Tag: Poland
Poland becomes newest US Visa Waiver Program member
Chief Assignment Editor- November 6, 2019 18:15U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the announcement that Poland has officially been designated a member of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP): "It ... Read More
Pilot killed after plane crashes into river at Polish airshow
Chief Assignment Editor- June 15, 2019 17:20The terrifying moment when a two-seat light aircraft crashed into a river after a stunt-gone-wrong at an airshow in the city of Płock in Poland was caught on camera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlYABq7vm3s ... Read More
Four countries, 4 days, 1 destination: Seychelles Eastern European Roadshow 2019
editor- June 13, 2019 21:25On May 27, 2019, the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) set off for its annual Seychelles Dedicated Roadshow in Central and Eastern Europe. The event lasted for 4 days during which ... Read More
Ryanair acquires Malta Air
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- June 12, 2019 19:29Ryanair Holdings has made arrangements for the acquisition of Malta Air, a Maltese start-up, in which Ryanair will transfer and increase its fleet of 6 Malta-based B737 aircraft. This investment ... 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
Top 50 hotels: Nominees are unveiled
Dmytro Makarov- June 6, 2019 20:40Travel network Virtuoso has revealed the 50 hotels and hospitality greats nominated for its coveted Best of the Best awards. The nominees are part of the industry-leading Virtuoso Hotels & ... Read More
U.S. Travel Association: Holds IPW Press Conference and you’re there
editor- June 5, 2019 00:18Roger Dow, U.S. Travel Association President and CEO was the first to speak at the U.S. Travel Association’s IPW Press Conference held at the 51st edition held on Tuesday, June ... Read More
American travelers reduce budgets, still spend more than Europeans
Chief Assignment Editor- June 4, 2019 17:34The results of GGA 19th annual Holiday Barometer were released today. This year’s barometer found that the number of Americans who indicated that they would be taking vacation this summer ... Read More
Warsaw is about to turn into a Nepal Summit and you could be part of it
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2019 08:31Polish outbound tourism is growing, and the Nepal Tourism Board knows this and wants to welcome Polish visitors to their Himalayan country. Yesterday a delegation of top tourism officials from ... Read More
Israel welcomed over 405,000 visitors in April – 7% rise in tourist arrivals
Chief Assignment Editor- May 23, 2019 15:19An analysis of the seasonally adjusted data provided by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics indicates that in the last three months (February – April 2019), 384,000 tourists arrived on average ... Read More
Tourism in Tel Aviv is one big party this week with Eurovision
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 15, 2019 08:21Tourism is booming in Tel Aviv this week with hotels sold out, residents staying with relatives to rent their rooms and apartments for inflated rates - and almost every rate ... Read More
NY Visit: Creative approaches to traditional spaces
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- March 30, 2019 21:23Architectural Digest Home Design Show Delivers 40,000 people (approximately) attended the AD Home Design Show earlier this month. Architects, interior designers, retailers and wholesalers, students and journalists, artists and gallery ... Read More
Wizz Air: Now flying from Krakow to Tel Aviv
editor- March 28, 2019 21:39Wizz Air is set to launch new direct flights between Krakow, Poland, and Tel Aviv, Israel, in September 2019. The new flight route is set to begin operating on September ... Read More
Wizz Air first foreign airline to operate double-digit route network from Keflavik
Chief Assignment Editor- March 21, 2019 15:41Keflavik Airport has confirmed that Wizz Air is set to begin flights to Krakow from 16 September, with the carrier planning to serve the destination twice-weekly (Mondays and Fridays) using ... 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
Disney Cruise Line returns to Greece
Chief Assignment Editor- March 2, 2019 21:15In summer 2020, Disney Cruise Line will embark on a variety of itineraries around the world, including a long-awaited return to Greece and the addition of five first-time ports of ... Read More
Krakow hosts 3rd International Congress of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimages
Chief Assignment Editor- February 27, 2019 16:05The 3rd International Congress of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimages "100th birthday of Karol Wojtyla - Saint John Paul II" will take place in Krakow, from 6th to 10th November 2019. ... Read More
Europe’s most successful B2B luxury travel show opens new site in Prague from June 2-5, 2019
editor- February 19, 2019 21:18The loop concept has proven itself over the years as a consistent value proposition for carefully determined markets. It stands for a quality format that has set new standards within ... Read More
PATA embraces adventure and spirituality in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Chief Assignment Editor- February 15, 2019 19:10The PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2019 takes place in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India with 300 delegates from 28 countries in attendance for the three-day niche event, ... Read More
EU airline passenger law: “Lazy” stereotype holds true for American travelers
Chief Assignment Editor- February 6, 2019 20:30More than 90 percent of U.S. travelers do not know their rights when it comes to airline compensation, and of those that do, it takes them a long time to ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister calls for ongoing investments in tourism
editor- January 31, 2019 00:06Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says tourism has to be sustained and this requires ongoing investment to improve existing products and develop new ones. The Minister made this statement ... Read More
Miami International Airport: 45 million passengers for the first time ever
Chief Assignment Editor- January 24, 2019 18:28Miami International Airport passed the 45-million-passenger milestone for the first time ever in 2018, serving nearly one million more travelers than the previous year. The busiest U.S. airport for international ... Read More
Polish Tourism targets EU, USA and Asia with PLN 50 million campaign
Chief Assignment Editor- January 18, 2019 20:15Polish Tourism Organization (PTO) announced that the European Union countries, the United States and Asian countries are the main markets, where it will promote Poland in 2019. PTO said that ... Read More
Ryanair pilots: New year, same threats
Chief Assignment Editor- January 16, 2019 15:252018 was a pivotal year for Ryanair and its pilots and cabin crew, engaging in the previously unchartered territory of social dialogue. As negotiations on Collective Labor Agreements (CLAs) continue ... Read More
A proud day for CEO Deepak Raj Joshi and the Nepal Tourism Board
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 31, 2018 07:16The CEO of the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Deepak Raj Joshi is a proud man, Shradha Shrestha, the woman responsible for brand promotion is a proud woman together with the ... Read More
Hannover Airport on lockdown, flights suspended after car-ramming attack
Chief Assignment Editor- December 29, 2018 19:47Germany's Hannover Airport has been shut down by German police, who were sweeping security areas after a man rammed through a gate in a vehicle and drove on the tarmac, ... Read More
Poland’s domestic tourism boomed in 2018
Chief Assignment Editor- December 29, 2018 16:262018 was a good year for Poland's hospitality sector. According to the latest data, majority of Poles chose to vacation in the country this year. In 2018, more than half ... Read More
Romanian tourism booming in Israel
Chief Assignment Editor- December 27, 2018 18:20Romania has become the main country in Eastern Europe as a source of tourists for Israel, surpassing even Poland, a country that has constantly topped the rankings during the past ... Read More
Ras Al Khaimah: More European tourists with new Poland flights
Chief Assignment Editor- December 27, 2018 16:25Enter Air, a charter airline of reputed tour operator TUI Poland, landed its inaugural direct flight carrying 185 passengers from Wroclaw to Ras Al Khaimah. The new route will be ... Read More
EasyJet flies into Gdansk, Poland
Chief Assignment Editor- December 21, 2018 17:10British low-cost carrier easyJet announced its Gdansk entrance with a new route to Berlin-Tegel. The sale of tickets has already begun, adding Gdańsk as the 160th airport to the easyJet ... Read More
It’s not only FRAPORT or LHR: Also Europe’s regional airports are taking off
Chief Assignment Editor- December 17, 2018 18:20When thinking about airports in Europe, most travel professionals are thinking about London Heathrow, FRAPORT, Munich, Paris De Gaulle. However, Europe’s regional airports are becoming more and more popular with direct connection. ... Read More
SUNx & EXO Foundation announce Climate Scholarship Program for SE Asia
editor- December 14, 2018 14:04An SDG 17 Partnership, for Climate-Friendly Travel, was announced on December 14 at COP 24 in Katowice, Poland. Read More
M.I.C.E.-in-the-bag hits another big run in Düsseldorf, Germany
Chief Assignment Editor- December 12, 2018 12:23Düsseldorf was the backdrop for M.I.C.E.-in-the-bag’s latest pop-up event, the fifth one in two years. As with the previous ones held in London, Stockholm, Florence and Budapest, it used the ... Read More
Top international countries and events at 40th SIGEP
editor- December 12, 2018 11:34The appointment at SIGEP 2019 already has the participation of over 20 countries scheduled Read More
MICE in the bag hits another big run in Düsseldorf, Germany, under the seal of eco-sustainability
Dmytro Makarov- December 12, 2018 10:37M.I.C.E.-in-the-bag organized another of its invitation-only “Insider Gathering” events at the wonderful Chateauform in Düsseldorf on November 20th. The tailored B2B gathering saw 17 among buyers and suppliers coming from ... Read More
Qatar Airways enhances its most popular European routes
Chief Assignment Editor- December 11, 2018 09:30Qatar Airways announced that it will fly a greater number of passengers to their preferred European destinations this winter, with additional capacity on some routes available now. From December onwards, ... Read More