Apr 28, 2015 Selected Google banner below is independent from this eTN Article: The International Trade Administration of the United States Government is an information service from the National Travel & Tourism Office (NTTO). According to numbers released today by NTTO, US citizen outbound totaled 9.6 million travelers for the first two months, up nine…
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…