Tag: Continental
Gulfstream G600 to make International Paris Air Show debut
Chief Assignment Editor- June 12, 2019 18:00Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the all-new, award-winning Gulfstream G600 will make its first appearance at the International Paris Air Show June 17 through 23, joining the Gulfstream G280, Gulfstream ... Read More
Sonesta Hotels announces its new credit card
Dmytro Makarov- June 4, 2019 19:09Sonesta International Hotels Corporation launched the new Sonesta World Mastercard® to reward loyal guests and Sonesta Travel Pass members in the United States. Offered in partnership with Bank of America, ... Read More
Carlson Wagonlit Travel CEO: Vigilance needed to tackle human trafficking
editor- May 28, 2019 22:12As summer unofficially begins, so will travel across the world. Also on the rise will be human trafficking, a global problem that is being addressed by a recent study of ... Read More
Kaanapali Beach in Maui compared with other dangerous beaches after deadly shark attack
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 27, 2019 21:43"Aloha from the Maui Visitors Bureau. The office is now closed in observance of the holiday." This is the recording anyone hears today when calling the Maui Visitors Burea. The ... Read More
AfCFTA: World’s largest free trade zone launches in Africa this week
Chief Assignment Editor- May 27, 2019 17:20The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will come into force on Thursday. It will be the largest free trade agreement by population that the world has seen since the ... Read More
Hotel Gwadar clearance operation completed: All terrorists killed
editor- May 13, 2019 22:36Pakistan Security Forces have completed the clearance operation at the luxury Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel Gwadar. All three terrorists have been killed. The terrorists’ bodies are being held for identification, ... Read More
Armed opposers of Chinese investments in Pakistan stormed five star hotel
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 11, 2019 21:15Three gunmen have stormed the five-star hotel Pearl-Continental Hotel Gwadain un the Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing at least one person, officials say. A hotel spokesman said there were not many ... Read More
Armed terrorists storm five-star hotel in Pakistan, one person killed in attack
Chief Assignment Editor- May 11, 2019 15:46Gunshots were heard as a group of armed gunmen stormed a private five-star hotel in the southwestern Pakistani port-city of Gwadar, officials confirmed. At least one person has been killed ... Read More
Durban loves African Tourism Board and Africa wins
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 3, 2019 04:03Durban loves African Tourism Board, and the African Tourism Board loves Durban. Durban is the official host of the largest travel industry trade show in Africa, Indaba, that opened yesterday. ... Read More
eTN Hero: Cordelia Igel, team leader at Vox Restaurant, Grand Hyatt Hotel Berlin
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 22, 2019 05:04Many of us traveling around the globe on business have travel stories to tell. I spend more than 100 fully-paid nights every year in Hyatt Hotels around the world. Doing ... Read More
NY drinks NY wines: History and hybrids
Dr. Elinor Garely - editor in chief of wines.travel- April 13, 2019 21:05New York Wines: Disaster in the Beginning Historians have documented the fact that grapes were first introduced to New York by the Dutch (1647-1664); sadly, the crops failed. A few ... Read More
Aéroports de Montréal: Record number of travelers at Montréal-Trudeau
Chief Assignment Editor- March 23, 2019 01:30Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) today announced its operating results for the year ended December 31, 2018. A record number of travelers were welcomed at Montréal-Trudeau, leading to a strong 7.0% ... Read More
Hong Kong Airlines debuts Chris Cosentino’s Business Class menu
Chief Assignment Editor- March 22, 2019 16:01Hong Kong Airlines has launched a brand new Business Class menu for its customers travelling out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from 22 March 2019. Designed exclusively by celebrity ... Read More
Elizabethan Treasures: Miniatures by Hilliard and Oliver
Rita Payne - special to eTN- March 5, 2019 02:18Queen Elizabeth l, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Raleigh were the celebrated figures of their age, but what did they really look like? In the years before photography and ... Read More
Inter Continental Hotels takes over Six Senses Hotels Resorts & Spas
Alain St.Ange- February 26, 2019 01:52The Seychelles-based Zil Pasyon luxury resort on Felicite Island is among the properties which changes hands recently in a US$300 million buyout of the luxury hotel group by the InterContinental ... Read More
All Nippon Airways takes stake in Philippine Airlines
Chief Assignment Editor- February 23, 2019 18:20Philippine Airlines (PAL) is planning further rapid expansion of its international operation over the next few months as it launches services to Hanoi, New Delhi and Phnom Penh and adds ... Read More
Florida’s Key West bans sunscreen products to protect coral
Chief Assignment Editor- February 8, 2019 16:27Key West city officials have approved a ban on sunscreen products containing two chemicals that studies have found to negatively impact coral and marine organisms. The Key West City Commission ... Read More
ExpressJet Airlines announces new CFO and Senior VP
Chief Assignment Editor- February 6, 2019 21:05ExpressJet Airlines, a United Express carrier, today announced John Greenlee has been named Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Planning and Operations Control. In this new role, he ... Read More
Tourism Solomons announces date for 2019 ‘Me Save Solo’ tourism exchange
Chief Assignment Editor- February 4, 2019 18:10Tourism Solomons has confirmed the second annual ‘Me Save Solo’ tourism exchange will take place in Honiara on 05 July 2019. Announcing the news, Tourism Solomons CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto ... Read More
ExpressJet Airlines acquired by ManaAir
Chief Assignment Editor- January 23, 2019 00:10ManaAir, LLC, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of ExpressJet Airlines. ExpressJet flies for United Airlines as a United Express carrier. In 2019, ExpressJet will grow its fleet ... Read More
United Airlines appoints new Senior VP for Flight Operations
editor- January 18, 2019 21:17United Airlines (UAL) announced today a new Senior Vice President for Flight Operations. Read More
Largest aircraft deal ever for African continent announced
Chief Assignment Editor- December 22, 2018 02:15Boeing and Lagos-based Green Africa Airways today announced a commitment for up to 100 737 MAX 8 aircraft, evenly split into 50 firm aircraft and 50 options, as the airline ... Read More
Green Africa Airways banbks on Boeing 737 MAX 8
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 21, 2018 06:09Green Africa Airways today announced a commitment for up to 100 737 MAX 8 aircraft, evenly split into 50 firm aircraft and 50 options, as the airline gears up to ... Read More
Giant expansion of United Airlines International Routes
Dmytro Makarov- December 12, 2018 10:52United Airlines today announced its largest ever international network expansion from its hub at San Francisco International Airport. The airline will offer Bay Area customers nonstop year-round service to Read More
Seven hotels and resorts in Seychelles honored at Annual World Luxury Hotel Awards Gala Ceremony
editor- December 10, 2018 14:03Once again, the Seychellois hospitality is fêted as seven establishments in Seychelles have been recognized for their excellence in the tourism industry at the Annual World Luxury Hotel Awards Gala ... Read More
Revealed: The highest road in every U.S. state
editor- December 6, 2018 14:23Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, has launched a new study analyzing U.S. road data to identify the highest paved road in every state in America. Read More
Carlson Wagonlit Travel names new Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer
Chief Assignment Editor- December 4, 2018 10:05Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the global travel management company, has appointed Michelle Frymire as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Based in Minneapolis, Michelle will report to Kurt ... Read More
A great day for Malaysia and Hawaii tourism: $189 close on Air Asia
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 29, 2017 08:59It was a great day for Malaysia and Hawaiian Tourism today. $189 Honolulu - Kuala Lumpur. It's not a travel industry rate, it's not a hoax, it's the cost of ... Read More
United Airlines’ Guam service so bad, attorney general gets involved
editor- November 8, 2015 01:59In response to what they describe as chronic customer complaints of "subpar and declining flight services," the attorneys general of Guam and the CNMI are calling out United Airlines. Read More
Happy 4th of July but not so happy in Guam, where America starts the day
editor- July 4, 2013 11:20There are 180,000 proud Americans currently celebrating US Independence Day in Guam, USA. Read More
United Continental pilots ratify joint collective bargaining agreement
editor- December 17, 2012 02:55CHICAGO and HOUSTON - The pilots of United and Continental, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l, have approved a joint collective bargaining agreement with United Continental Holding Read More
New Board Chairman at helm of United Continental
editor- December 14, 2012 04:59CHICAGO, Illinois – United Continental Holdings, Inc. has realigned its senior management team for the post-integration phase of the merger between United and Continental airlines. Read More
Guam Visitors Bureau booth visited by US Secretary of Commerce
editor- May 7, 2012 06:53TUMON, Guam - US Secretary of Commerce John Bryson visited the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) booth on the convention floor during the US Travel Association's 2012 International Pow Wow in ... Read More
FAA issues single operating certificate to United and Continental Airlines
editor- December 1, 2011 06:44CHICAGO, Ill. - United Continental Holdings, Inc. Read More
United Airlines engineers say no to union
editor- November 30, 2011 04:31CHICAGO, Ill. - United Continental Holdings, Inc. Read More
United launches Economy Plus on first Continental aircraft
editor- November 18, 2011 05:28CHICAGO, Ill. - United Continental Holdings, Inc. today announced that the first Continental Airlines aircraft with Economy Plus will enter service Nov. Read More