Tag: examine
Airbus: Albatross is inspiring next generation of aircraft wings
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 13, 2019 10:29Airbus engineers have developed a scale-model airplane with the first in-flight, flapping wing-tips that could revolutionize aircraft wing-design. The aerospace giant has drawn on nature to develop its ‘semi-aeroelastic hinge’ ... Read More
Ghana Remains Safe: African Tourism Board Rapid Response Team offers assistance
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 11, 2019 22:16Ghana remains sage, security remains vigilant according to a statement issued by Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information for the Republic of Ghana. This was in response to a ... Read More
Russian MC-21 passenger jet will make its public debut at MAKS-2019 air show
Chief Assignment Editor- June 7, 2019 17:07Russia will present the MC-21 medium-haul airliner, it is developing, to the public for the first time at the MAKS-2019 air show this summer, President of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation ... Read More
Maui Visitors Bureau’s hidden statement on hiking on Maui
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2019 21:19Tourism is the biggest business in Hawaii. Ocean activities and hiking are the most popular activities on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Both are fun, unique and can be amazing. ... Read More
South East Asia Hotel Investors’ Summit will tackle emerging challenges to regional hotel markets
Chief Assignment Editor- May 14, 2019 18:36The South East Asia Hotel Investors’ Summit returns for its third edition in May and will again feature top executives from both hotel owning groups and management companies addressing issues ... Read More
Bomb threat triggers Kiev International Airport evacuation
Chief Assignment Editor- April 23, 2019 15:14More than 1,000 airline passengers were evacuated at Kiev International Airport (Zhuliany) on Tuesday due to a bomb threat, media reports say. The decision was made at noon after the ... Read More
The pulse of Brexit Britain captured by Martin Parr
Rita Payne - special to eTN- March 20, 2019 01:05With Britain deeply divided over Brexit, an exhibition by one of the country’s best-known and celebrated photographers, Martin Parr, vividly captures images which help one to understand what makes the ... Read More
Why didn’t Boeing prevent the Boeing MAX 8 Crash of Ethiopian Airlines?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 17, 2019 20:00A first result is out after the black box of ET 302 was examined by French aviation experts at France's BEA air safety agency. 157 passengers died in the Ethiopian Airlines Crash on ... Read More
American Airlines resumes Miami-Antigua service
Chief Assignment Editor- March 15, 2019 02:31The Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism and Investment along with the country’s Tourism Authority has announced the resumption of service by American Airlines to and from Miami following the ... Read More
Presidential Emergency Order: Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 grounded in the United States
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 13, 2019 18:33US President Donald Trump issued an emergency order to ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 and also Boeing 737 Max 9. Flights on route to a destination are allowed to finish their ... Read More
Peace through tourism Korea in the making: $175,562
editor- March 13, 2019 02:57Seoul’s state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) plans to investigate the potential for cross-border inter-Korean tourism, according to a document seen by NK News. In a research proposal uploaded last week ... Read More
Largest online exhibition about inventions and discoveries launched today
editor- March 7, 2019 23:10The National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF) Museum and Google Arts & Culture have partnered to bring the NIHF Museum experience to all corners of the world digitally. “Once Upon ... Read More
Record numbers of international LGBT+ travel industry exhibitors at ITB Berlin
Chief Assignment Editor- March 4, 2019 15:05ITB’s LGBT+ segment features the world’s largest exhibition of tourism products for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and diverse identities of any show in the world: from 6 to 10 March ... Read More
MGM Resorts International announces leadership changes
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2019 21:07MGM Resorts International today announced changes to its leadership team and a streamlining of responsibilities to empower leaders to drive the Company's strategic direction and implement change as part of ... Read More
Texaco Jamaica endorses Global Resilience Centre
editor- February 19, 2019 21:33Texaco Jamaica has pledged its full backing of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCM) that was launched in January in Montego Bay. The announcement was made today ... Read More
Jamaica records 8.6% increase in tourism earnings in 2018
Chief Assignment Editor- January 9, 2019 18:05Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica saw an 8.6% increase in tourism revenue in 2018. He told a news conference, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston office yesterday that, ... Read More
PATA lines up speakers for Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference
editor- January 8, 2019 21:30The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has gathered a diverse line-up of thought leaders, innovators and pioneers for the upcoming PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2019. Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister committed to new architecture for visitor safety and security
editor- January 7, 2019 22:15Safety, security and seamlessness underpin the sense of well-being of visitors crossing borders to visit Jamaica. Read More
How Emirates gets a handle on aircraft turnaround in Dubai?
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 19, 2018 08:05Delays in aircraft turnaround in DXB has to be kept under control. A new innovative application built in-house by Emirates called the Hub Monitor is invented to ensure this. Read More
Global experts to headline PATA Annual Summit in Guam
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 9, 2016 08:38The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Summit 2016 (PAS 2016) has locked in an impressive roster of dynamic international guest speakers and panelists, including the Minister of Tourism and Read More
CLIA: Diversity of offerings by cruise ships makes big difference
editor- June 18, 2011 05:13More choice in restaurant styles, water sports, adventure tours, Broadway shows, kids-free zones -- the diversity of offerings by cruise ships makes a big difference to today’s cruise vacationer, ac Read More