020The next appointment for the most important mountain bike race in the world to be held at Elba Island in ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority Jacob Kiplimo Sets Record
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- October 24, 2020Uganda Wildlife Authority long distance teenage sensation, Jacob Kiplimo, bagged the Gold medal at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon ... Read More
Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19
Harry S. Johnson- October 13, 2020The Portuguese Football Federation GOIH ComB announced that Portugal and Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COVID-19. The ... Read More
New York City named one of world’s top ten best walking cities
Harry S. Johnson- October 8, 2020One of the best ways of exploring a new city is by ditching the car and strolling along the streets, ... Read More
Philadelphia 2026 World Cup bid gets boost from star athletes
Harry S. Johnson- October 7, 2020Philadelphia Soccer 2026, Philadelphia’s civic committee overseeing the region’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2026™, today announced that ... Read More
UFC Fight Island returns to Abu Dhabi Yas Island
Harry S. Johnson- September 21, 2020The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority Jacob Kiplimo Bags Gold
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 12, 2020Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) cheered on as its own Jacob Kiplimo won the 5000-meter International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) 2020 ... Read More
Travel Partnership Corporation Announces Creation of .Travel SmartConnect
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- September 10, 2020Since 2005, .Travel has been the exclusive domain name extension for the travel and tourism industry. Small and medium size ... Read More
Successful Indian Premier League could help rebuild confidence in UAE tourism
Harry S. Johnson- September 3, 2020Major sporting events have had to be cancelled or rescheduled due to COVID-19 – one of which was the The ... Read More
Barbados cancels annual Run Barbados series this year
Harry S. Johnson- August 26, 2020In keeping with the global ongoing efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) has made ... Read More
Abu Dhabi tourist attraction breaks two Guinness World Records titles
Harry S. Johnson- August 18, 2020CLYMB Abu Dhabi, the new sports and leisure attraction on Yas Island, is awarded with two Guinness World Records titles ... Read More
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism announces Virtual Golf Shootout on YouTube
Harry S. Johnson- August 14, 2020The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism announced Monday, the launch of a first-of-its kind virtual Closest to the Pin golf shootout. ... Read More
Sandals Foundation Invests in Community Youth Center
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- August 13, 2020The basketball and multi-purpose playing courts at Buckfield Playfield, located in the heart of Ocho Rios in Jamaica, have received ... Read More
LOCALiQ Series Announces Season-ending Event in Bahamas
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- August 4, 2020The PGA TOUR announced Tuesday that the Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas will be the host ... Read More
International Golf Travel Market in Wales postponed until 2021
Harry S. Johnson- August 3, 2020Reed Travel Exhibitions, the exhibition organizers behind IGTM (International Golf Travel Market) has confirmed that IGTM 2020 (due to take ... Read More
Budapest Airport’s charity runway race to go ahead
Harry S. Johnson- July 29, 2020The annual charity race ‘Runway Run’, organised on Budapest Airport’s runway, will be held for the eighth time this year. ... Read More
COVID-19 Kills Ironman Kona
editor- July 25, 2020The Ironman Kona World Championships have been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. Originally, it was held in February on ... 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
Tokyo Olympics organizers: Postponed Games will keep same venues and schedules
Harry S. Johnson- July 18, 20202020 Tokyo Olympic Games organizers announced today that all venues and the schedule of competitions for the postponed event will ... Read More
World Surf League cancels 2020 season due to COVID-19
Harry S. Johnson- July 17, 2020The World Surf League (WSL) today announced major updates and changes to its Tours and Competitions, as well as the ... Read More
Virtual Gozo Half Marathon in the Mediterranean Archipelago of Malta?
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- June 2, 2020Malta’s charming sister island of Gozo is one of the Mediterranean islands that make up the Maltese archipelago. Gozo Half ... Read More
Puerto Rico golf courses and resorts re-open
Harry S. Johnson- May 29, 2020Many of Puerto Rico's 18 golf courses have reopened, as recently announced by Gov. Wanda Vázquez. Caution, patience, and discipline ... Read More
Belize State of Emergency: Official Statement of Prime Minister
editor- April 24, 2020The Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow delivered an address to the citizens of Belize on the current Belize state of emergency ... Read More
‘No choice’ but to cancel: Tour de France would be a disaster, expert warns
Chief Assignment Editor- April 16, 2020After French president Emmanuel Macron banned all large public gatherings in the country until at least July 11, the legendary ... Read More
Tokyo 2020 organizers cancel Olympic Flame display in Fukushima
Chief Assignment Editor- April 7, 2020Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee officials announced today that the exhibition of the Olympic Flame will be closed. The exhibition was ... Read More
Wimbledon 2020 cancelled over coronavirus epidemic
Chief Assignment Editor- April 1, 2020The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced today that the 134th Wimbledon Championships that was due to take place ... Read More
Parks Canada tells visitors to stay home
Chief Assignment Editor- March 24, 2020Parks Canada is committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians, visitors, and employees. Despite the suspension of visitor ... Read More
