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Tuesday 30 April 2019

Tourism Observer: UAE: Emirates Wins World's Best Airline Award

Tourism Observer: UAE: Emirates Wins World's Best Airline Award: Emirates continued winning when it took top honours by sweeping five awards at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2019. The airline...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: SpiceJet Overshoots Runway At Shirdi Airpor...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: SpiceJet Overshoots Runway At Shirdi Airpor...: Budget airline SpiceJet operating on the Delhi-Shirdi route, overshot the runway while landing at the Shirdi airport on Monday on April 29. ...

Tourism Observer: Ryanair Boeing 737 Diverts To Paris After Engine F...

Tourism Observer: Ryanair Boeing 737 Diverts To Paris After Engine F...: A Ryanair Boeing 737 has been forced to divert and perform an unplanned landing at Paris-Beauvais Airport. The aircraft apparently experie...

Tourism Observer: UAE: Emirates Wins World's Best Airline

Tourism Observer: UAE: Emirates Wins World's Best Airline: Emirates continued winning when it took top honours by sweeping five awards at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2019. The airline...

Tourism Observer: KUWAIT: Kuwait Stops Admitting Expat Workers From ...

Tourism Observer: KUWAIT: Kuwait Stops Admitting Expat Workers From ...: The Kuwaiti General Directorate of Residence Affairs recently announced a ban on recruitment of domestic workers from five African countries...

Tourism Observer: INDONESIA: Volcano Spews Ash In Bali, Tourists War...

Tourism Observer: INDONESIA: Volcano Spews Ash In Bali, Tourists War...: The UAE Embassy in Jakarta has issued a travel alert for tourists after a volcano erupted in Bali. Mount Agung erupted at 3.21am local tim...

Tourism Observer: KUWAIT: Kuwait Stops Admitting Expat Workers From ...

Tourism Observer: KUWAIT: Kuwait Stops Admitting Expat Workers From ...: The Kuwaiti General Directorate of Residence Affairs recently announced a ban on recruitment of domestic workers from five African countries...

Tourism Observer: PAKISTAN: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Mo...

Tourism Observer: PAKISTAN: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Mo...: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), transferred 85 flight attendants from Karachi to Islamabad. PIA administration, in a notification, ...

Tourism Observer: PAKISTAN: US Slaps Pakistan With Sanctions Over Re...

Tourism Observer: PAKISTAN: US Slaps Pakistan With Sanctions Over Re...: The US has imposed sanctions on Pakistan after Islamabad refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America, warn...

Tourism Observer: RWANDA: Qatar Interested In Funding Bugesera Inter...

Tourism Observer: RWANDA: Qatar Interested In Funding Bugesera Inter...: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani A Qatari government delegation led by Foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was in Kig...

Monday 22 April 2019

Tourism Observer: EGYPT: Deutsche Hospitality To Open Two Hotels In ...

Tourism Observer: EGYPT: Deutsche Hospitality To Open Two Hotels In ...: Deutsche Hospitality has revealed plans to open two hotels in Egypt in 2019, bringing the total of hotels the Company has opened in Egypt th...

Tourism Observer: UAE: Emirates To Fly Five Times A Week To Riyadh

Tourism Observer: UAE: Emirates To Fly Five Times A Week To Riyadh: Emirates has introduced the first scheduled Airbus A380 service to Saudi Arabia’s capital city, which will be effective 21 April 2019. Riy...

Tourism Observer: IRAQ: Sulaymaniyah Is The Tourism City And Paris ...

Tourism Observer: IRAQ: Sulaymaniyah Is The Tourism City And Paris ...: Sulaimaniya is a city in Iraqi Kurdistan. One of the major cities in both so called Kurdistan region and Iraq, situated 385 Km north Baghd...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: InterContinental Hotels Group To Open 39 Ne...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: InterContinental Hotels Group To Open 39 Ne...: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has 39 new hotels in the pipeline in India which will add a total of 6,200 rooms in the next two to thre...

Tourism Observer: TURKEY: Turkish Airlines Start First Flight From I...

Tourism Observer: TURKEY: Turkish Airlines Start First Flight From I...: As part of its network expansion for the 2019 year, Turkish Airlines has announced the upcoming launch of its first flight to Mexico. Kickin...

Tourism Observer: USA: Man Arrested After Spraying Unknown Liquid An...

Tourism Observer: USA: Man Arrested After Spraying Unknown Liquid An...: A 25-year-old male flying on American Airlines Flight 1346 was arrested on 12 April following a bizarre incident in which he went around the...

Tourism Observer: TURKEY: Turkish Airlines Start First Flight From I...

Tourism Observer: TURKEY: Turkish Airlines Start First Flight From I...: As part of its network expansion for the 2019 year, Turkish Airlines has announced the upcoming launch of its first flight to Mexico. Kickin...

Tourism Observer: Tia Maria A Universal Favourite Liqueur

Tourism Observer: Tia Maria A Universal Favourite Liqueur: Tia Maria is a dark liqueur made originally in Jamaica using Jamaican coffee beans, but now made in Italy. The main flavour ingredients are ...

Tourism Observer: BELIZE: Belizean Way Of Cooking

Tourism Observer: BELIZE: Belizean Way Of Cooking: Belizean cuisine is an amalgamation of all ethnicities in the nation of Belize and their respectively wide variety of foods. With the addi...

Thursday 18 April 2019

Tourism Observer: INDIA: Amristar Holy City, At The Golden Temple Re...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: Amristar Holy City, At The Golden Temple Re...: Amritsar is a holy city in the state of Punjab in India. The name of the city derives from the name of the pool around the Golden Temple a...

Tourism Observer: CHINA: InterContinental Shenzhen Is The World’s Fi...

Tourism Observer: CHINA: InterContinental Shenzhen Is The World’s Fi...: Today, InterContinental Shenzhen, Shenzhen Telecom and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation agreement to create the world’s first 5G smart ...

Tourism Observer: CHINA: InterContinental Shenzhen Is The World’s Fi...

Tourism Observer: CHINA: InterContinental Shenzhen Is The World’s Fi...: Today, InterContinental Shenzhen, Shenzhen Telecom and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation agreement to create the world’s first 5G smart ...

Tourism Observer: USA: First Cannabis Based Hotel Coachill Inn Resor...

Tourism Observer: USA: First Cannabis Based Hotel Coachill Inn Resor...: Las Vegas based MJ Holdings, Inc., a diversified publicly traded holding company providing complete seed-to-sale services to the regulated c...

Tourism Observer: JAPAN: 70 Room 5 Star Fauchon Hotel Kyoto To Open ...

Tourism Observer: JAPAN: 70 Room 5 Star Fauchon Hotel Kyoto To Open ...: FAUCHON Hospitality, which debuted its first hotel in Paris in September of 2018, will open a second property in Kyoto, Japan, it was announ...

Tourism Observer: JAPAN: 70 Room 5 Star Fauchon Hotel Kyoto To Open ...

Tourism Observer: JAPAN: 70 Room 5 Star Fauchon Hotel Kyoto To Open ...: FAUCHON Hospitality, which debuted its first hotel in Paris in September of 2018, will open a second property in Kyoto, Japan, it was announ...

Tuesday 16 April 2019

Tourism Observer: INDIA: Amristar Holy City, At The Golden Temple Re...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: Amristar Holy City, At The Golden Temple Re...: Amritsar is a holy city in the state of Punjab in India. The name of the city derives from the name of the pool around the Golden Temple a...

Tourism Observer: MEXICO: Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Cancun Openi...

Tourism Observer: MEXICO: Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Cancun Openi...: Following the successful opening of Planet Hollywood Costa Rica in late 2018, the highly-anticipated Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Cancun wi...

Tourism Observer: TURKEY: Mandarin Oriental Etiler, Istanbul To Open...

Tourism Observer: TURKEY: Mandarin Oriental Etiler, Istanbul To Open...: Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will manage a second luxury hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. The project, which also features branded residences, is...

Tourism Observer: SINGAPORE: Ascott To Manage 14 Properties In China...

Tourism Observer: SINGAPORE: Ascott To Manage 14 Properties In China...: The Ascott Limited, has clinched contracts to manage 14 properties with over 2,000 units across eight countries namely: China, Germany, Indi...

Tourism Observer: HONG KONG: Marriott International Opens 27 Story L...

Tourism Observer: HONG KONG: Marriott International Opens 27 Story L...: Marriott International has celebrated the opening of its 7,000th property – The St. Regis Hong Kong. The stunning, 27-story luxury hotel, ...

Tourism Observer: MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: Marriott To Open 19 Properti...

Tourism Observer: MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: Marriott To Open 19 Properti...: Marriott International today announced it expects to add 19 new properties and more than 3,000 rooms to its Middle East and Africa portfolio...

Tourism Observer: KENYA: Kenya Airways Passengers Stranded At Ksumu ...

Tourism Observer: KENYA: Kenya Airways Passengers Stranded At Ksumu ...: Tens of passengers were left stranded on Saturday afternoon after a plane engine failed to start even after the pilot tried several times at...

Tourism Observer: MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: Marriott To Open 19 Properti...

Tourism Observer: MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: Marriott To Open 19 Properti...: Marriott International today announced it expects to add 19 new properties and more than 3,000 rooms to its Middle East and Africa portfolio...

Tourism Observer: GUYANA: Brazilian Charged With Illegal Entry After...

Tourism Observer: GUYANA: Brazilian Charged With Illegal Entry After...: A Brazilian man who told the court that he used a bicycle to get to Guyana for a better life was this morning charged with entering Guyana i...

Tourism Observer: UNITED KINGDOM: Sandals Resorts Earns United Kingd...

Tourism Observer: UNITED KINGDOM: Sandals Resorts Earns United Kingd...: SANDALS Resorts has, for the 11th consecutive year, been awarded the United Kingdom Superbrands, one of just nine travel companies in the wo...

Tourism Observer: GUYANA: Brazilian Charged With Illegal Entry After...

Tourism Observer: GUYANA: Brazilian Charged With Illegal Entry After...: A Brazilian man who told the court that he used a bicycle to get to Guyana for a better life was this morning charged with entering Guyana i...

Tourism Observer: KENYA: 130 Kenya Airways Pilots Fled To Middle Eas...

Tourism Observer: KENYA: 130 Kenya Airways Pilots Fled To Middle Eas...: The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) dismissed claims by Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz that the airline's pilots are the be...

Tourism Observer: CHINA: In The Next 20 Years China Airlines Will Ne...

Tourism Observer: CHINA: In The Next 20 Years China Airlines Will Ne...: Boeing’s mishandling of the MAX-8 crisis could well end up giving the Chinese a chance to break the global duopoly in commercial airplanes o...

Tourism Observer: GUYANA: Essequibians Promote Tourism

Tourism Observer: GUYANA: Essequibians Promote Tourism: The Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and the Essequibo Chambers of Commerce (ECC) have embarked on a project to form a group to ...

Monday 15 April 2019

Tourism Observer: USA: American Airlines Will Cancel 115 Flights Dai...

Tourism Observer: USA: American Airlines Will Cancel 115 Flights Dai...: American Airlines announced on Sunday it would scrap some 115 flights per day in the coming months because its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX plane...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: SpiceJet Luring Jet Airways Pilots And Engi...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: SpiceJet Luring Jet Airways Pilots And Engi...: Low-cost carrier and top rival SpiceJet appears to be benefiting from the crisis at Jet Airways. Spicejet is now hiring engineers and pilo...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: What Is Happening At Jet Airways

Tourism Observer: INDIA: What Is Happening At Jet Airways: Jet Airways' pilots appealed to the State Bank of India to release funds to the tune of Rs. 1,500 crore for the airline, trade union Nat...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: SpiceJet To Commence New Direct Flights Fro...

Tourism Observer: INDIA: SpiceJet To Commence New Direct Flights Fro...: SpiceJet on Monday announced the launch of non-stop flights from Mumbai to Colombo, Dhaka, Riyadh, Hong Kong and Kathmandu. The no-frills ...

Tourism Observer: KENYA: Kenya Airways Says Pilots Are Overpaid Henc...

Tourism Observer: KENYA: Kenya Airways Says Pilots Are Overpaid Henc...: Cash trapped national carrier Kenya Airways is blaming for its woes, overpaid pilots, low productive staff, poorly negotiated leasing agreem...

Saturday 13 April 2019

Tourism Observer: Safe And Unsafe Airlines

Tourism Observer: Safe And Unsafe Airlines: AEROFLOT OR ANY RUSSIAN AIRLINE Russian airlines lead the world in crashes and fatalities. The only air disasters in the past ten years tha...

Friday 12 April 2019

Tuesday 9 April 2019

Tourism Observer: EGYPT: EgyptAir Flight To Juba Returns To Cairo Du...

Tourism Observer: EGYPT: EgyptAir Flight To Juba Returns To Cairo Du...: A EgyptAir flight, MS-859, enroute to South Sudan’s capital Juba has been forced to return to Cairo Airport more than one hour after takeoff...

Tourism Observer: BRAZIL: Explore And Enjoy Santa Teresa's Historic ...

Tourism Observer: BRAZIL: Explore And Enjoy Santa Teresa's Historic ...: Santa Teresa is the name of a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located on top of the Santa Teresa hill, by the cent...

Tourism Observer: BRAZIL: Explore And Enjoy Santa Teresa's Historic ...

Tourism Observer: BRAZIL: Explore And Enjoy Santa Teresa's Historic ...: Santa Teresa is the name of a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located on top of the Santa Teresa hill, by the cent...

Tourism Observer: SOUTH AFRICA: Poacher Trampled To Death By Elephan...

Tourism Observer: SOUTH AFRICA: Poacher Trampled To Death By Elephan...: A suspected rhino poacher was trampled to death by an elephant and his body devoured by lions in South Africa's Kruger National Park, of...

Tourism Observer: UGANDA: Saudi Tourist Drowns In The Nile Waters

Tourism Observer: UGANDA: Saudi Tourist Drowns In The Nile Waters: According to Police, On Saturday April 06, 2019 at around 5pm, Alsubaie Mathkar Nasser was with his colleagues, an Egyptian and two other Sa...

Tourism Observer: USA; Uber Driver Drops Passengers At San Francisco...

Tourism Observer: USA; Uber Driver Drops Passengers At San Francisco...: San Mateo police say they arrested Jackie Gordon Wilson, an Uber driver who dropped off passengers at San Francisco International Airport an...

Tourism Observer: MEXICO: Enjoy Exotic Meats Such As Monkey, And Igu...

Tourism Observer: MEXICO: Enjoy Exotic Meats Such As Monkey, And Igu...: Veracruz is a large city in the state of Veracruz in Central Mexico. The locals call their city Puerto or port to differentiate the city fro...

Tourism Observer: KENYA: Kenya Airways Emergency Landing In Tanzania...

Tourism Observer: KENYA: Kenya Airways Emergency Landing In Tanzania...: New details have emerged after a Kenya Airways (KQ) plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, when one of it...

Tourism Observer: UGANDA: Ransom Paid, Kidnapped US Tourist And Gu...

Tourism Observer: UGANDA: Ransom Paid, Kidnapped US Tourist And Gu...: KIDNAPPED: Kimberly Sue Endicott Reports in indicate that Kimberly Sue Endicott, an American who was kidnapped for ransom last week in Quee...

Tourism Observer: NEPAL: Visit Lumbini But Do Not Climb Onto Statues...

Tourism Observer: NEPAL: Visit Lumbini But Do Not Climb Onto Statues...: Lumbini is the sacred site of the birth of Sakyamuni Buddha. It is located in southern Nepal, near the Indian border.Lumbini is a Buddhist p...

Tourism Observer: NEPAL: Visit Lumbini But Do Not Climb Onto Statues...

Tourism Observer: NEPAL: Visit Lumbini But Do Not Climb Onto Statues...: Lumbini is the sacred site of the birth of Sakyamuni Buddha. It is located in southern Nepal, near the Indian border.Lumbini is a Buddhist p...