Tag: million people
UNWTO and Barça Innovation Hub launch global Sports Tourism Start-up Competition
Chief Assignment Editor- June 14, 2019 16:10The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in collaboration with Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB) and with the support of the Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), has announced the launch of the 1st ... Read More
Hamburg: Elbphilharmonie 10 millionth visitor
Dmytro Makarov- June 10, 2019 18:13The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has reached the 10 million mark in the number of visitors. The publicly accessible viewing-platform with stunning views over Hamburg and its port was opened in November ... Read More
Heathrow becomes world’s first Sustainable Fish Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 16:50Sustain – the alliance for better food and farming – has crowned Heathrow the world’s first Sustainable Fish Airport. The award is the outcome of an airport-wide initiative, involving all ... Read More
10 most accessible cities in Europe named
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 16:15While many of us would love to travel the world, it’s not always easy for those with limited mobility and rely on assistance from others. Accessible travel is a hotly ... Read More
Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism launches ‘Sovereign’s Road’ project
Chief Assignment Editor- June 7, 2019 22:35Russia's Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm) and the governors of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Tver regions announced the signing of an agreement to develop the joint inter-regional tourism project "Sovereign's ... Read More
Lifestyle hotel for millennials will open its doors in Japan
Dmytro Makarov- June 5, 2019 18:21Royal Park Hotels and Resorts Company, Ltd. will launch the third hotel of its "CANVAS" line, The Royal Park Canvas Osaka Kitahama. The relatively new "CANVAS" line has been designed ... Read More
WestJet launches nonstop Calgary-Dublin service with 787 Dreamliner
Chief Assignment Editor- June 3, 2019 19:50With the departure of flight WS6, WestJet becomes the only airline operating a nonstop route between Calgary and Dublin. The airline's newest route provides historic access between Western Canada and ... Read More
Maritime security the Seychelles way
Alain St.Ange- May 25, 2019 02:42Africa’s smallest nation is setting a standard for safe sustainable seas through the prosecution of pirates, international maritime cooperation, and proactive measures to protect its exclusive economic zone. As the ... Read More
Good news for Pakistan Tourism comes from British Airways
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2019 23:03British Airways has great news for the Pakistan travel and tourism industry. Tourism in Pakistan is a growing industry. In 2018, the British Backpacker Society ranked Pakistan as the world's top adventure travel ... Read More
Exploring America in a RV: Lifestyle travel for 15 million Americans
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2019 21:33An annual survey by the RV Industry Association finds that 88% of RV owners in the United States plan to use their RVs as much or more than they did ... Read More
48 million Americans would skip a credit card payment over a vacation
Chief Assignment Editor- May 15, 2019 20:2048 million Americans say they would skip a credit card payment before they’d skip a vacation, according a new survey published today. Survey Key Findings: • 19% of people would ... Read More
The year of the airports: Travel to the hubs of the future
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- May 14, 2019 03:02The year 2019 will be remembered as the year of the inaugurations of large and small strategic airports to satisfy an air demand that by 2035 will touch - according ... Read More
Indian Tourism booming by the trillions
editor- April 30, 2019 01:10A new report shows that the systematic growth, maintenance, and sustainable development of tourism destinations for India, as well as focus on promoting the emerging avenues of tourism, will be ... Read More
Loro Parque’s World Population Clock breaks 7,7 billion barrier
Chief Assignment Editor- April 29, 2019 15:30Loro Parque’s World Population Clock, based on estimates by the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs, has this week reached the historic figure of 7,7 billion people. According ... Read More
eTN becomes a SUNx SDG 17 Partner calling for Climate Sanity in Tourism on Earth Day
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 23, 2019 02:24In nature, nothing exists alone is the message for Earth Day 2019. Announcing the public launch of its “SDG17 Partners Program” on Earth Day 2019, Professor Geoffrey Lipman co-founder SUNx, calls ... Read More
WTTC launches global taskforce on human trafficking
editor- April 4, 2019 22:40The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has today announced the formation of a global taskforce to help prevent and combat human trafficking - an illicit activity that affects 30 ... Read More
VistaJet sees animals flying up whopping 104 percent
editor- April 4, 2019 03:05Emerging travel behavior trends highlight why offering solutions to provide for animals flying is increasingly important – to the tune of a 104 percent increase as reported by VistaJet. VistaJet ... Read More
Munich Airport welcomes new US destination
editor- April 3, 2019 02:22Effective immediately, American Airlines has launched a new service to the “land of endless opportunities.” An Airbus A330 will be departing daily from Munich, Germany, to Charlotte, in the US ... Read More
Ottawa Tourism and Outaouais Tourism join forces to target UK
editor- April 2, 2019 22:35Senior members from Ottawa Tourism and Outaouais Tourism will visit the UK from April 8-10 to promote both regions as a holiday destination. The delegation, which also includes representatives from ... Read More
United: Top-ranked LGBTQ airline
editor- March 29, 2019 02:41United Airlines today announced that for the eighth consecutive year, it has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a premier benchmarking survey ... Read More
Princess Cruises And Fincantieri Sign Contracts For Two Next-Generation Cruise Ships
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 27, 2019 19:30Princess Cruises and Fincantieri announced today the signing of the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation 175,000-ton cruise ships, which will be the largest ships ever built so far ... Read More
Puerto Princesa City in Philippines worried about Chinese Tourists and illegal gambling
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 24, 2019 08:45Puerto Princesa is a popular tourist city with many beach resorts and seafood restaurants. It has been acclaimed several times as the cleanest and greenest city in the Philippines. The ... Read More
British Airways to serve Milan Bergamo Airport from London Gatwick
Chief Assignment Editor- March 21, 2019 16:15Milan Bergamo Airport has announced that from 1 September 2019, UK flag carrier and oneworld member, British Airways, will begin operations from the airport. As the airline confirms it will ... Read More
Cyclone Idai: What the African Tourism Board is doing?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 20, 2019 23:55“The situation is terrible,” Jamie LeSueur of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Tuesday in a press statement. “The scale of devastation is enormous. It ... Read More
Sexually assaulted by hotel staff? TripAdvisor tells woman leave a review
editor- March 19, 2019 01:42TripAdvisor is the largest travel site in the world, with 456 million people visiting the site every month to search for accommodation and other hospitality sites ranked according user reviews. ... Read More
John Q. Hammons: Master hotel developer and builder
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- March 16, 2019 18:25One of the great hoteliers/developers of our time, John Q. Hammons developed 200 hotel properties in 40 states. But mere statistics hide the essence of Mr. Hammons special development techniques. ... Read More
Source of The Nile Bridge part of Global Greening for St. Patrick’s Day
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- March 16, 2019 18:14The Embassy of Ireland in Uganda, in partnership with the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and the Uganda National Roads Authority, illuminated the "Source of the Nile" Bridge green ahead of ... Read More
€1 in every €7 in Spain comes from tourism
Chief Assignment Editor- March 6, 2019 19:25The Travel & Tourism sector contributed €1 in every €7, in the Spanish economy last year demonstrating the importance of the sector to the country. This comes in a year ... Read More
China, USA & Germany are top 3 biggest global travel spenders
Chief Assignment Editor- March 5, 2019 17:25A recent study estimated the global expenditure on tourism to be just short of $1.5 trillion, with cheap flights and rising economies broadening the horizons of many. Whether you’re venturing ... Read More
Wizz Air expands routes
editor- March 4, 2019 20:33Based on data from Statistics Denmark, over 13,000 Ukrainians live in Denmark, with more than half of this population living in Jutland, in which Billund Airport lies at the heart. Kiev ... Read More
Brazilian Carnivals: What, when, where and how
Chief Assignment Editor- February 27, 2019 18:301. Is there just one ‘carnival’ or are there several? Where are they? Carnival is a holiday in Brazil – this year it will go from Friday, March 1st to ... Read More
IATA launches new Diversity & Inclusion Awards
Chief Assignment Editor- February 26, 2019 20:30The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards’ to recognize and encourage industry excellence. Three categories of leadership in gender diversity and ... Read More
YOTEL checks-in to Washington, DC with hotel acquisition
Chief Assignment Editor- February 26, 2019 17:08Today YOTEL announced the acquisition of the Liaison Washington Capitol Hill hotel by partners Metrovest Equities and BLDG Management. The innovative hotel group will operate the existing premises, which over ... Read More
Lithuania tourism booming and German visitors love it
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 24, 2019 17:50Germans love to travel to Lithuania. It resulted n a record year in 2018 for Lithuania Tourism. 3,6 million people used accommodation services for at least one night while traveling in ... Read More
Hong Kong’s travel spending up 5.8% and continue growing
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2019 20:07In 2018, Hong Kong citizens made 92.21 million departures in 2018, averaging 12.4 departures per person! Total revenue of the city’s outbound package tours in the year grew 8.1% ! ... Read More
European Parliament and Commission urged to move towards integrated European tourism policy
Chief Assignment Editor- February 20, 2019 16:25The European Tourism Manifesto for Growth and Jobs and the World Travel & Tourism Council have today declared the urgent need for a genuine recognition of the importance of tourism. ... Read More