Archive for September, 2008
Delta, Northwest Stockholders Approve Merger to Create Premier Global Airline
ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines today announced that their respective stockholders have overwhelmingly approved the pending merger between the two companies. Delta stockholders approved the issuance of 1.25 shares of Delta common stock for each outstanding share of Northwest stock to be distributed upon closing of the merger, expected later this year. [...]
September 26, 2008
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
Want to know the strangest questions asked by Edinburgh tourists?
If you have ever wondered when the Regimental Ratatouille is or what time the One O’Clock Gun goes off then rest assured you’re not alone. These were today revealed as just some of the questions asked at Tourist Information Centres (TICs) in Edinburgh by confused, misguided or just plain daft tourists.
September 26, 2008
Posted in: Scotland
London woos Indian tourists
By eTN | Sep 26, 2008 London is pleased to welcome over 1,200 representatives from the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) taking place from September 26-28. It is the first time in TAAI's nearly 60-year history that the organization has held its annual convention outside of India and Asia.
September 26, 2008
Posted in: England
Ryanair to roll out mobile phone usage
By Unal Basusta, eTN Ambassador | Sep 26, 2008 Ryanair is set to be the first no frills airline to enable in-flight calling. Ten planes are already equipped and when the service launches in a couple of weeks, 14 will give you the option to make calls and send texts from a cruising altitude.
September 26, 2008
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
East Africa's first international E-Tourism conference to be held in Nairobi in October
By eTN | Sep 26, 2008 NAIROBI – The first major international E-Tourism conference for East Africa will take place in Nairobi on October 13 and 14 this year. The two-day, E-Tourism East Africa conference, which is being sponsored by Safaricom, Microsoft and Visa International, will bring some of the world's leading experts on online [...]
September 26, 2008
Posted in: Africa
Travel advisory alert – strike in Maldives
By eTN | Sep 26, 2008 Hotel and resort workers in Maldives, organized through the Tourism Employees Association of Maldives (TEAM), have announced an indefinite strike in hotels, resorts, airports and other tourist enterprises from October 5, in support of their demand that basic labor rights for hotel and resort workers be enshrined in the [...]
September 26, 2008
Posted in: Maldives
III international Conference on Tourism and Handcrafts in Peru
MADRID/LIMA, Peru (September, 2008) – The synergies between tourism and handcrafts must be fully recognized and developed to become economic opportunities for local artisans, tourism competitiveness and promotion of host destinations. Handcrafts, tourism and their contribution to poverty reduction within the framework of the UN Millennium Development Goals will come under the spotlight during the [...]
September 26, 2008
Posted in: Peru
Peru is set to host UNWTO's World Tourism Day
By Yusof Sulaiman, eTN Staff Writer | Sep 26, 2008 Is the world ready or in the mood to celebrate World Tourism Day on September 27? Since adoption of the statutes in 1970 and designated as World Tourism Day by United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) since 1979, Global tourism has since then seen its [...]
September 26, 2008
Posted in: Peru
Fairmont's Seniors Celebration – Chateau Whistler Invites the Young at Heart
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler invites you to the Whistler Seniors Celebration, November 17 – 20, 2008, for a fun-filled stay, perfectly tailored to your active lifestyle. You'll be treated to a royal welcome, reception, hearty breakfasts and decadent feasts with the "Whistler Seniors Celebration" package.
September 26, 2008
Posted in: Hotels General News
HALLOWEEN IS A SCREAM IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
Those looking for a good time over Halloween should look no further than spooktacular Scottsdale. Located in the magnificent Sonoran Desert, the city is a premier holiday destination where visitors can get spooked with ghosts, goblins, ‘spirited' cocktails and perfect pumpkins this Halloween. Haunted asylums and creepy crypts make the top of the to-do list [...]
September 26, 2008
Posted in: United States SouthWest