Archive for December, 2006

China Southern Airline to begin direct flight from Nigeria

By Moses Sawacha ABUJA Nigeria (eTN) — The Nigeria government has approved the operation of a direct flight between Nigeria and China to begin December 30, 2006.

December 26, 2006   Posted in: Airlines & Railways

We are fully booked, Uganda tourism says

By Wolfgang Thome l eTN Africa Uganda is benefiting from a tourism boom this festive season with airlines reporting a fully booked situation both in and out of Uganda. Campaigns to promote Uganda, like ‘Uganda – Gifted by Nature' are now clearly bearing dividends in the face of isolated but noisy critics, who condemned the [...]

December 26, 2006   Posted in: Africa

Tourism gathers momentum in Pakistan

By Ritesh Gupta l eTN Asia A government official in Pakistan has shared that the promotion of tourism between India and Pakistan and easing traveling conditions among the SAARC countries is the government utmost priority. Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam, according to Paktribune.com, during a television show shared that the terms and conditions for promotion [...]

December 26, 2006   Posted in: Pakistan

New Zealand happily placed as summer tourists season starts with record arrivals

In an encouraging start, New Zealand has witnessed an upsurge in tourists arrivals during the commencement of the summer tourist season. As per the info shared by Statistics New Zealand, visitor arrivals were up seven percent to 229,000 in November compared with the same month last year. During the 12 months to November, 2.4 million [...]

December 26, 2006   Posted in: New Zealand

Fiji tourism aims to get back to business

By Yusof Sulaiman l eTN Asia/Pacific Fiji’s revived Tourism Action Group, set up to rebuild the nation’s tourism industry  following the 2000 coup, has given its support to rebuilding efforts, according to latest reports from the Fiji Times. As Fiji's travel and tourism industry gets back on its feet, the New Zealand government downgraded its [...]

December 26, 2006   Posted in: Fiji

Talks emerge out of Gaza conflict

By Ilene R. Prusher and Joshua Mitnick  l The Christian Science Monitor eturbonews JERUSALEM AND TEL AVIV — At a weekend summit, Israeli leader Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas seemed to find common ground on a key point: that a devastating Palestinian conflict will eventually total up to a loss for Israel as [...]

December 26, 2006   Posted in: Israel

SkyEurope Airline will offer 16 new routes from Vienna

By Jan Blazej, eTN Slovakia, Central Europe SkyEurope Airlines, the oldest and leading Central Europe's low-cost carrier, based in Slovak Republic, small central European post communist country since 2004 a new European Union member, is the first airline from new democracies, which will open its hub in an old European Union country. On 25 March [...]

December 22, 2006   Posted in: Airlines & Railways

Destination Seaplane Air Shuttle Takes Off in Phuket, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand (December, 2006) – Destination Air Shuttle, Thailand's only seaplane shuttle service will officially launch services from Phuket International Airport beginning January 2007. Offering 12 flights per day, leaving every 2 hours from Phuket International Airport, Destination Air Shuttle will serve Phi Phi Island, Krabi and Koh Lanta. Further landing locations are planned for [...]

December 22, 2006   Posted in: Thailand

2007 Kids Day Camps start with Christmas Break and New Year Weeks at Midland Ontario’s Wye Marsh Provides Fun Learning Programs

Midland, Ontario…. Winter 2007. The Wye Marsh’s day camp programs kick off 2007 with a number of exciting activities for kids are starting with the Winter Day Camp on January 2. Wye Marsh’s Winter Break Day Camp can be fun for both families and kids, aged 6-12. Children will get to feed chickadees, see swans, [...]

December 22, 2006   Posted in: Canada

Buy one-get one air deal to Florida from Canada; Kids pay just $9 on package holidays 

Florida has never been more affordable, thanks to two tempting new promotions from Sunwing. For travellers wanting flights only, you’ll receive one round-trip air seat  free when you book one round-trip flight on Sunwing Airlines from Toronto to Orlando, St. Pete or Fort Lauderdale.   The offer is valid for all new bookings  made between December 19 and 31, for departures between December 21 , 2006 and January 31, 2007. There must be [...]

December 22, 2006   Posted in: United States SouthEast