The Road Map Towards a Transformational Well-Being Culture

by: editor | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News Titled, “The Road Map Towards a Transformational Well-Being Culture”, the research report is part of Accor’s ongoing and insightful Health to Wealth series, designed to explore the world’s state of well-being and the defining issues of our time. Health to...

Hong Kong International Airport Passenger Traffic picks up in 2022

by: Juergen T Steinmetz | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News In 2022, HKIA handled a total of 5.7 million passengers, representing a year-on-year increase of 318.4%. Total cargo throughput and flight movements dropped by 16.4% and 4.2%, to 4.2 million tonnes and 138,700, respectively. Fred Lam, chief executive...

New codeshare between Qatar Airways and Air Serbia

by: editor | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News It was announced today by Qatar Airways that a comprehensive codeshare agreement with Air Serbia, the flag carrier of Serbia, allows passengers to travel to over 40 destinations when traveling on each other’s networks effective February 1, 2023.   Group Chief...

Destinations Exchange Europe: New B2B travel event in London

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News The European tourism association (ETOA) and City Destinations Alliance are launching a new two-day event, Destinations Exchange Europe. The workshop will take place in London on the 12-13 June. Developed in consultation with members and other stakeholders, Destinations Exchange...

LGBTQ+ travel planning: Cost, personal safety and politics matter

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News New research report, evaluating LGBTQ+ travelers’ behaviors, sentiments and attitudes, sampled more than 3,000 American travelers from that group and was devised with input from a steering committee of professionals from LGBTQ+ organizations focused on travel, tourism and empowerment...

Europe and Middle East tourism set to return to pre-pandemic level

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News After stronger than expected recovery last year, 2023 could see international tourist arrivals bounce back to pre-COVID-19 levels in Europe and the Middle East. Nonetheless, 2023 international travelers, in general, expected to seek value for money and travel closer...

Lufthansa wants a piece of Italian national airline ITA

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News Deutsche Lufthansa AG, today, submitted an offer to the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministero dell’economia e delle finanze) to conclude a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire a stake in the Italian national airline ITA Airways (Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A.)....

Etihad and Delta Airlines Setting a New Trend for Medical Tourism

by: Juergen T Steinmetz | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News In September Duesseldorfs mayor Dr. Stephan Keller was happy when Delta Airlines announced its new non-stop flight connecting Atlanta and the city on the Rhine river. Also in September Dimitri Belov in charge of Medical Tourism promotion for...

ITB China in Shanghai is back in 2023

by: Juergen T Steinmetz | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News More than 60,000 people are reported dead due to a new COVID scare in China, but ITB Shanghai is optimistic and announced the German managed travel trade show in Shanghai is coming back as a live event.  ITB hopes...

New Easyjet flights from Southend to Amsterdam, Faro, Palma

by: Juergen T Steinmetz | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News Four times a week EasyJet will connect London Southend to Amsterdam, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, and Faro, Portugal. London Southend Airport is an international airport situated on the outskirts of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, approximately 36 miles from...

New Global Inflight Training Center in Houston

by: editor | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News This new facility reflects United’s continued investments in infrastructure, technology, and tools to support growth as the airline is on track to hire 15,000 people in 2023, including 4,000 flight attendants. The airline today opened in Houston its largest Inflight...

US air passenger travel up no matter how you look at it

by: editor | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News Air traffic passenger enplanements are up 44% YOY for December 2022 and up 97% for calendar year 2022. For air passenger travel between the US and Europe, travel is up 248% for 2022. Data recently released by the National Travel...

Travel Strategies and Forecasts

by: editor | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News With the market valued at US$ 74.31 Bn in 2019 and for the last two decades, the travel retail market has grown constantly. However, with the onset of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting travel restrictions, some of the...

New summer flights to Europe

by: Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News Speaking on summer flights to Europe, Ole Orvér, Finnair’s Chief Commercial Officer, added, “For example, the Bergen and Bodø routes are seamlessly connected to our flights to Japan.” Bodø is a new destination for Finnair. Finnair has...

Jamaica to participate in major global tourism tradeshow FITUR

by: Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has been invited to participate in the series of high-level meetings and events in Spain, aimed at promoting sustainable tourism in the Caribbean. The events have been organized by CAF (Development...

New President & CEO at BC Ferries

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News Nicolas Jimenez, who is currently the President and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of B.C., was appointed by the British Columbia Ferry Services Board as President and Chief Executive Officer of BC Ferries, effective March 6, 2023. Mr. Jimenez...

Wynn Las Vegas debuts new Wynn Living Well program

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News Wynn Las Vegas unveiled a new program designed with flexibility and fun in mind, that provides a wide range of activities that inject a sense of well-being into each visit. Wynn Living Well program offers guests curated health and...

Jimmy Buffett concerts coming to Key West

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews – Travel & Tourism News Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band are to perform two concerts in Key West, his former home and the island widely credited with inspiring his signature sound, Thursday and Saturday, February 9 and 11. The performances are...