by: Harry Johnson | On Wednesday at ITB Berlin two social enterprises represented by women, and the ideas behind their establishment, were presented by Rika Jean-Francois, CSR representative of ITB Berlin, and Prof. Dr. Claudia Brözel from the College for Sustainable Development, Eberswalde. The latter is the founder of the “Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism”, which was launched in 2019. Ancestral Teacher, established by the Peruvian Paola Sota, seeks to enable travellers to acquaint themselves with ancient artisanal skills and wisdom from local people in the areas they are visiti ..read more

by: Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda | Seven years since the death of the dominant Mountain Gorilla in Ruhija sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Ndahura, the dominant silverback, has been immortalized in his original likeness. Ndahura died in a freak accident in 2016, after a tree branch, he was sitting on broke, and he fell down about 20 meters to his death. He was 28 years of age at the time of his demise and was an alpha male of Bitukura Gorilla Group of 12 gorillas, named after river Bitukura that snakes through the forest. He left behind four known offspring. Ndahura’s remains ..read more

by: Harry Johnson | United Airlines today named Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch as its first Chief Trash Officer as he and the airline celebrate his love of rubbish. United Airlines’ new, consumer education campaign is designed to promote the expected benefit of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) more broadly. The new campaign – which features Oscar in more than 30 pieces of original video, digital, social and out-of-home content – follows the iconic character’s journey from job listing to c-suite office starring alongside real United employees. SAF is an alternative to conventional jet ..read more

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews - Travel Industry News - World Travel News Blasphemy is illegal in Pakistan, a Muslim-majority country of over 230 million, and can result in a death sentence for the offender. Today, several news sources, citing Pakistan‘s media regulator, reported that popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has been blocked in South Asian country for failure to delete some content judged “sacrilegious” by the Pakistani authorities. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced that it had “degraded” Wikipedia’s service in the country for 48 hou ..read more

by: Juergen T Steinmetz | copyright: eTurboNews - Travel Industry News - World Travel News Tourism is the main source of income for many inhabitants on the islands of Cape Verde. The sector has been the main engine for development for the archipelago in the last decade. To further drive positive impact and use the full potential of tourism for Cape Verde, the TUI Care Foundation has developed an ambitious programmatic agenda. The TUI Academy program offers vocational education and career opportunities to young people from vulnerable communities. It builds on the potential of tourism as an e ..read more

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews | Tourism News - Tourism Industry News Hawaiian Airlines today announced it has become the newest industry partner of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) SkillBridge program, which has successfully transitioned more than 380 servicemen and women into civilian careers since its inception in 2019. “Close to 70 transitioning service members around the country who started the program on Jan. 9 will graduate on March 10,” said Angela C. Albritton, director of Military Relations and Strategic Initiatives for Embry-Rid ..read more

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews | Tourism News - Tourism Industry News The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) Foundation has announced that the recipients of the 2023 LGBTQ+ Tourism Master’s scholarship are Burcu Durdu Kısakürek, owner of Unison Turkey Travel & Events, and Joan Alcántara, Marketing Coordinator with Axel Hotels. The two longtime IGLTA members will participate in a master’s-level program at CETT, the School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy at the University of Barcelona.  “I am so thrilled and grateful for being accepted to the LGBTQ+ master ..read more

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews | Tourism News - Tourism Industry News Amazon, an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, has dethroned Apple and reclaimed the number one spot as the world’s most valuable brand, despite its brand value dropping 15% this year from $350.3 billion to $299.3 billion. According to the valuation of the annual Brand Finance Global 500 ranking, despite the return to global top spot, Amazon’s brand value dropped more than $50 billion this year, fr ..read more

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews | Tourism News - Tourism Industry News New research report, evaluating LGBTQ+ travelers’ behaviors, sentiments and attitudes, sampled more than 3,000 American travelers from that group and was devised with input from a steering committee of professionals from LGBTQ+ organizations focused on travel, tourism and empowerment of the LGBTQ+ community. One of the key takeaways from the comprehensive study is that representation in destination marketing materials is “very/extremely important” to this group, with 43% saying it would make them feel more conf ..read more

by: Harry Johnson | copyright: eTurboNews - Travel & Tourism News The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) Foundation has announced that the recipients of the 2023 LGBTQ+ Tourism Master’s scholarship are Burcu Durdu Kısakürek, owner of Unison Turkey Travel & Events, and Joan Alcántara, Marketing Coordinator with Axel Hotels. The two longtime IGLTA members will participate in a master’s-level program at CETT, the School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy at the University of Barcelona.  “I am so thrilled and grateful for being accepted to the LGBTQ+ master’s program ..read more