By eTN Global Editor Created 2 May 2015 – 12:14am CHICAGO, IL – More than 70 percent of travelers say they never use hotel mini-bars according to a survey conducted jointly by GO Airport Express, and The GO Group, LLC. Just fewer than four percent said they always raid the mini-fridges, while 20 percent said…
By eTN Editor Created 1 May 2015 – 10:40pm Dr. Peter E. Tarlow Hospitality, and the hospitality industry, have been around a long time. The western tradition goes back to the time of Abraham and his receiving of the three angles (messengers). Abraham’s receiving of the three messengers stands in sharp contrast to the lack…
By eTN Managing Editor Created 1 May 2015 – 5:47am Pamela Lanier, eTN Ambassador Ecuador has long been regarded as a leader in green growth and now the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador; the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) have partnered to create standards for sustainability in the travel and tourism sector throughout Ecuador and…
By eTN Editor Created 24 Apr 2015 – 10:36pm Recent research has proven that increasing numbers of today’s tourists are concerned with environmental and social responsibility in the management practices of their chosen destinations. According to data collected by Centre on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development (CESD) and the International Ecotourism Society (TIES), “it is important…
Apr 17, 2015 Mobile first is no longer a nice thing to have. This was the sentiment at day two (April 16, 2015) of World Travel Market Africa, a trade show and conference for African tourism that wraps up in Cape Town today. Leading a panel who were discussing Mobile and the Visitor Journey, Digital…
By eTN Editor Created 15 Apr 2015 – 7:47pm MIAMI, Florida – Today, in conjunction with the start of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Global Summit in Madrid, Spain, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) released new data* that shines a light on the role that a wellness tourism focus can have on nations…
Apr 15, 2015 Image via oakbrookhillsresortchicago.com OAK BROOK, Illinois – You name it, this US resort probably has a sustainable program for that. From beekeeping to a “foodscaping” garden, and even a respite waystation for Monarch butterflies, this suburban resort is launching what it calls a Horticultural Gallery on Earth Day, April 22, 2015. The…
Apr 22, 2015 UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai reveals the biggest drivers of tourism development and how they will impact communities for years to come in this Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) interview. As a champion of sustainable tourism growth, what are the biggest challenges — and therefore opportunities — that…
Apr 22, 2015 The whale watching business is worth $2 billion but unfortunately successive policy makers have not focused on the development of this market just like the cruise Business said Chairman Sri Lanka tourism promotions bureau Rohantha Athukorala at the unique partnership between Sri Lanka tourism and Sri Lanka airlines sponsored whale watching workshop.…
By eTN Global Editor Created 1 Mar 2015 – 10:09pm ISTANBUL, Turkey – Tourists in Turkey last year spent almost 20 percent of their budgets on food, according to a recent gastronomy tourism report by the Turkish Association of Travel Agents (TÜRSAB). The 41.4 million foreign tourists who visited Turkey in 2014 spent $6.5…