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Errors that the Tourism Industry Is Currently Making

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); World Tourism Network President Dr. Peter Tarlow, who is an award winning travel and tourism safety and security expert explains errors made in the travel and tourism industry in his Tourism Tidbits. The summer of 2023 is not only a high season in much of the world but also…

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Aviation: Critical Steps Needed to Fly Net Zero by 2050

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); These roadmaps address aircraft technology, energy infrastructure, operations, finance, and policy considerations leading to net zero. By adopting a Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) at ICAO’s 41st Assembly, governments and industry are aligned to reach the same net zero CO2 emissions goal by 2050. As policy initiatives lay the…

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Hallelujah to the UNWTO Commission for Europe Bulgaria Show

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I take note of this doll box around the corner from me, a Bulgarian reader in Sofia told eTurboNews. The reader referred to the just concluded UNWTO Commission meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria. He continues to comment: “Regionally, this meeting was in no way related to the industry. “The participants…

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Connecting the War on Terror, the Uganda LGBTQ Bill, and Tourism

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The editorial by eTurboNews correspondence Tony Ofungi, who also owns the Gorilla information travel company in the Pearl of Africa, explains the story of the war on terror behind the Uganda LGBTQ bill. About a week ago, the Ugandan AMISOM contingent based in Somalia was attacked by the radical…

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India Passenger Train Derails: At Least 50 Dead, 350 Injured

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Train officials have reported at least 50 people were killed and 350 injured when the 2two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha today. Railroad ministry spokesperson, Amitabh Sharma, stated that 10 to 12 coaches of one train derailed, and debris from some of the mangled…

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Execute LGBTQ: A Scary Trend by some African Tourism Fanatics

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Shame on Uganda’s President Museveni, Tourism Leaders Warn, was first published by eTurboNews, after the president signed the strictest anti LGBTQ law in the world on Tuesday. Responses from travel industry leaders, government officials, and concerned travelers had been pouring in. Surprisingly not all postings on an ongoing headed…

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Dr. Taleb Rifai Shares Proud Day at African Tourism Board

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The President of ATB, Hon. Cuthbert Ncube, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with HE Albert Muchanga, AU Commissioner for Economic Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry, and Mining (ETTIM), today at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The African Tourism Board is an association that is internationally acclaimed for…

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Shame on Uganda’s President Museveni, Tourism Leaders Warn

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Many in the Uganda LGBTQ Community are fleeing this East African Country; tourists are afraid to visit the Pearl of Africa after 78-year-old President  Yoweri Museveni signed the harshest anti-homosexuality law in the world with a golden pen today. The president of the country, however, is a proud man because…

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African Union and African Tourism Board to sign MOU

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This new chapter for Tourism Cooperation in Africa is also a new chapter for the African Tourism Board, the African Union, and the African Continent. The proud Chairman of the African Tourism Board, Cuthbert Ncube, is traveling to Addis Ababa to sign this historic Memorandum of Understanding between the…

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The Power Struggle within WTTC Continues – British Style

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); WTTC, claiming to be the private sector’s voice in the global travel and tourism industry, has responsibilities. Such responsibilities require global thinking from a global perspective by a global team. This responsibility within this now prominently managed British organization may be the cause of the reason some ask if…

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China Pledges $9.5M to Africa’s Second Largest Geopark

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); With a vast territory and complex geological and geomorphic features, China has 289 national geoparks and 41 UNESCO global geoparks, qualifying Beijing as a leading country in the world in establishing and maintaining geoparks. Chinese experts will undertake a feasibility study for the establishment of a geopark project in…

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National Roman Museum Opens “The Instant and Eternity”

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The exhibition presents about 300 exceptional pieces including Greek, Roman, Etruscan, and Italic, as well as medieval, modern, and contemporary works. For the occasion, some of the Great Halls of the Baths of Diocletian are reopening to the public after decades of being closed. When open it hosted the…

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Beauty Industry: Up Close and Personal

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Inclusive Not Exclusive Yes, the economy is uncertain. Yes, we are still experiencing inflation. Yes, in many cities, and business sectors, discrimination against age, race, religion, and sexual preferences not only remains but grows. Today, many shoppers are directing their cash to what is joyful and beautiful. Joy in…

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Live Toast to Roots Tourism

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This was an opportunity that “VisiTuscia Expo,” the Viterbo Tourism and Food and Wine Exchange, included in the initiatives promoted within the DMO “Expo Tuscia” for 2023. It could not be overlooked since the leitmotiv of the event was inspired precisely by this new segment. The roots tourism live…

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In Jamaica, the Saudi Tourism Minister put a Lime in the Coconut

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The friendly dance Bob Marley style between the Hon. Minister of Tourism for Jamaica, Edmund Bartlett, and His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, continued in Jamaica, and a lime in the coconut was just added. On tour to Caribbean nations, such as the…

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IMEX Frankfurt: How Did It Go?

eTurboNews: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “The 2023 edition clearly reflected an industry pride and renewed confidence among exhibitors and, of course, a strong desire to do business with thousands of buyers,” said IMEX Chairman, Ray Bloom at the IMEX Frankfurt closing press conference at Messe Frankfurt today (Thursday 25 May). Over 3,500 buyers made…

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