Tag: World Heritage Sites
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
Agra Tourism: Facing the challenge of change
Anil Mathur - eTN India- June 10, 2019 20:30It is said that there are two kinds of people in the world - those who have seen the Taj Mahal in Agra, and those who want to. Clearly, everyone ... Read More
Pride Month continues in the heart of the Mediterranean with Malta Pride Week
editor- May 29, 2019 21:07What better place to celebrate Pride than in Malta, the No.1 European LGBTQ+ travel destination? Malta has been awarded an outstanding 90% in recognition of the laws, policies and lifestyles ... Read More
Princess Cruises launches largest Australia & New Zealand deployment
Chief Assignment Editor- May 10, 2019 16:08Princess Cruises has announced its largest Australia and New Zealand cruise season ever offered sailing towards some of the world’s most dramatic destinations during the cruise line’s October 2020 to ... Read More
South Africa Tourism Ministry and African Tourism Board Officials meet and agree with SA President Cyril Ramaphosa
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 4, 2019 22:00African Tourism Board Vice President Cuthbert Ncube today at Indaba in Durban met with the Honorable Deputy Minister of Tourism for the Republic of South Africa, Elizabeth Thabethe; Her Excellency ... Read More
Weimar: Join Bauhaus 100th birthday party
Chief Assignment Editor- April 25, 2019 16:30Bauhaus is celebrating it's 100th birthday and BauhausLand throws parties throughout the year! Weimar: join the 100th birthday party An avant-garde chair; a stylish cradle; a ground-breaking painting: no surprise ... Read More
African Tourism Board CEO declares Africa one tourist destination
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 24, 2019 05:16The newly appointed CEO for the African Tourism Board, Ms. Doris Woerfel from Pretoria, South Africa, issued her initial welcome message to ATB members today. She shared her vision for ... Read More
Malta, where Game of Thrones all began, plays host to the 5th Annual Valletta Film Festival
Chief Assignment Editor- April 17, 2019 15:30Malta, the first location for Season One of Game of Thrones, plays host to the annual Valletta Film Festival (VFF), June 14-23, presented by the Film Grain Foundation. This year ... Read More
Game of Thrones final season is here! See where it all began in Malta
editor- April 4, 2019 20:41As Game of Thrones approaches its final season, set to premiere on April 14, 2019, it’s a good time for die-hard fans to take a look at the first location where ... Read More
India stakeholders focus on sustainable development of Heritage Tourism
editor- March 30, 2019 00:54PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) organized the 8th India Heritage Tourism Conclave with the theme “Sustainable Tourism Management at World Heritage Sites” on March 27, 2019 at WelcomHotel ... Read More
Peace through tourism Korea in the making: $175,562
editor- March 13, 2019 02:57Seoul’s state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) plans to investigate the potential for cross-border inter-Korean tourism, according to a document seen by NK News. In a research proposal uploaded last week ... Read More
Diamond Princess joins Sapphire Princess in Singapore
Chief Assignment Editor- December 19, 2018 01:29Diamond Princess has arrived in Singapore from Japan to join Sapphire Princess for a homeporting season that will last until March 2019. This is the first time that Princess Cruises ... Read More
Foreign tourists flock to Iran’s ancient Shiraz
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2017 19:15Nearly 65 percent of hotels in Iran’s ancient city of Shiraz, the capital city of Fars Province, have been booked by foreign tourists for the last quarter of 2017 as ... Read More
World Heritage site status of Zanzibar’s Stone Town under scrutiny
editor- June 10, 2014 09:56The status of Zanzibar’s ancient Stone Town as a cultural World Heritage site (WHS), accorded in 2000 by UNESCO, will be coming under scrutiny in the run-up to the next ... Read More
Rwandan genocide memorial sites hope to gain UNESCO World Heritage status
editor- May 7, 2012 09:02(eTN) - Rwanda plans to submit four genocide memorial sites into the coveted list of UNESCO World Heritage sites as part of a tentative list. Read More
Armenia, an ancient and beautiful country, hosts many UNESCO World Heritage sites
editor- November 30, 2009 05:45During the World Travel Market (WTM), eTurboNews (eTN) visited the Armenia stand, where representatives from the Armenia Tourism Board, hotels, resorts, and Armenian tour operators were exhibiting to Read More