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Costa Cruises completes Italy’s first LNG cruise ship bunkering operation
Harry S. Johnson- October 27, 2020Costa Cruises, a major European cruise line?and a part of?Carnival Corporation?& plc, today announced another milestone for?Costa Smeralda, the line's ... Read More
FAA launches National Drone Safety Awareness Week
Harry S. Johnson- October 26, 2020The?Federal Aviation Administration?(FAA) will hold its second annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week, November 16 to 22, 2020. The FAA ... Read More
Up to 100,000 new cases daily: Second COVID-19 wave hits France
Harry S. Johnson- October 26, 2020On Sunday, France registered a record 52,010 new COVID-19 cases over the previous 24 hours, more than any other country ... Read More
All Nippon Airways to become first sustainable fuel airline in Asia
Harry S. Johnson- October 26, 2020Neste and All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest 5-Star airline, are entering a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement. This ... Read More
Milan Bergamo Airport maintains 2030 development masterplan
Harry S. Johnson- October 26, 2020Milan Bergamo Airport continues to maintain its infrastructure development masterplan with the recent unveiling of the Italian gateway’s new extra-Schengen ... Read More
Liar! American College of Emergency Physicians to President Trump
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 25, 2020Since 1968, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has united and amplified the collective voice of emergency physicians across ... Read More
Montréal renews the state of emergency
Harry S. Johnson- October 24, 2020In accordance with the Civil Protection Act, Montréal's executive committee?has renewed the state of emergency for the urban agglomeration of ... Read More
IATA: Air Canada continues to combat illegal wildlife trade
Harry S. Johnson- October 24, 2020Air Canada is proud to announce today that it has successfully attained the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Illegal Wildlife ... Read More
Australia to re-open domestic borders by Christmas
Harry S. Johnson- October 23, 2020Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison today chaired a meeting of the National Cabinet at which the leaders of seven of ... Read More
FAA virtual airport design challenge takes off
Harry S. Johnson- October 23, 2020Calling all K-12 students interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM): The 2020 Federal Aviation Administration STEM Aviation and ... Read More
Hawaii vacation rentals down 60.8% in September
Harry S. Johnson- October 23, 2020In September 2020, the total monthly supply of Hawaii statewide vacation rentals was 401,500 unit nights (-52.5%) and monthly demand ... Read More
Costa Rica announces border reopening and tourist entry requirements
Harry S. Johnson- October 23, 2020On November 1, Costa Rica will reopen its air borders to all international countries, as long as they meet the ... Read More
US travelers warned about possible terror attacks in Turkey
Harry S. Johnson- October 23, 2020The U.S. Mission in Turkey has received credible reports of potential terrorist attacks and kidnappings against U.S. citizens and foreign nationals ... Read More
75 years of UN: Cooperation and trust as important as ever
Harry S. Johnson- October 23, 2020The United Nations, of which UNWTO is proud to be a part, was established to promote peace among nations and ... Read More
France expands COVID-19 curfews after new cases soar
Harry S. Johnson- October 23, 2020The government officials in France announced that COVID-19 curfews will be extended after the country reported a record 41,622 new ... Read More
Tourism leader to guide North Queensland’s recovery
Harry S. Johnson- October 22, 2020Tourism industry leader Ken Chapman has been elected Chair of Tourism Tropical North Queensland at the first meeting this week ... Read More
CitizenM announces first hotel in Washington DC
Harry S. Johnson- October 22, 2020Dutch lifestyle and hotel company, citizenM announced that it is bringing ‘affordable luxury’ to America’s capital. The brand is full-speed-on ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Preserving Tourism Product
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- October 22, 2020In an effort to protect the environment and preserve Jamaica’s tourism product, the Ministry of Tourism through its agency, the ... Read More
Hawaiian Airlines resumes Boston and New York flights
Harry S. Johnson- October 22, 2020Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaii’s hometown carrier, will reinstate its long-awaited East Coast flying in December with twice-weekly nonstop service between Honolulu’s ... Read More
Cayman Islands launches Global Citizen Concierge Program
Harry S. Johnson- October 22, 2020While the borders to the Cayman Islands remain closed to commercial airlift and cruise traffic at this time, the Cayman ... Read More
VIA Rail gradually resumes service in Western Canada
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announces the gradual return to service in Western Canada by providing intercity transportation exclusively between ... Read More
Private and public sector coalition calls for immediate COVID-19 relief bill
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020The COVID RELIEF NOW Coalition, representing major public and private sector groups across the U.S, today launched a digital advertising ... Read More
Canary Islands joins UNWTO Observatory Network
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020The Canary Islands has been confirmed as the latest member of the growing International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO), ... Read More
Singapore Tourism partners with Expedia to target international markets
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Expedia have inked a two-year global marketing partnership. Its focus is to stimulate the local ... Read More
Tourism specialists and ATB discuss strategies to boost tourism in Africa
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- October 21, 2020Polar Tourism in conjunction with the African Tourism Board have discussed a series of new initiatives that would boost tourism ... Read More
SITA steps up smart border solutions for EU Schengen Zone
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020SITA, the technology provider for the air transport and borders industry, today released a Positioning Paper detailing its latest generation ... Read More
IATA: Jordan-Israel airspace agreement will save fuel and time
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the recent overflight agreement between the Kingdom of Jordan and State of Israel ... Read More
US Travel Association Hall of Leaders announces 2020 inductees
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020Travel industry leaders Joe D’Alessandro, president and CEO of the San Francisco Travel Association, and Ernest Wooden Jr., former president ... Read More
Hong Kong announces health code plan for cross-border travel
Chief Assignment Editor- October 21, 2020The HKSAR government announced that Hong Kong is in advanced internal talks to reopen the border for local residents living ... Read More
Belize introduces updated tourism industry protocols
Harry S. Johnson- October 20, 2020As Belize moves forward to fully reopen and rebuild our tourism industry, the health and safety protocols for tourists continue ... Read More
Ukraine International Airlines uses drone-based scanning for aircraft inspections
Harry S. Johnson- October 20, 2020Ukrainian MRO company MAUtechnic, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) and Luftronix, Inc have jointly conducted drone-based scans of UIA's Boeing 737-800 ... Read More
Abu Dhabi Tourism launches hotel Kosher Certification project
Harry S. Johnson- October 20, 2020The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has signed an agreement with the Emirates Agency ... Read More
UNWTO: Coordination vital ingredient for tourism recovery
Harry S. Johnson- October 20, 2020Consistent and harmonized travel protocols, enhanced safety measures and the protection of jobs and livelihoods are the main ingredients needed ... Read More
Aeroflot resumes Moscow-Tokyo flights
Harry S. Johnson- October 20, 2020National flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia, PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, commonly known as Aeroflot, announced that ... Read More
UNICEF to stockpile over half a billion syringes for COVID-19 vaccine by year’s end
Chief Assignment Editor- October 19, 2020As soon as vaccines are licensed for use, the world will need as many syringes as doses of vaccine, said ... Read More
Flights from London to Barbados on British Airways
Harry S. Johnson- October 19, 2020This weekend marked the inaugural flight of the relaunched year-round daily service from London Heathrow to Barbados on British Airways ... Read More