Category: Travel Destination
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Official Statement from Turks and Caicos Tourism Minister
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- July 16, 2020Honorable Ralph Higgs, Minister of Tourism for the Turks and Caicos Islands, announced an update to travel requirements to the ... Read More
OTDYKH Leisure 2020 Moscow will take place as scheduled
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- July 16, 2020The OTDYKH Expo announced that the OTDYKH Leisure Fair 2020 will go ahead as planned from September 8-10. Event organizers ... Read More
Malta Presents 4 Live Summer 2020 Music Festivals
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- July 16, 2020This summer music fans will get the chance to bask in the Mediterranean sunshine as Malta plays host to four ... Read More
Jamaica South Coast Open to Tourists
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- July 15, 2020The Jamaica South Coast is now open to tourists following the launch of a South Coast Resilient Corridor, which runs ... Read More
Disneyland Paris and Eiffel Tower’s top floor re-open to visitors
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020Partial re-opening of Disneyland Paris theme park to the public and the opening up of the top floor of the ... Read More
Thai tourist companies create health & safety standards ahead of tourism restart
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020As the world has seen the almost complete halt of travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DMC community in ... Read More
FAA lowers international aviation safety rating for Pakistan
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that Pakistan has been assigned a Category 2 rating because it does not ... Read More
Hyatt, Marriott, Bookings.com are fake media for Hawaii hotel bookings
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 15, 2020The travel and tourism industry is on life support. Even giant companies are struggling to keep the light on. Hundreds ... Read More
Sandals Foundation and Sweet Water Providing COVID-19 Counseling
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- July 15, 2020Persons struggling to cope with COVID-19 related issues can now seek online help at the Sweet Water Foundation. The helpline ... Read More
Turkish Airlines returning to Russia
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, announced that is is planning to resume flights to six cities ... Read More
Trump strips Hong Kong of its special status
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020US President Donald Trump announced the signing of the 'Hong Kong Autonomy Act' and an executive order ending all preferential ... Read More
International Nightlife Association fights to keep nightlife in Barcelona Beachfront
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020While nightlife in Spain is slowly returning after being closed for over 3 months, some nightlife venues in Barcelona have ... Read More
Thailand announces new entry rules after new COVID-19 cases
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020Thai authorities today announced tightening of rules and regulations for foreigners' entry into the country. Thailand has been without confirmed ... Read More
Halekulani Hotel sets a trend in keeping Waikiki Resort closed for a year
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 14, 2020Together with the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, the Halekulani in Waikiki has been regarded as a luxury and a hotel with ... Read More
The Bahamas Announces Travel Requirements
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- July 14, 2020The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation has issued clear guidelines for those wishing to visit. Step by step, here ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism Authority on Governor Maintaining Mandatory Quarantine
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- July 14, 2020Hawaii Governor David Ige announced this afternoon that after meeting with the 4 county mayors and officials from the Department ... Read More
Brisbane Airport inaugurates second runway
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020Brisbane Airport’s new runway was opened today with a celebration of Queensland’s rich aviation history. Three vintage aircraft the first ... Read More
Canada’s WestJet expands August schedule, updates July flying
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020WestJet today released its updated August schedule featuring more than 200 daily flights to 48 destinations across Canada, the United ... Read More
Loganair and Blue Islands partner to connect UK regions and Channel Islands
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, and Blue Islands, the growing Channel-Islands based airline, have formed an extensive partnership to ... Read More
No tourism in Hawaii until at least September: Governor Ige announcement
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 13, 2020No visitors are allowed to the Aloha State without observing a two-week quarantine. This status was now officially extended for ... Read More
Heathrow: Government must act faster to protect jobs and unlock growth
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020COVID-19 continues to weigh on travel demand, with a drop in passenger numbers of over 95% compared to the start ... Read More
California Shutting Back Down Due to COVID-19 Spike
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- July 13, 2020Noting an alarming spike in coronavirus cases across the State of California, Governor Newsom today dimmed the economic reopening switch ... Read More
Centara offers sneak preview of Centra by Centara Cha Am Beach Resort Hua Hin
editor- July 13, 2020Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, releases first details of its debut hotel in Cha-Am – Centra by ... Read More
Lisbon’s ‘Renda Segura’ program could be problematic for Airbnb if successful
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020Following the recent announcement from Lisbon’s Mayor pledging to ‘get rid of Airbnb’ once the coronavirus pandemic is over by ... Read More
UNWTO: Safe and responsible restart of tourism on the Canary Islands
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has paid an official visit to the Canary Islands to recognize the ... Read More
Another Tourism Minister has Coronavirus
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 13, 2020Karnataka is a state in southwest India with Arabian Sea coastlines. The capital, Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), is a high-tech hub ... Read More
Thailand stays so amazing when reopening tourism resilient Thai Style
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 13, 2020Thailand is hurting and the tourism industry of Amazing Thailand is bleeding. The people in the Siam Kingdom are once ... Read More
Fraport Traffic Figures – June 2020: Passenger Numbers Remain at Very Low Levels
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 13, 2020In June 2020, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served a total of 599,314 passengers, representing a 90.9 percent decline year-on-year. For the ... Read More
PATA CEO Mario Hardy urges Hawaii Governor Ige to keep Tourism closed, but….
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 13, 2020Keep the Hawaii Visitors Industry closed after August 1 is a reasonable approach, said to Dr. Mario Hardy, CEO of ... Read More
Incheon introduces nature tourist spots in this Korean City
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 13, 2020Incheon, the gateway city of Korea, introduced healing urban spaces of its city through 'Incheonjichang', summer edition, 2020. 'Incheonjichang' is ... Read More
UK said no to Air Peace for its evacuation flight from London to Lagos
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 13, 2020The Nigerian Federal Government said it will review its air agreements with various countries as a result of the unacceptable ... Read More
Be Inspired: Morocco COVID-19 low but extends emergency
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 13, 2020Morocco extended on Thursday an emergency decree until Aug. 10? in response to the coronavirus outbreak.? Domestic travel has resumed, ... Read More
Canada: The Minister of Culture and Communications makes two announcements
Dmytro Makarov- July 13, 2020Minister of Culture and Communications?Nathalie Roy?today visited the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) to make two important announcements ... Read More
The reason Ukraine International Airlines PS752 was shut down over Iran
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 13, 2020During a conflict situation between Iran and the United States, a Ukraine International Airlines Flight was shot down by the ... Read More
Egypt first African Country to get COVID19 vaccine
The Media Line- July 12, 2020The Chinese consul-general in Alexandria, Jiao Li Ying, has confirmed his country’s pledge that Egypt will be among the first ... Read More
Thailand MICE: Tourism Students Shine at Contest
Andrew J. Wood - eTN Thailand- July 11, 2020Students from Assumption University's MSME Business School returned victorious from the 2020 Thailand MICE Youth Challenge competition held July 9, ... Read More
