Category: People in Travel & Tourism
People are the driving force in the travel and tourism industry. Executives, GM, Ministers, Leaders, ordinary travelers, etc. This story is about the people running travel and tourism, people that have a story to tell traveling the world and people who need to have a voice and about people that are the voice of travel and tourism.
Norwegian Cruise Line appoints Scott Dahnke to Board of Directors
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. today announced the appointment of Scott Dahnke to its Board of Directors as a new ... 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
UNWTO seeks to further tourism’s contribution to sustainable development
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced the launch of a new Startup Competition as it looks to identify innovators ... Read More
Americans still hope to travel overseas this year
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to greatly impact travel in the United States and throughout the world, ... 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
Delta Air Lines: COVID-19 pandemic has truly staggering impact on business
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020Delta Air Lines today reported financial results for the June quarter 2020 and outlined its continued response to the COVID-19 ... 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
Visit the Florida Keys? Enjoy a “Quarantine” with Toilet Paper Included
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 14, 2020The Florida Keys closed for tourism on March 22 at 6 pm and was closed for 72 days, and then ... 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
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
US DOT urged to issue mandatory COVID-19 airline safety standards
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020Consumer Reports is calling on US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to issue mandatory, enforceable health and safety standards ... 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
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
Mission to Mars: UAE set to become first Arab nation to explore other planets
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020On July 14, the Emirates Mars probe – "Hope" or "Al Amal" in Arabic – is scheduled to liftoff from ... Read More
Minister Bartlett: Tourism is at the heart of Jamaica’s post-COVID economic recovery program
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020Jamaica's Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica’s tourism sector is critical to Jamaica’s economic recovery from the negative effects ... Read More
Istanbul’s world-famous tourist attraction converted into a mosque
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020Turkish government announced that Istanbul's world-famous tourist attraction will be turned into a mosque, citing today's court decision. Turkish court ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism to remain closed for visitors: Not yet official, but predicted
George Taylor- July 10, 2020Juergen Steinmetz, publisher of Hawaii based eTurboNews now predicts the US State of Hawaii will not be ready to welcome ... Read More
Canada joins Global Ocean Alliance
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020Canada is an ocean nation with the longest coastline in the world. Canadians rely on healthy marine ecosystems to sustain ... Read More
Carnival Corporation names new President of Holland America Line
Harry S. Johnson- July 9, 2020Carnival Corporation & plc?today announced two important moves within its global leadership team as part of the company's broader efforts ... Read More
Key West’s Fantasy Fest canceled because of COVID-19 concerns
Harry S. Johnson- July 9, 2020The organizers of Key West’s Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival announced Thursday that the 2020 festival, originally scheduled Oct. ... Read More
FlyersRights: US DOT’s COVID-19 guidance ‘too little, too late’
Harry S. Johnson- July 9, 2020The Department of Transportation invited FlyersRights.org and other consumer organizations to a conference call Tuesday to discuss the DOT’s coronavirus ... Read More
GVB Board selects Gutierrez & Perez to continue leading Guam Visitors Bureau
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 9, 2020The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) has announced that former Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez will remain as GVB President and CEO, ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism: Honolulu Mayor alarmed, Hawaii Governor avoids questions
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 8, 2020Honolulu Mayor Caldwell today introduced a “Fish to Dish” program to support O‘ahu’s critical fisheries infrastructure when a new record ... Read More
19 Caribbean destinations included in UK COVID-19 Travel Corridors
Harry S. Johnson- July 8, 2020Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Guadaloupe, Grenada, Montserrat, ... Read More
Philadelphia Tourism launches new PHL Health Pledge initiative
Harry S. Johnson- July 8, 2020The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau has launched the ‘PHL Health Pledge’, a new initiative to increase awareness of the ... Read More
IATA: Willingness to travel tempered by COVID-19 concerns
Harry S. Johnson- July 7, 2020The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released public opinion research showing the willingness to travel being tempered by concerns over ... Read More
Brazilian President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
Harry S. Johnson- July 7, 2020President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has revealed live on television he has tested positive for COVID-19. The bombshell revelation was ... Read More
Tech startups laid off 69,000 employees amid COVID-19 outbreak
Chief Assignment Editor- July 6, 2020The COVID-19 outbreak has caused job losses to escalate, with nearly half of the global workforce at risk of losing ... Read More
Special “Day of Giving for Ecuador” to help those affected by COVID-19
Harry S. Johnson- July 6, 2020On Thursday, July 15, 2020, nonprofit organizations Por Todos and SOS Ecuador will team up to launch the official “Day ... Read More
Wear a mask in Waikiki! Hawaii Tourists take an oath administrated by the mayor
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 6, 2020Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell today arrived on a bicycle wearing shorts, a red and white shirt with a matching facemask. ... Read More
Red Rock Resort President Richard Haskins died
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 5, 2020Red Rock Resorts and Station Casinos in Las Vegas announced Saturday afternoon that its president died earlier in the day ... Read More
UNWTO official Italy visit marks re-start of European Tourism
Harry S. Johnson- July 3, 2020The leadership of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is on its first official visit to a Member State since restrictions ... Read More
Flyers Rights: FAA certification needs reform to prevent repeat of 737 MAX fiasco
Harry S. Johnson- July 2, 2020Flyers Rights group today issued the following comments on proposed Senate Air Safety Bill: The legislation introduced by Senator Wicker ... Read More
Future of post-COVID luxury travel revealed
Harry S. Johnson- July 2, 2020In the first global temperature check of the travel advisor community, the results of international research among global luxury travel ... Read More
IATA and ACI: Governments should bear all costs of public health measures
Harry S. Johnson- July 2, 2020Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have today urged that costs related to public ... Read More
