Tag: illness
Why tourists are not in danger after confirmed Ebola case in Uganda
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 12, 2019 05:13There is no threat for tourists traveling currently in Uganda. Future visitors planning a trip to this East African country should yet not consider canceling. A widely published case of ... Read More
Is this Hard Rock Hotel Cafe slowly poisoning guests?
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 11, 2019 21:05It may not be safe to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino-Punta Cana. "We are too busy to respond," a spokesperson of the Zimmerman Agency, a PR agency ... Read More
Fiji and Dominican Republic: Healthy American Tourists die in resort hotels
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 6, 2019 01:26Add Fiji to the list of now two countries where four healthy American visitors died within a week on mysterious and unexplained circumstances. Are the deaths of American Tourists in ... Read More
When overtourism spoils your travel plans: Go somewhere else!
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- June 5, 2019 23:37Have you heard that told joke? Patient says, “Doctor, it hurts when I do this with my arm.” Doctor’s response is, “Then don’t do this.” This is logic 101 that ... Read More
Simba, the happiest safari company from Tanzania joins African Tourism Board
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 16, 2019 09:39African Tourism Board today added Simba Safaris a family owned Safari and Tour company from Tanzania to its rapidly growing list of members. Simba Safaris is also a giant in ... Read More
Airline passengers enjoy canine therapy sessions at Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- May 1, 2019 02:20Moscow Domodedovo Airport partnered with the National Association of United Animal-Assisted Therapists to conduct an event as a part of a Hug a friend before your flight initiative. On April ... Read More
Korean Air and the Hanjin Group Chairman and founder of Skyteam died in Los Angeles
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 8, 2019 06:16Yang Ho Cho, 70, Chairman and CEO of Korean Air and the Hanjin Group, died peacefully April 7 in a Los Angeles hospital after a brief illness. He was considered ... Read More
Global Tourism Industry Mourns the Loss of Peter Wong
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 20, 2019 18:56Tourism Icon Peter Wong died on 11 March 2019, at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam, HongKong. Peter Wong was Executive Chairman of the China Chamber of Tourism, Vice ... Read More
Hotels in ASIA ignore warning signs of environmental killers
Andrew J. Wood - eTN Thailand- February 24, 2019 06:06Hotel operators in Asia are neglecting public safety. Scientists and engineers have learned the truth about the industry’s apathy when it comes to keeping our hotel and workplace air handling ... Read More
Maintenance Emergency: How safe is it to fly on Southwest Airlines?
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 17, 2019 21:29I've seen people walked off the job, held on suspension for a month or more because they've reported problems that they supposedly were outside their scope for finding. Such alarming ... Read More
World Animal Protection: Traffickers exploit Turkish Airlines in illegal wildlife trade
Chief Assignment Editor- February 4, 2019 19:25An investigation by World Animal Protection reveals Turkish Airlines and Turkish Cargo are enabling the exotic pet trade, despite making commitments to tackle wildlife trafficking. The airline and its cargo ... Read More
Royal Caribbean cruise ship forced into U-turn after hundreds of passengers get sick
Chief Assignment Editor- January 11, 2019 03:45Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Oasis of the Seas cruise ship was forced to return to homeport after Norovirus outbreak sickened almost 300 cruise passengers on board. Prior to forced U-turn, ... Read More
Guam recreates Chamorro cultural theme park
editor- January 13, 2012 08:13TUMON, Guam - Guam’s first and original Chamorro cultural theme park recreates Chamorro life 500 years ago. Chamorros are Guam’s first inhabitants. Read More
Judge: TUI UK must pay out to tourists who fell ill
editor- January 19, 2011 06:12A judge in Birmingham has handed a landmark victory to 49 holidaymakers who contracted serious illnesses at a Majorcan hotel after ruling that one of the biggest tour operators in ... Read More
Corinthia Hotel Budapest makes a sick child’s vacation wish come true
editor- July 21, 2010 04:35NEW YORK, NY – The award-winning Corinthia Hotel Budapest has collected more than 26 lbs. Read More
Outbreak of illness forces Celebrity Mercury to return early
editor- March 17, 2010 05:03The Celebrity Mercury cruise ship is returning to port a day early and delaying its next sailing to address an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness that sickened 350 passengers. Read More