Tag: project
Beirut Airport expansion: Curing crowds and a system failure
editor- June 15, 2019 02:26Last summer, Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport made headlines when passengers were stuck in lines for hours on end as the crowd grew larger and larger when the facility suffered ... Read More
San Jose International Airport celebrates opening of additional boarding gates
Chief Assignment Editor- June 14, 2019 23:20Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) reached an important milestone yesterday in commissioning a $58 million Interim Gates Facility, which was designed and constructed to support current and near-term passenger ... Read More
Minister: Whole Russia can be tax-free for foreign visitors by end of 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- June 14, 2019 23:00Russia's Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov today said that the tax-free system can be extended to all Russian regions by 2019 year-end. "As far as decisions already taken ... Read More
Panda Xiang Xiang unite Japanese capital and Chinese city to promote tourism
Dmytro Makarov- June 14, 2019 19:03Dujiangyan city, Sichuan, China and Tokyo, Japan, are closely linked thanks to Xiang Xiang, who was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in 2017, as well as her parents from the Dujiangyan base of the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas. ... Read More
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
Spain’s first outdoor skydiving simulator opens in Malaga
Chief Assignment Editor- June 14, 2019 15:45The acting Mayor of Campillos Francisco Guerrero, the acting Councillor for Sports Miguel Ángel Herrera, Deputy Mayor Maria Antonia Dominguez, the Director of Fly4Real, Rubio Carmona Antonio and Fly4Real’s Managing ... Read More
Bruegel meets street art in Brussels
Chief Assignment Editor- June 14, 2019 00:30visit.brussels, together with the Brussels collective Farm Prod and with the support of the City of Brussels, has developed a “PARCOURS Street Art” tour honouring the great Flemish master Pieter ... Read More
WestJet Dreamliner: Refreshed on-board experience and elevated amenities
Dmytro Makarov- June 13, 2019 21:05Following the successful launch of WestJet's Dreamliners from Calgary to London (Gatwick), Paris and Dublin, guests travelling across WestJet's global network can now experience the airline's elevated amenities and on-board ... Read More
Dead whale highlights major faults with octopus fishing industry in False Bay
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 19:20Another dead 12-metre Bryde’s whale was found in False Bay near Cape Town last week after becoming entangled in octopus trap ropes. The traps have been in use by a ... Read More
Second largest airport in the world about to open
Dmytro Makarov- June 13, 2019 19:02The new Beijing Daxing International Airport completed its first test flights of passenger planes in May 2019. The airport's construction is expected to be completed on June 30 and flight ... Read More
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism cites Sandals Resorts as good corporate citizens
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 18:14Jamaica's Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett has hailed Sandals Resorts as a prime example of indigenous companies in the tourism sector that are taking their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ... Read More
‘Super Power’ artwork on display at Heathrow Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 15:14A canopy of brightly coloured umbrellas has appeared at Heathrow as part of an initiative to raise awareness of neuro-developmental disorders, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), autism, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia ... Read More
Airbus: Albatross is inspiring next generation of aircraft wings
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 13, 2019 10:29Airbus engineers have developed a scale-model airplane with the first in-flight, flapping wing-tips that could revolutionize aircraft wing-design. The aerospace giant has drawn on nature to develop its ‘semi-aeroelastic hinge’ ... Read More
U.S. DOT launches Port Infrastructure Development Program
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 00:32The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $292.7 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program. ... Read More
Uganda tour operators warn of mass protests over proposed Murchison Falls dam
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- June 12, 2019 18:54In an advertisement in “The New Vision” daily by the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) on June 7, a notice of intended application for a license from Bonang Power and Energy ... Read More
Cambria Hotels opens new hotel in Charleston
Dmytro Makarov- June 12, 2019 18:47The expansion of the Cambria Hotels is continued in South Carolina with opening of the Cambria Hotel Charleston Riverview. Representatives from the hotel brand franchisor Choice Hotels International, Inc. Inspiration for ... Read More
Uber is bringing flying taxis to Melbourne next year
Chief Assignment Editor- June 12, 2019 17:30Uber announced plans to launch trials of its flying cars next year in Melbourne, Australia. The city is the third flagged by Uber for the new taxi service, while it ... 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
Ghana Remains Safe: African Tourism Board Rapid Response Team offers assistance
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 11, 2019 22:16Ghana remains sage, security remains vigilant according to a statement issued by Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information for the Republic of Ghana. This was in response to a ... Read More
Russian Convention Bureau participated in St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Chief Assignment Editor- June 11, 2019 21:02The key theme of RCB's participation at SPIEF'2109, presented in various formats was "Politics and Business: Effective Interaction for Development of the Event Industry." "As part of implementing the national ... Read More
China, Saudi Arabia and travel tech dominate Arabian Travel Market 2019 agenda
Chief Assignment Editor- June 11, 2019 20:54This year’s Arabian Travel Market witnessed a 106% increase in visitors from China and a 20% increase in international visitors to the event, which was held at Dubai World Trade ... Read More
Seabourn cruise line new interior design unveiled
Dmytro Makarov- June 11, 2019 20:36Seabourn, a cruise line, is giving travelers yet another look at more stunningly designed guest suites on its two new ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ships set to launch in June 2021 and May 2022, ... Read More
Conrad Bali announces completion of rejuvenation
Dmytro Makarov- June 11, 2019 19:13Conrad Bali, a beachfront resort on the southern coast of Bali, today announced the launch of its 85 newly-renovated expanded Deluxe rooms that boast incredible Indian Ocean views, expansive lagoon ... Read More
The rising city of eco-tourism
Dmytro Makarov- June 11, 2019 18:53The city of Daegu is celebrating '2020-the year of Tourism in Daegu and Gyeongbuk' by creating the new brand 'Natural Daegu' to promote its tourism resources for domestic and international tourists. Natural ... Read More
World unites to fight against cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro
Adam Ihucha - eTN Tanzania- June 11, 2019 18:25Thousands of people across the globe have come together protesting against the potential building of a controversial cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, a World’s Heritage Site. In March 2019 Tanzania’s ... Read More
W Hotels debuts newly reimagined three Atlanta hotels
Chief Assignment Editor- June 11, 2019 16:35Georgia is on our mind. W Hotels Worldwide revealed major upgrades to each of the city’s three W hotels (W Atlanta – Midtown, W Atlanta – Buckhead and W Atlanta ... Read More
Seychelles Tourism Board Team visited Trade Partners in Scandinavia
editor- June 10, 2019 23:07Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) head of the company, Mrs. Sherin Francis and Key STB representatives on the European market visited trade partners in Northern Europe in May this year. A ... Read More
Lilium: Air taxis to service world’s major cities by 2025
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 22:04According to the German aviation startup Lilium, air taxis will offer services in many major cities all over the world in the next six years or so. “We plan to ... Read More
Commonwealth of Virginia : Commemorate the 400th anniversary
Dmytro Makarov- June 10, 2019 19:17Virginia's 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution invites local, national and international tourists to visit the Commonwealth of Virginia as we commemorate the 400th anniversary of pivotal events that took place in ... Read More
W Hotels: Updates in Atlanta
Dmytro Makarov- June 10, 2019 18:58Georgia is on our mind. W Hotels Worldwide is excited to reveal upgrades to each of the city's three W hotels (W Atlanta – Midtown, W Atlanta – Buckhead and ... 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
Tourism Enthusiasts Protest Possible Giveaway Of Murchison Falls For Dam Construction By Ugandan Government
Jonathan Benaiah- June 9, 2019 20:40Last week on Friday, many Ugandans especially those in the tourism and conservation circles were shocked when an advert appeared in the national newspaper by the Electricity Regulatory Authority(ERA) in ... Read More
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport in Michigan to close
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 9, 2019 19:31The Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport will close to airline traffic from June 10 until June 26 this year due to runway repaving. There will be no flights scheduled during ... Read More
120,000-year-old fossilized prehistoric whale bone found at Oceanside Beach Resorts in California
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 9, 2019 19:26After the groundbreaking of Oceanside’s two beachfront resorts marked a milestone for this Southern California city’s tourism industry. The project is the largest beachfront development on the San Diego coastline ... Read More
Israeli tourism up 11.1% with 440,000 tourist entries in May
Chief Assignment Editor- June 8, 2019 19:15According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, approximately 440,000 tourist entries were recorded in May 2019, 11.1% more than May 2018 and 26.8% more than May 2017. In the period ... Read More
Cash-strapped NASA to allow private tourism to International Space Station
Chief Assignment Editor- June 8, 2019 18:25US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been forced to take on some extra work to pay the bills: playing host to private tourists aboard the International Space Station. ... Read More