Tag: farmers
Ethiopian Airlines Group launches sustainability initiative
Chief Assignment Editor- October 23, 2019 22:51Ethiopian Airlines Group, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, has launched an innovative capacity development initiative aimed at creating local value in agricultural ... Read More
Minister Bartlett addresses global tourism leaders at 2019 World Travel and Tourism Council
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 18:42As a part of a panel of the 2019 World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), held on Tuesday, June 11 in New York City, Minister of Tourism, Honorable Minister Edmund ... Read More
Four Seasons announces new hotel and private residences in Minneapolis
Chief Assignment Editor- June 12, 2019 16:36Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world’s leading luxury hospitality company, in partnership with United Properties, a leading commercial property development and investment company in Minnesota and Colorado, today announced ... Read More
India’s new Tourism Minister vows to fulfill Modi’s vision of ‘New India’
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019 01:12Immediately after becoming India's new Tourism Minister, Prahlad Singh Patel said his ministry will work to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a 'New India' by investing in strengthening ... Read More
Biodynamic Bordeaux
Dr. Elinor Garely - editor in chief of wines.travel- June 1, 2019 19:04Elementary The Bordeaux wine region in southwestern France produces some of the most desired wines and vintages in the world. Once considered a center for traditional viticulture, Bordeaux is quietly, ... Read More
EscapeMaker to host all women-led first-ever Virtual Agritourism Conference
editor- May 9, 2019 22:39Fourteen women industry experts join forces to create an evergreen educational resource for innkeepers, farmers, winemakers, craft beverage producers and ag-related destinations to grow their businesses. EscapeMaker.com, a guide to ... Read More
Travel industry building for more sustainable future this Earth Day and beyond
Chief Assignment Editor- March 25, 2019 16:01A day to promote environmental awareness and bring attention to the protection of the planet, Earth Day is celebrated in more than 193 countries each year. Earth Day is an ... Read More
Tourism Linkages Speed Networking event yields over $630 million in contracts for local entrepreneurs
editor- March 21, 2019 22:12Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett yesterday revealed that his Ministry’s Tourism Linkages Speed Networking event has resulted in local Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs) negotiating contracts valued at ... Read More
Italy travel: Destination Baia and Latina steps into the video limelight
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- March 21, 2019 02:03In 2017, “The Year of the Borghi” was celebrated in Italy. According to the directive of the former Minister, Dario Franceschini, the initiative was created with the intention of enhancing ... Read More
1 million visitors and US$800 million earned in 9 weeks
editor- March 12, 2019 20:15With visitor arrivals for the first nine weeks of this year exceeding one million and Jamaica being the first Caribbean destination to achieve this result, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund ... Read More
Blue Mountain Coffee for Jamaica’s Cruise Visitors
editor- March 4, 2019 21:32All cruise passengers disembarking at Jamaica’s main ports will soon be treated to a cup of Jamaica’s world famous Blue Mountain Coffee. The Ministry of Tourism is currently in discussions ... Read More
Tourism Ministry to host Festival Marketplace of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival
Chief Assignment Editor- February 28, 2019 17:03In keeping with its objective to foster strategic growth of culinary tourism as a product niche for Jamaica, the Gastronomy Network of TEF’s Linkages Network will be hosting the inaugural ... Read More
Grenada Tourism soars
editor- February 7, 2019 00:42Grenada Tourism recorded more than 500,000 visitor arrivals in 2018, a historic number that proves the three-island destination’s tourism industry is “one-to-watch” for 2019 and beyond. To match the growing ... Read More
Berchtesgadener welcomes UNWTO Euro-Asian Mountain Tourism Conference
Chief Assignment Editor- February 1, 2019 16:25The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has selected Berchtesgaden, Germany as the venue for the 4th UNWTO Euro-Asian Mountain Tourism Conference on 2-5 March 2019. The event is being organized jointly ... Read More
Safe air travel in winter
editor- January 22, 2019 19:51At Munich Airport over 600 employees work with special equipment to battle ice and snow during the winter. Read More
Use tourism to build sustainable coffee sector says Jamaica Minister
editor- January 15, 2019 21:16Coffee has the potential to become a commodity that can change communities through linkages with tourism says Jamaica Tourism Minister. Read More
Historic Montana guest ranch welcomes new GM
editor- January 10, 2019 21:04Montana guest ranch carries on Proud Traditions Of Western Hospitality, Pioneering Women with new GM. Read More
Saudi Cultural Heritage Worldwide: A National Festival
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 23, 2018 19:28The National Festival of Heritage and Culture in Janadria is the most important event of its kind in the world, as it attracts millions of lovers of heritage and originality ... Read More
Going green is the only way at Ladera Resort
editor- December 19, 2018 21:26Green Globe certified Ladera Resort which continues to plant its own fruit trees and herbs that provide fresh ingredients for its food and beverage outlets. Read More
Atlantic Canada: What’s hot and happening in the provinces
Chief Assignment Editor- December 17, 2018 19:202019 is just around the corner, and visitors to Atlantic Canada next year can expect to be greeted with incredible adventure experiences, mouth watering gastronomy and classic Canadian wilderness. There ... Read More
Local farmers earn over $39 million from tourism
editor- December 14, 2018 13:41The Jamaica Tourism Agri-Linkages Exchange (ALEX) pilot project has assisted 400 local farmers with the marketing of approximately 360,000 kg of agricultural produce valued at over $39 million. Read More
Minister Bartlett to deliver remarks at official opening of Agri-linkages Exchange Center
Chief Assignment Editor- December 12, 2018 05:02Jamaica's Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett will deliver remarks at the opening of the Agri-linkages Exchange (ALEX) Center. ALEX is an innovative online platform, which facilitates the purchase and exchange of ... Read More
Silversands Grenada opening compliments a pure luxury Caribbean destination
Chief Assignment Editor- December 4, 2018 08:03Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean is offering different options in the luxury end of the market with a brand new member of The Leading Hotels of the World, ... Read More
Zimbabwe: A genocide in progress? Should Tourists Leave?
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 2, 2018 07:58Foreign tourist should leave Zimbabwe. After a violent crackdown Tuesday night, a scary calm is returning to portions of Zimbabwe This may not be a constant situation. "Zimbabwe is open for ... Read More
Traveling through Guam on a cultural ride
editor- March 24, 2017 06:49Many tourists today are looking for cultural experiences during their travels. They want to eat authentic foods, meet the locals, and step into their lives for a moment in time. Read More
Farmers website breaks new ground in harnessing the power of the web
editor- April 18, 2013 01:59With the recent launch of www.farmersreview.co.uk, information-hungry farmers and agronomists all over the UK will now have an online hub they can go to 24 X 7 to find the ... Read More
Tourism news: Washington states turns agricultural tourism into a fine art
editor- July 12, 2010 04:56Farms and orchards that once simply supplied jobs and food have become entertainment and educational outlets for tourists interested in knowing where and how food is made. Read More
Agricultural tourism project in Vietnam raises farmers’ incomes
editor- October 15, 2009 06:03A three-year pilot agricultural tourism project in three rural provinces has helped to diversify ecotourism products and raise incomes of local farmers, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Associa Read More
Farmers’ revolt hits tourist industry in Argentina
editor- June 18, 2008 04:19On March 11 Argentina's President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced a series of taxes on farm exports such as soya and wheat. Aimed at curbing inflation and improving Argentina's ever ... Read More
Farmers protest conversion of agricultural land for tourism
editor- May 14, 2008 03:28MANILA, Philippines -- Members of a leftist farmers’ group staged a picket at the Department of Tourism (DoT) in Manila on Tuesday to demand an end to the conversion of ... Read More