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Delta expands codeshare with China Eastern, China Southern

Thomas Steinmetz — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:26:55 +0000

ATLANTA, GA - Delta Air Lines today announced expanded codeshare agreements with China Eastern and China Southern airlines, two of the largest carriers in the People's Republic of China, which will pr

First Sofitel hotel debuts in India

Thomas Steinmetz — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:14:45 +0000

PARIS, France - Blending French elegance with Indian culture, Sofitel Luxury Hotels announces the opening of its first hotel in India, Sofitel Mumbai BKC.

Boeing announces next segment of Dream Tour

Thomas Steinmetz — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:05:57 +0000

EVERETT, Wash. - Boeing will conduct the fourth segment of the 787 Dream Tour beginning March 1. Stops will include visits to cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Playboy releases renderings of potential club in space

Thomas Steinmetz — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:52:46 +0000

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London Olympics: On par to destroy travel and tourism?

Nelson Alcantara — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:11:18 +0000

Tour operators in the United Kingdom are waiting with bated breath, as the date gets closer and closer to July 27, 2012, the day when to the 2012 London Olympic Games will hold its opening ceremony.

Disappearing travelers

Nelson Alcantara — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:58:26 +0000

This article is not a review of a destination that has lost track of its core marketing strategies or a switch of consumer loyalty from one resort to another.

Russia’s most gay-friendly city is really its most unfriendly

Nelson Alcantara — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:52:04 +0000

Gay travel websites herald St. Petersburg as Russia’s most gay-friendly city. According to gaytravel.com, “St. Petersburg is to Moscow what San Francisco is to New York.

Bali has run out of wood

Nelson Alcantara — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:47:04 +0000

The Winsu Foundation is urging the provincial government of Bali to establish cooperative agreements with wood producers nation-wide to ensure a steady flow of raw product for the island’s handicraf

Maldives just can’t seem to get it right

Nelson Alcantara — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:40:12 +0000

(eTN)- In 2004, Maldives caught the world’s attention when then-Maldivian President Maumoon Gayoom jailed members of the opposition and branded them as political dissidents.

Kenya tourism misses 100 billion target by a whisker

Nelson Alcantara — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:35:52 +0000

With final figures now available from the Ministry of Tourism in Nairobi for the year 2011, it has become evident that the 98 billion Kenya shillings (US$1.2 billion) tourism revenues missed their ini

Tanzania's foreign missions set for aggressive tourism promotion

Linda — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:25:46 +0000

TANZANIA (eTN) - Through its newly-introduced economic diplomacy policy, Tanzania foreign missions in tourist market sources of Africa, Europe, America, and Asia had set up strategies that would help

American Airlines flight attendant works to uproot airline management

Linda — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:54:09 +0000

A controversial series of YouTube videos mocking a flight attendant's bosses at American Airlines has morphed into an all-out grassroots movement to remove the upper-management team now running Americ

UN Goodwill Ambassador will be guest of honor at Carnaval International de Victoria

Linda — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:23:14 +0000

Deedee Bridgewater, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, has accepted to be a guest of honor at the 2nd edition of the Carnaval International de Victoria, the

Education, knowledge, networking and entertainment at EMEC

Linda — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:04:55 +0000

BUDAPEST, Hungary (eTN) - This was my first time to join EMEC, the European Meetings and Events Conference organized by Meeting Professionals International (MPI).

Country western music joins the cultural mix at Seychelles carnival

Linda — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:30:36 +0000

The organizers of the 2012 Carnival in Seychelles have confirmed that Michael Quinn & the Bourbon Kings, known country western artists from the USA, will be in Seychelles for the carnival.

Amazing Race freelance producer meets tragic fate in Uganda

Linda — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:13:15 +0000

UGANDA (eTN) - A reliable source from one of Kampala’s leading hotels has confirmed that Jeff Rice, a producer on the “Amazing Race” series, was found dead in his hotel room in, with the cause o

Tourist jumps over wall at Edinburgh Castle, breaks both ankles

Thomas Steinmetz — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:54:35 +0000

A tourist jumped over a wall to hide from his pals at Edinburgh Castle – not realising there was a 30ft-deep empty moat on the other side.

PATA to feature some of Asia’s most acclaimed entrepreneurs

Linda — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:50:58 +0000

BANGKOK, Thailand - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will organize the 2012 PATA Annual Conference (PAC2012) hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia, and Tourism Malaysia.

WTM to generate massive amount of travel deals

Linda — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:28:35 +0000

World Travel Market (WTM) 2011, the leading global event for the travel industry, will generate a massive £1,653 million (US$2.6 billion) in travel and tourism industry deals – an impressive 16 per

Namibia wants Mideast tourists

Thomas Steinmetz — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:27:20 +0000

Namibia is taking the first steps in diversifying its tourism source markets and product offerings in an attempt to remain competitive and attractive to potential tourists at a time when the countries