Tag: salaries
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
Former Jet Airways Chair forced to deboard at Mumbai Airport
Anil Mathur - eTN India- May 27, 2019 18:44In a shocking development, Naresh Goyal and his wife, Anita, were forced to deboard the aircraft they were on at Mumbai Airport from a Saturday flight that was scheduled to ... Read More
Boat sinks, many dead at Lake Mai-Ndombe in Inongo, Congo
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2019 19:57Tourists are not expected to be among the 30 dead in Western Congo, where 200 more are missing after a boat sank at Lake Mai-Ndombe in Inongo, Congo Lake Mai-Ndombe ... Read More
Dispatchers Ratify Contract With Allegiant Air
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 25, 2019 21:41With close to 90 percent of eligible workers participating, flight dispatchers at Allegiant Air have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement as members of Teamsters Local 986. ... Read More
Seychelles Tourism: Nature reserve landing fees seen as apartheid tourism
eTN Managing Editor- March 3, 2019 16:13In Seychelles, recent increased of landing fees for nature reserve islands is being seen by the Praslin Islanders dependant on tourism excursions as 'apartheid tourism' and are blaming aid donors ... Read More
Pegasus Airlines expands its cockpit team with expat pilots
Chief Assignment Editor- January 21, 2019 23:04Turkey's Pegasus airline, continues to expand both its fleet, with new environmentally friendly aircraft coming into operation in 2019, and its cockpit teams, in line with the increasing size of ... Read More
The Future of MICE: Interview with IMEX CEO Carina Bauer
Frank Tetzel- January 18, 2019 07:54CEO of the IMEX Group Carina Bauer graduated from Oxford University, UK, in Politics, Philosophy and Economics in 1998, Carina began her career in retail and catering – setting up ... Read More
New Pakistani airlines ‘unlikely’ to launch due to strict aviation policy, taxes
Chief Assignment Editor- December 8, 2018 07:25According to senior Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority official, new domestic airlines, which obtained licences in recent past, are 'unlikely' to start operations in Pakistan due to strict aviation policy and ... Read More
Zimbabwe: A genocide in progress? Should Tourists Leave?
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 2, 2018 07:58Foreign tourist should leave Zimbabwe. After a violent crackdown Tuesday night, a scary calm is returning to portions of Zimbabwe This may not be a constant situation. "Zimbabwe is open for ... Read More
Kingfisher starts paying May salary to lower level staff
editor- November 19, 2012 05:43MUMBAI, India - The grounded Kingfisher Airlines on Friday started paying salary for the month of May to its lower level staff and some cabin crew while there was no ... Read More
Significant number of Kingfisher employees accepts payment proposal
editor- October 23, 2012 08:13In what appears to be the first signs of a thaw in the bitter fight between Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) management and staff, a payment disbursement proposal, floated by the management ... Read More
Miami-Dade tourism agency slashes salaries
editor- February 5, 2009 07:02With hotel taxes falling sharply, Miami-Dade's tourism bureau will cut payroll by 3 percent to combat its worst budget crisis since the 2001 terrorist attacks. Read More
Abandon ship: exiting CEOs make for a trend in tourism
editor- October 1, 2008 07:25With salaries as high as US$600,000 plus perks, such as first-class travel accommodations and all-expenses paid, it is no wonder high-ranking executives latch on to their jobs. Read More