Technology

The Idol to End One Week Early With a Five-Episode Run Instead of Six: Here’s Why

The Idol is ending sooner than expected, with the season finale scheduled to air next week. As usual, HBO dropped a preview teaser for its next episode, but the title card mentioned ‘Season Finale’ at the end, which is odd considering that the show was initially reported to have six episodes. One would assume that […]

Tourism

SEAHIS 2023 Beats Last Year’s Record Attendance

eTurboNews: Mr. Simon Allison, Chairman and CEO Hoftel Asia Ltd., organizer of SEAHIS 2023, the owner-driven event focused on hotel real estate investors, developers and franchisees, spoke to me before the start of the conference said: “The industry is bouncing back from Covid. Globally, the Middle East never really went down and it’s breaking records, […]

Tourism

Take Your Place at World’s Most Influential Travel & Tourism Event

eTurboNews: Organizers are enabling visitors to book tickets well in advance of this year’s show and have announced a number of new and exciting changes. After in-depth customer research carried out late last year, WTM has announced a host of developments to improve attendee experience and ensure that every member of the travel community extracts […]

Tourism

New Convention Wins & Strong Line-up in Hong Kong

eTurboNews: I&T, medical, financial services, and education planning professionals have all chosen Hong Kong, solidifying the city’s position as a preferred destination for academic exchanges and industry advancement. Mr. Kenneth Wong, General Manager, MICE & Cruise of HKTB, said: “The growing demand is providing a welcome stimulus for Hong Kong’s economy. Thanks to Hong Kong’s […]

Tourism

Bartlett Travels to UNWTO Commission for Americas Meeting

eTurboNews: The Jamaica Tourism Minister will be attending the 68th World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Regional Commission for the Americas Meeting (CAM) & Seminar On Sustainable Investments being held in Ecuador’s capital city Quito from Tuesday, June 27, to Wednesday, June 28. The UNWTO Regional Commissions normally meet once a year to allow member states to […]

Tourism

Wilmington and New Haven Flights to Daytona Beach on Avelo Air

eTurboNews: Members of the Volusia County Council, the leadership team at Daytona Beach International Airport and representatives with Avelo Airlines celebrated the start this week of two new, nonstop flights to/from New Haven, CT and Wilmington, DE. On June 22, the airport hosted a ribbon cutting for the inaugural flight from New Haven followed by […]

Tourism

Hong Kong Ready for More World-Class Conventions

eTurboNews: The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has applauded the city’s convention business following a raft of new convention wins in 2023. I&T, medical, financial services, and education planning professionals have all chosen Hong Kong, solidifying the city’s position as a preferred destination for academic exchanges and industry advancement. Mr Kenneth Wong, General Manager, MICE […]

Tourism

PATA Just Elected a New CEO

eTurboNews: After the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announced the resignation of Liz Ortiguera as its Chief Executive Officer in February, the influential travel and tourism organization after Mario Hardy resigned. She was CEO for ten months and left with an undisclosed legal arrangement. It was unclear why the PATA CEO quit at a critical time for […]

Tourism

Jamaica’s Visitor Arrivals Herald Tourism Boom

eTurboNews: Fortifying its position as one of the world’s leading tourism destinations, Jamaica welcomed more than 3.3 million visitor arrivals in 2022, a 117% increase over 2021. Gross foreign exchange earnings for the year totaled over USD $3.6 billion, representing a 71.4% increase as compared to 2021 and on par with 2019 levels. “The fact […]

Tourism

New Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Livery for ANA’s DHC8-400

eTurboNews: All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, is launching three DHC8-400 aircraft featuring a special livery with art and characters of the popular anime TV series “Demon Slayer.” The new design will be unveiled on July 14, 2023, with a total of three aircraft entering service by the end of July on domestic routes […]