Tag: taxi
Air China launches direct Rome-Hangzhou flight
Chief Assignment Editor- June 14, 2019 01:09A new Air China flight connecting Italian capital Rome with Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, was inaugurated at Rome's Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci airport with an official ceremony. ... 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
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
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
Kid-Friendly taxi app offer rides for Orlando visitors to theme parks, Disney, Kennedy Space Center and more
Dmytro Makarov- June 3, 2019 21:11Parents who fear traveling with car seats when calling a taxi from Orlando International Airport now have a new option with the Kidmoto app, a startup car transportation service that ... Read More
Tourism Nova Scotia and WestJet Airlines launch London taxi campaign
Chief Assignment Editor- June 3, 2019 18:50Tourism Nova Scotia announced a new London taxi campaign in partnership with Canadian airline WestJet. With a fleet of 14 branded taxis now on the road, the campaign will run ... Read More
Schiphol Airport: Do not travel during tomorrow’s public transport strike!
Chief Assignment Editor- May 27, 2019 18:14Due to the public transport strike no buses and trains will be running in the Netherlands. We expect high congestion on the roads to and from the airport. There is ... Read More
Uber and Lyft say no to local authority
editor- May 20, 2019 20:49When local transportation in US cities becomes congested, noisy, or has safety concerns, they are able to manage their roads and the vehicles using them, whether they be vehicles being ... Read More
First women-only taxi service launched in Russia’s Chechnya
Chief Assignment Editor- May 8, 2019 02:20Russia’s mostly-Muslim Chechnya launched first women-only taxi service in its capital city of Grozny. The Mekhkari taxi service is supposed to become an alternative for Chechen women, who cannot travel ... Read More
Gleam of hope for tourism
Alain St.Ange- April 9, 2019 23:05On March 27, all roads led to Mombasa, Kenya, for a joint business meeting organized by Uganda and Kenya and the two Presidents of both countries actually attended. The meeting ... Read More
LHR: New Royal Family members mean new London Heathrow Terminal Names
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 1, 2019 06:29London Heathrow Airport is set to rename its four terminals as the airport prepares for the arrival of the new royal baby, expected sometime in the spring. The newest terminal, ... Read More
Saint Lucian taxi company receives international service excellence certification
Chief Assignment Editor- March 25, 2019 15:41A Saint Lucian taxi firm has become the first tourism taxi company in the Caribbean to be Hospitality Assured (HA) certified, an international certification programme for service excellence. Holiday Taxi ... Read More
Things first-time travelers to Jordan should know
editor- March 19, 2019 20:14Award-winning Canadian novelist, Colin McAdam, once said, “The best advice I heard before going to Jordan was ‘don’t read anything about it’.” It is indeed true because however much you ... 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
How Independent Hotels Make Big Money on Chinese FIT Travelers: The Mini Program
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 15, 2019 00:29Compass Edge knows there is a good reason why independent hotels selling rooms to Chinese travelers should have a "Mini Program" on WeChat. Only 10% of more than a billion ... Read More
Iran Tourism: What about hitchhiking as a woman?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 15:32There is no war in Iran, the country is generally safe, and the living standards are comparable to those of Europe. The architecture is gorgeous, the landscapes diverse and the ... 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
30,000 flights won’t be able to land at Milan’s Airport Linate during Italy’s high summer season
Elisabeth Lang - special to eTN- February 26, 2019 00:18Milan’s Airport Linate is not only very passenger friendly but also very easy to reach from Milan’s city center. There are three airports for Milan with Linate being the closest ... Read More
“Digital Spring” is coming to Brussels
Chief Assignment Editor- February 12, 2019 16:15On the initiative of Brussels’ Minister-President, Brussels’ first ever Digital Spring will be taking place from 22 to 24 March in Brussels. Inspired by a recent royal mission to Canada, ... Read More
Mobility of the Future: Fraport and Volocopter
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 12, 2019 08:03Fraport AG and Volocopter GmbH are pioneering mobility ofthe future. Together, they are developing concepts for ground infrastructure and operations required for air taxi services at airports. This cooperation focuses ... Read More
Syria welcomes visitors with open arms: Is Syria Safe tor tourism?
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 10, 2019 07:56Syrians escape an inhuman regime by the million. European countries are in a state of crisis trying to welcome Syrian refugees, but at the FITUR trade show in Madrid last month ... Read More
Full passenger operations at new Istanbul Airport to start in March
Chief Assignment Editor- January 29, 2019 23:30Last year, on October 29, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened the new Istanbul Airport with a magnificent ceremony. After just 42 months of construction time, the airport which is ... Read More
Massive anti-Uber protest paralyzes Madrid
Chief Assignment Editor- January 28, 2019 15:27Madrid's anti-riot police, backed by a fleet of tow trucks and cranes, took several hours to clear the vehicles from the capital’s Paseo de la Castellana after hundreds of taxis ... Read More
Courtyard Port of Spain presents new Caribbean-inspired rooms
eTN Managing Editor- January 7, 2019 19:33ABOUT COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT Courtyard is the hotel brand of choice for ambitious and enterprising guests who see business travel as a driver of personal fulfillment and professional growth. Courtyard ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism paradise has a dark side: 117 people dead in 2018
editor- January 5, 2019 01:15Hawaii has a dark track record of 117 people that died on its roadways in 2018. Read More
Illegal: Uber banned in Brussels
Chief Assignment Editor- January 3, 2019 15:38A Belgian commercial court has declared Uber illegal in Brussels. The Dutch-speaking tribunal of Commerce sided with local taxi companies and outlawed the ride-hailing service in the Belgian capital. Read More
Goa: Where are the tourists?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 2, 2019 02:10The beaches along Calangute in Goa, India saw hordes of low budget tourists this Holiday season. They created noise and garbage, empty beer bottles., but they didn't spend money. Read More
Homegrown properties: A solution for Seychelles shortage of hotel rooms?
Alain St.Ange- December 31, 2018 05:08According to a report by Alain St. Ange, the former minister of tourism for Seychelles, Seychelles is facing a difficult situation in its need for missing hotel rooms. Airlines are ... Read More
Charles de Gaulle airport rolls out new taxi rules to prevent scams
Chief Assignment Editor- December 27, 2018 19:25Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport has announced new taxi rules after an unregistered illegal acb driver charged a Thai tourist couple €247 ($283) for a trip from the airport to ... Read More
Uber Uganda to offer extra protection
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- December 26, 2018 19:43Bike taxi passengers plagued by accidents, Uber to the rescue. Read More
Traffic chaos in Rome against new rules on tourist buses
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 24, 2018 19:47Approximately 200 vehicles parked under the Campidoglio blocked the center of Rome to protest against the new bus plan restriction. Read More
Visiting Oahu? Don’t rent a car, ride a Charley’s in Waikiki
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 11, 2018 16:58The worst American States for visitors and locals to drive are Hawaii and California according to a 2018 survey by the "Bankrate Best States for Drivers Study. When traveling to ... Read More
Micronesia accepting proposals for 5-star eco-lodge resort in Pohnpei
editor- August 12, 2016 07:34The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have been trying for a long time to become a bigger player in the travel and tourism industry, but with lack of air connectivity ... Read More
American tourist robbed and raped in Malaysia
editor- March 14, 2013 09:18PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - A 25-year-old American tourist was robbed and raped by two men after being taken on a 80km terror ride in a taxi. Read More
The trials and tribulations of taxiing it around Kuala Lumpur
editor- November 27, 2012 01:21(eTN) - Kuala Lumpur (KL) is a world-class city, or so the Ministry of Tourism (and many other ministries) wants us to believe. Read More
Taxi! Best cities to hail a taxi revealed
editor- August 24, 2011 05:38DALLAS - Las Vegas taxis have been again voted the best taxis in the United States, according to the annual taxi report compiled by hotels.com®, the leading provider of lodging ... Read More