Tag: risks
Pope Francesco Bergoglio addresses climate emergency
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- June 15, 2019 21:04At the Casina Pio IV, the Pontiff Pope Francesco Bergoglio met with participants of the meeting promoted by the Department for the Service of Integral Human Development with leaders of ... Read More
World’s largest luxury cruise company spewing air pollution to the extreme
editor- June 7, 2019 01:18The world’s largest luxury cruise operator, Carnival Corporation, emitted more pollution in the form of nearly 10 times more sulphur oxide (SOX) around European coasts than did all 260 million ... Read More
Research into child sexual exploitation urgently needed says NGO
Chief Assignment Editor- June 4, 2019 16:35A Country Overview Report released today by ECPAT International says that more research is urgently needed into the sexual exploitation and abuse of children in Fiji. The report, developed in ... Read More
Chinese travelers ‘harassed’: Beijing issues US travel warning
Chief Assignment Editor- June 4, 2019 16:26China has issued a travel warning to its citizens traveling to the US, citing reports that trade war tensions have seen Washington using its powers to “harass” Chinese travelers. The ... Read More
Tourism Marketing for the summer months
Dr. Peter E. Tarlow- June 3, 2019 22:20With June’s arrival, tourism professionals should have begun to think about the summer months. In much of the world, these coming months are high season. These can also be months ... Read More
IATA forecast for global aviation in 2019 is not so good for reasons listed
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 2, 2019 02:30The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a downgrade of its 2019 outlook for the global air transport industry to a $28 billion profit (from $35.5 billion forecasts in December ... Read More
Canada’s flight attendant union celebrates its holiday
Dmytro Makarov- May 31, 2019 19:18The Canadian Union of Public Employees is celebrating International Flight Attendant Day today, May 31st, and inviting flight attendants around the globe to look back at how far the profession ... Read More
Maui Visitors Bureau’s hidden statement on hiking on Maui
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2019 21:19Tourism is the biggest business in Hawaii. Ocean activities and hiking are the most popular activities on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Both are fun, unique and can be amazing. ... Read More
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Bartlett to participate in inaugural Asian Resilience Summit
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2019 15:27Jamaica's Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett is expected to participate in the first Asian Resilience Summit, being held in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 31, 2019. The Minister received this invitation ... Read More
‘Big losses’: China Eastern Airlines demands compensation from Boeing for 737 MAX grounding
Chief Assignment Editor- May 21, 2019 23:35Chinese carrier, China Eastern Airlines, has requested compensation from the US aerospace giant Boeing over financial damages the carrier had to sustain over the compulsory grounding and suspended delivery of ... Read More
Studying abroad will become easier by 2021
editor- May 21, 2019 23:15It's a goal that many students set for their education: To study abroad. However, for many, it is a daunting task. However, the benefits of studying abroad often outweigh the ... Read More
US Travel Warning: Leave Iraq or prepare for funeral
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 15, 2019 08:08Today the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Baghdad ordered a partial evacuation of their American staff. In the meantime, the travel warning for Americans wanting to visit Iraq reads: Do ... Read More
Ottawa Tourism confirms 2019 European business development event
Chief Assignment Editor- May 14, 2019 00:50Ottawa Tourism has confirmed a European buyer event at Gleneagles in Scotland following the success of its 2018 event, which has already seen two association bids confirmed and a further ... Read More
Ireland: Slowdown in growth for international arrivals from 2018 to 2022
Chief Assignment Editor- May 13, 2019 20:20Growth rates for Ireland and international arrivals have decreased significantly with the Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) nearly half the rate for the previous years from 8.1% in 2014 to ... Read More
EscapeMaker to host all women-led first-ever Virtual Agritourism Conference
editor- May 9, 2019 22:39Fourteen women industry experts join forces to create an evergreen educational resource for innkeepers, farmers, winemakers, craft beverage producers and ag-related destinations to grow their businesses. EscapeMaker.com, a guide to ... Read More
European Tourism: Positive start to 2019, but challenges lie ahead
Chief Assignment Editor- May 9, 2019 22:11According to the European Travel Commission's latest quarterly report, "European Tourism - Trends & Prospects 2019", Europe kicked off 2019 on a positive note following an impressive 6% growth in ... Read More
FAA on airport drone detection systems
editor- May 9, 2019 01:57In order to support the safe integration of UAS detection systems into the airport environment, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provided important information and continues to work closely with airport ... Read More
Jamaica Global Resilience Centre to open in October
editor- May 8, 2019 23:04Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre is scheduled to open by the first week in October at a newly refurbished J$27 ... Read More
Safertourism.com: Tourism Security will be an issue in 2020
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 5, 2019 22:14The 26th Las Vegas International Tourism Safety and Security Conference in 27 years was concluded last week. Next year a whole new concept of tourism security conferences is in the ... Read More
FAA issues travel advisory for Venezuela
editor- May 1, 2019 01:33The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a travel advisory for the territory and airspace of Venezuela due to increasing political instability and tensions in Venezuela and the ... Read More
Hotel del Coronado: One of the most popular beach resorts in the US
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- April 27, 2019 21:30The renowned Hotel del Coronado is a grand example of elegant Victorian architecture providing one of the most beautiful and popular beach resorts in the United States. The Del was ... Read More
TSA: New airport security scanner poses “privacy risks” to passengers
Chief Assignment Editor- April 24, 2019 23:07US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is demanding modifications of a new airport security system because it poses “privacy risks” to passengers by showing too much of them on display, a ... 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
Beach and Sea Safety guide now available for Seychelles visitors
editor- April 17, 2019 01:24The Tourism Department proudly released the second edition of its Beach and Sea Safety guide during a Launch ceremony Officiated by Minister Didier Dogley, Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports ... Read More
UK Foreign Office urged to update UAE travel warnings
Chief Assignment Editor- April 12, 2019 13:20British legal group Detained in Dubai has urged the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to update its UAE travel warnings to UK tourists in an open letter penned by ... Read More
Airbus launches “Skywise Health Monitoring” with Allegiant Air
Chief Assignment Editor- April 10, 2019 14:09Airbus has launched first operations of a new Skywise service – Skywise Health Monitoring (SHM) – with Allegiant Air on its A320s. Dynamically coupled with Skywise Reliability Services (SRS) and ... Read More
African Game Rangers: Key conservation tourism partners in stress
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- April 6, 2019 03:03Wildlife is the leading tourist attraction and source of tourist revenue in Africa other than rich historical and cultural heritage the continent has been endowed with. Wildlife photographic safaris attract ... Read More
Hotel owners warned: Groundbreaking sex trafficking lawsuits hold owners liable
editor- April 2, 2019 20:01Two women recently filed lawsuits against several owners and operators of hotels in Philadelphia, alleging that the hotels had failed to protect them against being victims of sex trafficking. ... Read More
Agoda appoints new Chief Marketing Officer
editor- March 29, 2019 02:17Agoda, one of the world’s fastest growing digital travel companies, today announced the appointment of Ittai Chorev as its Chief Marketing Officer. Chorev, previously Vice President of Marketing at ... Read More
Aviation Safety: Fatigue management
editor- March 28, 2019 22:16In aviation operations, managing fatigue is important because it diminishes an individual’s ability to perform almost all operational tasks. This clearly has implications for operational efficiency, but in situations where individuals are undertaking ... Read More
Korean Air abandons teens in South Korea
editor- March 28, 2019 00:47Two unaccompanied teenage minors, ages 15 and 16, were left stranded in South Korea after being booted from their flight from Seoul to the Philippines before takeoff. The sons of ... Read More
Airbus Foundation and IFRC cyclone Idai relief flight
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 27, 2019 18:45The Airbus Foundation and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IRFC) have sent 26 tonnes of emergency goods from Geneva, Switzerland, to Maputo, Mozambique, using an ... Read More
Strongest year-by-year growth in a decade expected
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 27, 2019 01:10The number of business trips and the cost of those trips is set to rise in 2019, according to the 14th annual International Travel Management Study (22 October 2018). Almost ... Read More
Destinations need new resources to tackle the “invisible burden” of tourism
editor- March 26, 2019 00:42A report published today by the Travel Foundation, Cornell University’s Centre for Sustainable Global Enterprise and EplerWood International describes how destinations must uncover and account for tourism’s hidden costs, referred ... Read More
How to read so much positive news on Egypt Tourism by WTTC
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 18, 2019 07:26The WTTC Annual Summit is only weeks away and the World Travel and Tourism Council is working hard pumping out positive reports on participating countries prior to the event in ... Read More
Why didn’t Boeing prevent the Boeing MAX 8 Crash of Ethiopian Airlines?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 17, 2019 20:00A first result is out after the black box of ET 302 was examined by French aviation experts at France's BEA air safety agency. 157 passengers died in the Ethiopian Airlines Crash on ... Read More