Tag: younger
Imagine Peace Campaign aims to educate youth against violent practices
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 19:40In the lead up to the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo, IIPT’s 2012 Olympic Truce Peace Ambassador Victor Mutanga is launching a global peace campaign. Needed now more ... Read More
African Tradition responsible for Ebola killing Uganda Boy after Spreading Virus to Relatives?
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 13, 2019 01:39Local cultural requirements may be the reason for three isolated cases of Ebola in Uganda. Even though the border region is a tourism transportation center, visitors are not in danger ... 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
Seychelles efforts for a sustainable destination in the forefront
editor- June 7, 2019 21:18The destination joins the rest of the world to celebrate world environment day, a time us to reflect on sustainable tourism and how Seychelles as a destination is actively advocating ... Read More
Dark Tourism: South Korea using massacre to lure tourists
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- June 7, 2019 02:11What is often referred to as dark tourism is now a hopeful light in terms of tourism for South Korea. The Korean War took place between North Korea and South ... Read More
Seychelles history retraced through gastronomy: Hilton Seychelles welcomes top London chefs
editor- June 5, 2019 19:07Announced in May by Hilton Seychelles the series of gastronomic events inspired by the famous 17th century pirate, Olivier Levasseur, dubbed ‘A Treasure Trail of Taste’ will be launched as ... Read More
UNWTO: Local residents remain largely positive to urban tourism
Chief Assignment Editor- June 3, 2019 14:19A global survey conducted by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and IPSOS shows a positive picture of local residents’ perceptions towards urban tourism. Looking at 15 countries worldwide, the research ... Read More
Chinese tourism is FIT and healthy
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2019 07:53“Chinese tourism is FIT and healthy.” That is the latest evaluation after a research company analysed over 17 million flight booking transactions a day. But what is behind this assessment? ... Read More
Exploring America in a RV: Lifestyle travel for 15 million Americans
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2019 21:33An annual survey by the RV Industry Association finds that 88% of RV owners in the United States plan to use their RVs as much or more than they did ... Read More
New lawsuits filed against Boeing in Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash
Chief Assignment Editor- May 22, 2019 00:35Additional wrongful death lawsuits in the crash of the Boeing 737-8 MAX, operated as Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, were filed in Chicago, IL, in the deaths of Virginia Chimenti, originally ... Read More
Tourism in Tel Aviv is one big party this week with Eurovision
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 15, 2019 08:21Tourism is booming in Tel Aviv this week with hotels sold out, residents staying with relatives to rent their rooms and apartments for inflated rates - and almost every rate ... Read More
Italy Tourism pulls in nearly 40 billion in international traveler spend
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- May 14, 2019 23:43The positive outcome in 2018 for Italy’s tourism shows an increase of almost 11%, with around 41.7 billion euros spent by international travelers compared to 39.1 billion euros in 2017, ... Read More
Gen Z and millennial travelers are looking for experiential travel
Chief Assignment Editor- May 4, 2019 18:30Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) along the partner participating companies have offered the diverse tourism products and services to the travellers and the tour operators / travel agents of the Middle ... Read More
What attracts younger Muslim travelers?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 1, 2019 09:10Gulf hospitality operators looking to increase their share of the growing halal tourism market should diversify and digitize their offerings to suit younger generations of Muslim travelers, according to experts ... Read More
GCC hospitality must appeal to ‘free independent travelers’ to unlock China’s tourist market
Chief Assignment Editor- April 29, 2019 19:10The GCC must deliver unique and tech-enabled experiences designed for free independent travelers (FITs) if it is to grow its market share among China’s outbound tourists, according to experts speaking ... Read More
Arabian Travel Market Global Stage: Saudi Arabia Tourism Trends
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 28, 2019 17:52Saudi Arabia’s growing tourism sector will be one of over 40 key travel and tourism trends under the spotlight on Arabian Travel Market’s Global Stage - as more than 100 ... Read More
Korean Air and the Hanjin Group Chairman and founder of Skyteam died in Los Angeles
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 8, 2019 06:16Yang Ho Cho, 70, Chairman and CEO of Korean Air and the Hanjin Group, died peacefully April 7 in a Los Angeles hospital after a brief illness. He was considered ... Read More
PATA: Successful Youth Tourism Symposium on Guam
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2016 12:07Over 150 students, alumni, lecturers and industry professionals from Guam, overseas and the neighboring Pacific Islands participated at the PATA Youth Symposium 2016, held at the University of Guam Ca Read More
Iwo Jima Association of America will honor veterans at Guam reunion
editor- January 30, 2012 04:42TUMON, Guam - Iwo Jima war veterans will meet on Guam for a Reunion of Honor on March 10-12, 2012. The reunion is being arranged and promoted by the Iwo ... Read More