Tag: industry leaders
Sri Lanka Tourism in crisis: Managing and seeking out opportunities
Srilal Miththapala - eTN Sri Lanka- June 11, 2019 23:55The Rapid Response Team by Safertourism reached out to Sri Lanka tourism authorities including the minister of tourism and industry leaders within hours of the devastating terror attack on the ... Read More
Qatar Aviation Services participated in the 32nd IATA Ground Handling Conference
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 16:36Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), participated as a silver sponsor in the 32nd IATA Ground Handling Conference that took place in Madrid, Spain from. For the second consecutive year, QAS participated ... Read More
New India government urged to tackle employment through tourism
Anil Mathur - eTN India- May 25, 2019 01:02There is much hope and expectation from the just re-elected Modi Government in India. Industry leaders feel that the new government must give attention to rationalization of the goods and ... Read More
BestCities launch Inspiring Young Leaders program
Chief Assignment Editor- May 21, 2019 18:40BestCities Global Alliance has today launched the Inspiring Young Leaders program, and has recognized two associations who have committed to actively encouraging youth engagement ahead of their upcoming congresses. The ... Read More
IMEX in Frankfurt’s five steps to igniting imagination and powering up business results
Chief Assignment Editor- May 16, 2019 16:45IMEX in Frankfurt returns on 21-23 May, bringing together business event professionals from around the world to meet and do business. Planners and exhibitors alike can also tap into the ... Read More
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister charges CHICOS to encourage investment in experiences
Chief Assignment Editor- May 8, 2019 17:15Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says for the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) to be truly relevant to the region it must look beyond investments ... Read More
Voting opens for 5th annual World Spa Awards
editor- April 30, 2019 20:48The international voting window for the World Spa Awards 2019 – the spa and wellness sector’s most trusted annual awards program – is now open. Spa industry professionals – senior ... Read More
IMEX exhibitors invited to make Sustainable Exhibiting Pledge
Chief Assignment Editor- April 24, 2019 17:10IMEX in Frankfurt has invited exhibitors at this year’s show (21 -23 May) to make a Sustainable Exhibiting Pledge as it continues to increase its commitment to demonstrating and leading ... Read More
A new Tourism potential in Tanzania: The Southern Circuit
Adam Ihucha - eTN Tanzania- April 21, 2019 21:39A new Tourism potential is about to be unlocked In Tanzania. All roads and international air routes will in the near future, be leading to the Southern circuit, as the ... Read More
Africa Tourism Leadership Forum: Next stop Durban
editor- April 16, 2019 02:47Themed “Stimulating intra-Africa Travel through thought leadership,” the 2019 Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF) is the only Pan-African public-private tourism leadership dialogue platform that is convened, led, and hosted by ... Read More
Antigua and Barbuda strengthens its partner relations for win-win solutions for the upcoming cruise season 2019/2020
editor- April 12, 2019 18:33Antigua & Barbuda’s Tourism Delegation led by the Hon. H. Charles Fernandez held a series of meetings with the country’s critical cruise line Partners at Seatrade Cruise Global, the cruise ... Read More
WTTC 19th Global Summit final program: Changemakers including President Obama meet in Seville
Elisabeth Lang - special to eTN- March 31, 2019 20:05The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) will be heading to Seville, Spain this week to attend the 19th Global Summit of WTTC on April 3 and 4. WTTC members are the ... Read More
Maldives Tourism: Changes needed say local travel industry leaders
eTN Managing Editor- March 27, 2019 10:00The Corporate Maldives blog recently published an interesting analysis of how tourism leaders in the Indian Ocean Island Republic think. The information sheds some light on what tourism professionals think, ... Read More
IGLTA Foundation adds industry leaders from Google & Airbnb to its Board
editor- March 26, 2019 18:51The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association Foundation announced today that Dougal Mckenzie, Head of Industry, Travel, at Google, and Maria Cuba, Global Diversity Lead for Airbnb’s Experiences platform have been appointed ... Read More
President Obama, WTTC and the African Tourism Board: A major push for Africa visibility
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 21, 2019 02:05Africa Tourism is hot right now. Overlooked in the past, the tourism potential of the African continent is now becoming visible. The first African Tourism Board (ATB) is about to be ... Read More
Bots, A.I, wearables and VR to create billion-dollar savings in the tourism industry
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 20, 2019 07:12The impact of disruptive technologies on the tourism industry is set to create multi-billion dollar savings through the use of IoT, robotics, artificial intelligence (A.I), Virtual Reality (VR) and wearable ... Read More
“Plan For Our Kids” and “African Earth Lung” to launch at WTM Africa
editor- March 19, 2019 21:21eTN Publisher Juergen Steinmetz talks to Professor Geoffrey Lipman Co-Founder of SUNx - STRONG Universal Network, about the development of “Plan For Our Kids” and the signature “African Earth Lung” ... Read More
Tourism Conclave set for Uttarakhand in India
Anil Mathur - eTN India- March 13, 2019 02:04The 8th India Heritage Tourism Conclave will be held on March 27 at the WelcomHotel The Savoy in the Himalayas located in Mussorie in Uttarakhand. The hotel has a rich ... Read More
Speed Dating Tourism Style @ Javits
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- March 9, 2019 20:04Picture it – hundreds of small tables staffed by representatives of destinations, hotels, attractions – from Australia to Rwanda and from Indianapolis to Florida, talking for only 15 minutes with ... Read More
Improving safety for India rail
Anil Mathur - eTN India- February 27, 2019 21:04Indian Railways is taking steps to improve safety standards and services as it is also moving forward with providing faster trains. This was stated in Delhi on February 26 by ... Read More
Tourism KZN to lobby for more conferences at Meetings Africa
Alain St.Ange- February 25, 2019 23:06The new drive by KwaZulu Natal to go after more meetings and incentive tourism is good news for South African Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom who has been working tirelessly to ... Read More
Saint Martin/Sint Maarten hosts Annual Regional Trade Show in May
Chief Assignment Editor- February 25, 2019 17:10The Saint Martin/Sint Maarten Annual Regional Trade Show (SMART) offers international and regional buyers the opportunity to meet and network with suppliers and other key tourism industry partners from the ... Read More
Connect, learn, grow at Start-Up Innovation Camp 2019 World Tourism Forum Lucerne
Alain St.Ange- February 18, 2019 22:26Martin Barth, the Head of the World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) has confirmed that for the 4th time, World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) is organizing the Start-Up Innovation Camp in ... Read More
Heathrow Airport unveils new locations for Business Summit series
Chief Assignment Editor- February 8, 2019 19:25More businesses than ever before will work with Heathrow to explore new global markets and supply chain opportunities, as 11 locations are set to host Heathrow Business Summits, announced today. ... Read More
World Travel Awards voting opens for Middle East
Chief Assignment Editor- February 4, 2019 15:30Travel industry professionals and consumers from around the world are invited to cast their votes for the organizations in the Middle East that they consider to be the very best ... Read More
India’s interim budget: Bust or boom for tourism?
Anil Mathur - eTN India- February 2, 2019 01:04The interim budget presented today in India Parliament has elicited mixed reaction from industry leaders with the focus being on seeing how the proposals will be implemented. Rajendera Kumar, industry ... Read More
Hosting conferences in Darwin becoming a smart option
editor- January 30, 2019 00:52For event organizers, recent events in Darwin have seen record numbers of attendance. Several events hosted at the Darwin Convention Centre in 2018 achieved their highest delegate numbers, seeing people ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister to attend International Tourism Fair in Spain
editor- January 22, 2019 21:18Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett travels to Spain today to participate in FITUR. Read More
Airbus: Intelligence Shared
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 20, 2019 18:50As a provider of security intelligence platforms, Airbus is demonstrating Virtual Reality applications that facilitate the work of paramedics or firefighters during their operations on the scene. These technologies enable ... Read More
ECPAT-USA expanding anti-human trafficking training to new areas of travel industry
editor- January 9, 2019 22:36New anti-human trafficking training is designed for travel management professionals, corporate travel managers, and those in the meeting and events industry. Read More
Skal International Orlando announces new Board officers
Chief Assignment Editor- January 4, 2019 20:53Skal International Orlando, the only international organization bringing together sectors of the travel and tourism industry while networking, conducting business and helping communities locally, nationally and internationally, has officially installed ... Read More
Global aviation leaders will gather in Dubai
Chief Assignment Editor- January 2, 2019 18:15The heads of civil aviation authorities and aviation ministers from around the world will converge on Dubai on January 24, 2019 to participate in the first edition of the Global ... Read More
Aviation Ministers will be attending Global Investment in Aviation Summit GIAS2019
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 31, 2018 07:25The first edition of the Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS 2019) will kick off in Dubai with the participation of the largest ever gathering of aviation ministers and heads ... 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
First in travel industry to receive IATA Financial Gateway Solution Provider Certification
editor- December 20, 2018 22:35IFG is an omni-channel payment aggregation platform that allows airlines to manage and optimize their different sales payment processes through a single global connection. Read More