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Breaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsIs selling Grenada Citizenship a Crime? For a small country heavily dependent on tourism, the Caribbean island of Grenada is drawing unwanted attention for how its government has turned hostile to one of its most promising hospitality projects in years. Kimpton Kawana Bay, a luxury resort/residence funded through the island’s unique Citizenship by Investment program has come to a stop. The lead investor is Warren Newfield, who until May 2021 served as Grenadian ambassador-at-large and one of the country’s three consuls general in the U.S https://eturbonews.com/2993729/the-easiest-countries-to-gain-citizenship-in/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn...2021-06-2824 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsEU Vaccine Scandal has three big winners: San Marino, Russia, and Sputnik Despite the EU not allowing Sputnik Vaccine from Russia, the tiny Republic of San Marino may produce the Russian Sputnik vaccine in Europe soon. This may enable San Marino to come to the rescue of other European Countries in supplying the much-needed COVID-19 vaccine. San Marino has an excellent relationship with the Russian Federation and did not endorse EU sanctions. Click to read the full story on eTurboNews  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-04-0723 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsCaribbean Tourism Safety and Security after COVID-19eTurboNews Update on March 22 | Dr. Peter Tarlow and Andrew Spencer from Jamaica are introducing their new book and travel and tourism safety and security in Jamaica and the Caribbean Region.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-03-2326 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsA Tribute to a strong African leader who passed today : Tanzania President John MagfulieTurboNews Daily News goes to Brazil, Europe and Tanzania today followed by a tribute for one of the most controversial presidents in Africa. He was seen as a strong leader and died today. The circumstances of his death have an official version and even more inofficial versions around COVID-19, which was a no issue in Tanzania.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-03-1819 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsA global summary of todays news in travel and tourism from Hawaii to Texas, Florida, Jamaica, Greece and beyondToday Juergen Steinmetz and Dr. Peter Tarlow discuss today's eTurboNews about the latest on developing stories on COVID-19 spanning from Hawaii to Texas, to Greece, Israel to Seychelles. Juergen Steinmetz reports from Honolulu Airport on the new first nonstop flight on Hawaiian Airlines from Honolulu to Orlando. Witness a Hawaiian Blessing, so the flight can bring Aloha to the Sunshine State.  At the virtual ITB Richard Quest hears from the Hon Minister Bartlett from Jamaica about an expected good summer tourism season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https...2021-03-1252 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsA bad day in Italy and Brazil: Todays eTurboNewsWith a record number of COVID-19 cases in Italy and the import of a new variant, it was not a good day The same counts for Brazil. Dr. Peter Tarlow knows Brazil well, speaks the language, and worked on tourism safety security issues before. He will share his thoughts together with Juergen Steinmetz  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-03-1041 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHuman Trafficking | COVID | One Year Rebuilding Travel | eTN Daily News 03 March 2021In our eTurboNews Daily News with Dr. Peter Tarlow and Juergen Steinmetz we share today's headlines, talk about human trafficking, our upcoming one yuear rebuilding travel event and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-03-0424 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsAviation Safety | Flight Manuals | COVID and moreeTurboNews Livestream discussion on March 1 with Mark Baier from Aviation Manual. www.aviationmanuals.com catching up on the Boeing 777 incident on United Airlines after an engine was lost on a flight from Denver to Honolulu. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-03-0141 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsAnal COVID Test: Truth or Rumor? What is next?In this daily news segment on Thursday, February 26, Dr. Peter Tarlow and Juergen Steinmetz will discuss the new anal COVID test in China, getting drunk for a holiday and other important news stories from today and in eTurboNews | Livestream. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-02-2629 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsEcuador | One Year Tourism and COVID| WTN and moreDr. Peter Tarlow and Juergen Steinmetz from eTurboNews in our daily news summary for Wednesday, February 24. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-02-2522 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsChampagne: Needed Now More Than Ever Can opening a bottle of Champagne help us get through the rough, lumpy, bumpy, uneven road otherwise known as COVID-19? More consumers are finding it enjoyable throughout the year on family tables along with a dinner of fried chicken and french fries. The end of 2020 saw Washington, DC, retailers selling more champagne after the Biden/Harris win than the previous two New Year’s Eve celebrations combined. by Dr. Elinor Garely, eTurboNews New York --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-02-2058 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWine Taxation without Tourism RepresentationMeet Ben Aneff, president US Wine Trade Alliance,  interviewed by Dr. Elinor Garely, eTurboNews New York, and wines.travel  Taxes on products we love and want are never popular. When it comes to increasing wine prices because of a tax, we are likely to become livid. Perhaps the imported wine industry became a tariff target during the last administration because the fellow who resided in the White House preferred Coke over sparkling wine or Riesling; had his beverage choice been different the taxes may have fallen on the water or...2021-02-1155 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsMasks in America: Confusion, Misinformation and secretsThis eTurboNews editor went to a medical office in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was told to take off her KN95 mask and replace it with a regular surgical mask. Misinformation, confusion, and intentional misleading - this is what the feedback is on the safest mask to wear. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-02-0549 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsSouth Korea State of Tourism TodayInterview with Sanje Parker from South Korea. Global Travel Trend News Broadcast by Dr. Taleb Rifai and Juergen Steinmetz 02 Feb 2021 www.eturbonews.com | www.livestream.travel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-02-0330 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsDaily Global News Talk Update 25 January by eTurboNews |TravelNews.online |Juergen Steinmetz and Dr. Peter Tarlow are discussing the latest news updates on California, Israel, Washington DC, and the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-01-2630 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewseTurboNews | Livestream News Update 19 January 2021The UNWTO Secretary-General  was re-elected today, a new appointment at Sandals Resorts in Jamaica, Aviation, a new version of Coronavirus in Germany - and much more of discussed by Dr. Peter Tarlow and Juergen Steinmetz --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-01-2018 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWashington is getting ready for the Biden Inauguration: It's too quiet hereMarisa Donato is a 30 year resident of Washington DC. Her apartment just steps away from the White House.    Maricar also has been a tour guide in the US Capital City, and an ambassador for the World Federation of Tour Guides. She recently was awarded the Hero Award by the World Tourism Network for helping a stranded tourist from Cameroon. She took some photos and videos in Washington DC three days before the inauguration.  She told eTurboNews : This is spooky.  The town I love is a fortress.   Watch her report...2021-01-1818 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsIs Cruising really necessary ? Listen to Global Cruise Activist NetworkA newly-formed global network of cruise port residents, civil society organizations, and labor & crime victim advocates came together during the COVID 19 pandemic to demand “no return to business-as-usual” for cruising. What do They do? The Global Cruise Activist Network provides a forum for building relationships and alliances, and taking collective action. Our focus is on organizing, sharing information, skills and resources, and building a “big tent” coalition. Who They Are For decades, the cruise industry’s business model has depended on burning huge volumes of highly polluting fuel, dumping in the ocean...2021-01-161h 09Breaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBrazil new more dangerous COVID virus | Aviation | New Holocaust Museum in PortugalLivestream Travel Daily News 14 Jan 2020 :Dr. Peter Tarlow and Juergen Steinmetz will share today's news summary from eTurboNews and other sources . A new virus version of COVID-19 prompted the UK to close its borders to Brazil, Portugal, Cape Verde, and Panama. A A new Holocaust museum opened in Portugal. Learn about the best deal in a car wash in the U.S. and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-01-1519 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsThe story behind travel and tourism | New COVID regulations for airlines and destinationsNew airline regulations and much more today in travel and tourism on January 13, 2021 Dr. Peter Tarlow and Juergen Steinmetz discuss what is important today for travel and tourism. More information on livestream.travel and eTurboNews.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2021-01-1413 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsUnsafe American Cruise IndustryUnsafe at sea- and it's not Coronavirus.  Dr. Elinor Garely is a Reporter with eturbonews.com eTurboNews Reporter is based in New York City. Today she is interviewing Jamie Barnett, the President of the International Cruise Victims organization. ICV represents victims of crimes on cruise ships, their families and friends, as well as individuals concerned with the problems of victimization and disappearance on cruise ships. The organization is an advocate for legislative reform that could protect cruise ship passengers from crimes and increase the rights of victims of crimes that take place...2020-11-2300 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsUnited Airlines Executives notified of ongoing safety flaw in regards to COVID-19eTurboNews today talked to United Airlines Customer Service agents. They had also been surprised about the airline was no longer requiring passengers to get a temperature check before boarding their flight. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is equally alarmed and wants to change this policy at least at Honolulu International Airport --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-2700 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHonolulu Mayor wants visitors to know, and he is frustrated with the Hawaii Tourism AuthorityHonolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell today told eTurboNews Juergen Steinmetz, he will be meeting with John de Fries, CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority this afternoon to relate his concern about visitors not being fully informed about mask requirements in Waikiki, Honolulu and the rest of Oahu. The mayor told eTurboNews he was hoping HTA would take immediate steps and was also hoping for airlines, the airport, and hotels to join in, so visitors would not end up in court and in jail when not following strict mandated in place for the island.  The mayor...2020-10-2000 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHawaii welcomes visitors with open arms and social distancing. A record number of visitors!The first day after reopening Hawaii for tourism, a total of 8219 airline passengers arrived in Hawaii, including 3189 visitors and more counted as visiting friends, getting married. Of course, this number is not comparable to the 30,000+ average daily arrivals before COVID-19, but this is the first day and up 10-15 times the average arrival when the State was closed and required a 14-day quarantine for everyone arriving. We speak with Pamela Taylor of Sun Island Hawaii, an inbound DMC about her views on the reopening of tourism to the Aloha State. Click here to...2020-10-1700 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsTravel Bubbles Hawaii - Japan and Japan -HawaiiWhy is it that the Japanese love Hawaii and visiting Hawaii more than any other vacation destination in the world? Visitors from Japan make up a substantial part of the travel and tourism industry for Hawaii.   The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) today approved Japan's Testing Procedure for Pre-Travel Testing Program, effectively announcing an upcoming travel bubble between Hawaii and Japan. DOH has approved the COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) authorized by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare. Proof of a negative test result from trusted testing partners in Japan wi...2020-10-1500 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsCruise Industry Flunks Safety TestsA recent study of the global cruise industry and tourism crises revealed a systematic failure within the industry to understand the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to (and including) 2019, the cruise lines were the fastest growing sector in the tourism industry. In 2018, the total economic contribution (direct, indirect, and induced) of cruise tourism to the global economy (through goods and services) was $150 billion, with 1,177,000 full-time jobs. However, the cruise industry is a crisis-prone industry and in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the outbreaks on the Diamond Princess and the Grand Princess, the major cruise lines remind us of...2020-10-1400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWelcome back Visitors ! Aloha Hawaii! The CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority John de Fries heartwarming appealThis is an imperfect scenario by imperfect people, but what we all have in common is our Aloha for Hawaii. We need to hold on to this decision to reopen our visitor's industry on Thursday and support one another.  "We are in a state of free fall. The longer we are trapped, the more we risk."  These are the words today heard from John de Fries, the newly appointed CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority. HTA is in charge of travel and tourism and appointed by the State of Hawaii. On Thursday, October 15...2020-10-1400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHow Hawaii will reopen travel on Thursday, October 15? Hear it from Hawaii's Lt. Governor GreenHawaii will finally welcome travelers again starting October 15, 2020. The Aloha State had been closed for visitors, except if a visitor would go through a 14-day mandatory quarantine. Lt. Governor Josh Green for Hawaii is also an emergency doctor and was down himself with the virus. The lt. Governor today explained how tourism will be relaunched as of Thursday and guaranteed the Hawaiian People and tourism stakeholders, this new process will be established for a long haul. Listen to the new requirements. They are different for visitors to each island county. --- Send in a...2020-10-1400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsListen to Hawaii Governor Ige declaring Hawaii Tourism open starting October 15After Hawaii closed on March 22,  it will be October 15 when tourists are welcome back to Hawaii's beaches, hotels. shops and attractions Visitors will find a very different Hawaii after 7 months of dealing with the economical horrors of COVID-19 Hawaii Governor Ige thinks his state is ready to relaunch the largest industry in the  Aloha State, what is tourism Regulations are different on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, or the Island of Hawaii on how visitors will be allowed to go on with their vacation. Governor Ige today explains. Click here to...2020-10-1400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHong Kong Tourism Launches Hygiene ProtocolThe Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced today the launch of a standardized COVID-19 hygiene protocol in partnership with the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA), one of the leading conformity assessment bodies in the territory, providing unified guidelines on hygiene and anti-epidemic measures for tourism-related industries. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-1400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHonolulu most desired post-COVID travel destination among US seniorsCOVID-19 has thrown a wrench into most Americans’ 2020 bucket list travel plans. Trip cancelations occurred far and wide in early Spring 2020 with the onset of a worldwide pandemic. With extra time on their hands during retirement years, baby boomers are the generation that may be feeling the weight of these cancellations the most. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-1400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsNetherlands closes bars and restaurants, makes masks mandatory as COVID-19 cases spikeNetherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced the “partial lockdown” on tonight, after the country’s health officials reported a record 7,393 new cases of COVID-19 today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-1400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsTop 10 cruise destinations trending nowLatest data from cruise industry records indicates that consumer interest in travel continues to thrive, and consumers are requesting quotes and booking a myriad of destinations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-1400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsEuropean travel criteria adopted by European Council of MinistersTom Jenkins, CEO of the European Tour Operator Association (ETOA) is in a more optimistic mood today and told eTurboNews: "The Council of European Ministers has published its intention to create a coordinated response to the crisis. Interestingly, they have not excluded unilateral quarantines imposed by member states (which is what the industry was asking for) but it is progress." Click here to read the full article --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-1300 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsCOVID-19 has devastating impact on European TourismThe global tourism industry is one of the hardest-hit industries with regards to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to recent data, at the height of the lockdowns in Europe, France experienced a 99% decrease in reservations on popular accommodations sites; Airbnb, Expedia and Booking.com compared to 2019. read more --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-1200 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsCOVID-19 slashes global tourism revenue by $316 billionThe global tourism industry had a rosy outlook for 2020 continuing a historic rise in the industry in recent times. However, at the beginning of the year, it became apparent that COVID-19 had turned the world upside down and global tourism effectively came to a collective halt. According to latest data, the projected tourism revenue for 2020 has been slashed by almost $316B as a direct impact of the pandemic - a significant 41% decrease. read more on eTurboNews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-1200 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsFlying from Budapest, Lyon, Bologna, Hamburg, Dusseldorf to Dubai on EmiratesEmirates,  the largest airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced that it will  resume its flights to Budapest, Hungary on October 21, Bologna, Italy on November 1, Dusseldorf and Hamburg, Germany on November 1, and Lyon, France on November 4, expanding its European network to 31 destinations, and offering customers around the world convenient connections via Dubai. More on eTurboNews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-1200 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsShooting on Las Vegas Strip : ManhuntAccording to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), a shooting took place on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night at the Miracle Mile shops near Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon at 7:27 pm. The shooting happened when two men met a third unidentified man to complete a drug deal. There was an altercation, and the unidentified man shot one of the two men in the leg. It is believed that the man who got shot did not sustain life-threatening injuries. He was transported to the hospital and is expected to survive. read...2020-10-1200 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsSingapore can’t wait around for a vaccine to reopen travelOng Ye Kung, the minister of Transport for Singapore explained that his country can’t wait around for a vaccine. Ong Ye Kung MP is served as the Minister for Transport since 27 July 2020. He also served as the Minister of Education from 1 October 2015 to 26 July 2020. Singapore has no domestic travel market, visitors are arriving through international flights, and the country has to reopen. The coronavirus pandemic has hit the global aviation industry hard, as many countries shut their borders and restricted travel to slow the virus spread. Singapore has not been spared either an...2020-10-1200 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsCOVID-19 worries? Find Inner Peace in Nepal with the help of Lord Buddha and a new tourismTourism to Nepal can mean a lot more than climbing Mout Everest in Nepal.  One out of two asked experiencing mental issues during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. FInding back to oneself, getting inner-peace, and explore the potential in ourselves is what a niche in tourism could mean for a new age of travelers. Lord Budda may help with it, and Nepal is the birthplace. Today Pankaj Pradhananga is sharing his personal experience when he visited a Buddist community and socially distancing himself with a purpose to find his own inner peace.  Pankaj Pradhananga...2020-10-1200 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsFlying is now safe and here is why?Dr. Hassan Shahidi is the  president of the Washington DC-based Flight Safety Foundation Dr. Shahidi thinks flying during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis is as safe as it gets, and here is why. More on www.livestream.travel and www.eturbonews.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-1000 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsTourism and the Presidential Election: United behind one candidate for presidentThe United States is not the only country in the world getting ready for a big election where US citizens are deciding between Donald Trump and Joe Biden as the countries next president. Big politics are also unfolding in a lot smaller country, The Republic of Seychelles will decide between three candidates running for president on October 24: Danny Faure ,  Wavel Ramkalawan, and Alain St Ange Both countries, the USA and Seychelles claim these are the most important elections ever, and both countries also face a common enemy: COVID-19 One of the two...2020-10-1000 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWill Hawaii really open for visitors on October 15? Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell provides insight on Oahu TourismHonolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell today answered questions from eTurboNews, Hawaii News Online, and other reporters on and if travel to Hawaii will really be possible without a mandatory 14 day quarantine. As of October 15, some visitors can arrive in Hawaii with a pre-test to avoid a 14-day mandatory quarantine. This is however not always the case. There was a lot of talk about a second mandatory or not mandatory test. Mayor Caldwell explains in this podcast. At the same time the mayor spoke the World Health Organization reported the largest increase in daily COVID-19 cases ever...2020-10-0900 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsListen to the WTTC plan on how to rescue travel and tourism 46 CEO's , 20 nations and His Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia are part of itWe are making history today!” This is the message by a shining star in the travel and tourism industry. Today Gloria Guevara, CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) may become a mover and shaker of this industry on a level this sector and the world have not yet seen. 46 CEO's of the largest travel companies, heads of state from the G20 and His Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia are part of this plan  Read the article outlining the exact plan on eTurboNews    Click here to be part of...2020-10-0800 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsSmart Cities: A Tourism Discussion with Dr. Guy Diedrich, VP Cisco SystemsDr. Guy Diedrich is a Vice President and the Global Innovation Officer for Cisco Systems where he is responsible for Country Digital Acceleration. He is currently working with government and industry leaders in countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas to digitize the public and private sectors to increase GDP, create millions of next-generation jobs and develop sustainable innovation ecosystems. Prior to his current role at Cisco Systems, Dr. Diedrich was a Vice-Chancellor at the Texas A&M University System where he was responsible for research, commercialization, federal government relations, state government relations...2020-10-0800 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBoeing 737 Max destroyed Boeings reputation and killed hundreds - is there a future?After being grounded in March 2019 following two fatal crashes, the Boeing 737 MAX is expected to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to fly again later this fall. Investigations pointed to a problem with the aircraft’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System or MCAS. This automated control system was designed to stabilize the plane and compensate for the more powerful engines used on the 737 MAX compared to previous versions. Get the real story from Paul Hudson, aviation attorney and head of flyersrights.org  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this po...2020-10-0700 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWTTC, G20, Saudi Arabia to rescue and relaunch tourismWe are making history today!" This is the message by a shining star in the travel and tourism industry. Today Gloria Guevara, CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) may become a mover and shaker of this industry on a level this sector and the world have not yet seen. Read the full article on eTurboNews  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0700 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsSandals Resorts Announce More Resort Openings This MonthSignaling the continued strength for Caribbean Tourism, Sandals Resorts International announced that it would usher in four more resort openings throughout October. Beginning this week, Sandals Grenada and Sandals South Coast will welcome visitors on October 1, 2020. Following in this week's footsteps, Sandals Royal Plantation will officially open to guests on October 8, followed by Beaches Turks & Caicos on October 14. The lineup will join presently opened: Sandals Grande Antigua, Sandals Montego Bay, Sandals Royal Caribbean, Sandals Negril, Sandals Grande St. Lucian, and Sandals Regency LaToc, Sandals Royal Barbados, and Sandals Barbados bringing the total to 13 luxury-included resorts open across the...2020-10-0700 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsVisiting Hawaii? Important changes in Tourism Reopening plans for October 15There are more problems in paradise. There are more problems for Hawaii's travel and tourism industry, and there are problems between the mayors and the Governor. Only the Island of Oahu with Honolulu and Waikiki may reopen for tourism arrivals after October 15 as originally planned and ordered by Hawaii Governor Ige. Click here to read more  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0700 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsMask policy on Airlines in the United States cannot be enforced: DOT rulingFlyers Rights President Paul Hudson issued the following response to the DOT's refusal to promulgate a mask rule after DOT General Counsel Steven Bradbury issued a letter denying Flyers Rights' rulemaking petition: This horrible decision will no doubt encourage bad actor airlines and airports to not enforce masking or social distancing and to do more of the same. Listen to Paul Hudson and his take about the decision a mask is not required on US Airlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn...2020-10-0600 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsVisitors in Hawaii could be safer, but Governor Ige told Kauai Mayor NO!Kauai Mayor is alarmed and disappointed after Hawaii's Governor told him no to keep all tourists visiting Kauai safe. Kauai is one of the Islands in the Aloha State with the lowest number of Coronavirus. This is mostly thanks to Mayor Kawakami keeping his island county safe. People in tourism-dependent Hawaii had been riding out the COVID-19 running the economy into a disaster. Click here to read the full article on eTurboNews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0600 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsIs tourism open or closed? Is it your fault, their failure? Tourism Industry WobblesIs Recovery Doable? Dr. Elinor Garely, the eTurboNews writer in New York analyzes the State of the US Travel and Tourism Industry The elected and appointed men and women working in Washington, DC, spend most of their time pointing fingers at each other, creating mayhem, dissension, confusion and ultimately disasters, wrecking (perhaps destroying) the world economy. One of the biggest losers in this “He said. She said” fiasco is the tourism industry and its partners, including (but not limited to) destinations, hotels and travel/transportation, restaurants, travel agents, tour operators, stadiums, and conference centers. Cl...2020-10-0600 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsSouth Pacific Island Paradise no longer Coronavirus freeTourism Leaders are in a state of alarm and urged by the Solomon Island Government to follow all known procedures. The tourism Solomon Islands Tourism Board wanted visitors to know this is the place to wind down. The Solomon Islands was one of the last countries left without Coronavirus.  This has now changed. Today the Solomon Islands Prime Minister, the Honorable  Manasseh Sogavare has confirmed the previously COVID-19-free country has recorded its first positive case of the virus. Click here to read more on eTurboNews --- Send in a...2020-10-0600 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsCosta Rica opens borders for the USA citizens and residentsResidents and citizens of all states within the United States will be permitted to enter Costa Rica beginning November, 1, a measure that will help the country’s economic reactivation and job creation, announced Gustavo J. Segura, Costa Rica Tourism Minister. Beginning October, 15, residents of Florida, Georgia and Texas will be able to enter the country. Read the full article on eturbonews.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0600 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsNo more 6 feet social distancing: CDC issues is new guidelinesToday, October 5, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated guidance to its How COVID-19 Spreads website, which includes information about the potential for airborne spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. read more on eTurboNews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0500 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsFerrari World Abu Dhabi CountdownThe countdown to Ferrari World Abu Dhabi’s 10th anniversary has officially begun, and the Park is gearing up for the celebration of the decade this November. Guests can expect a variety of entertainment, adventures, delectable dining and much more, all under one iconic red roof. Read more on eTurboNews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0500 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsThe fight against COVID-19 records a possible game changerIf you catch COVID-19, what are the chances you will die or get severely ill? This is an important question, and if a simple test can predict this even before you get the virus, it would create a priority list for people that should be more careful or get the vaccine earlier. If this knowledge could also offer treatment, this would be a true game-changer. It would certainly be a game-changer, and we may already be at this point according to two new studies by HHMI in Virginia, USA that offers an explanation for why COVID-19 cases...2020-10-0500 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHurricane in the making south of Jamaica and path to Cuba, Cayman Islands, US Gulf CoastA tropical depression has formed just south of Jamaica in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday evening and is becoming better organized, according to the National Hurricane Center. The National Hurricane Center issued this advisory at 11.00 pm EST on Sunday; Tropical storm conditions are expected in the Cayman Islands beginning late Monday, and a tropical storm warning is in effect. Click here to read on eTurboNews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0500 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsUS - China Relations Rapid Improvement Initiated by United AirlinesUS-China relations are at an all-time low. US President Trump blames China to be responsible for the spread of COVID-19, while he himself was diagnosed with the virus. On the other side, a US Airline is restarting flights between the United States and the Peoples Republic China launching its non-stop from San Francisco to Shanghai. Click here to read the rest on eTurboNews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0500 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsUganda Civil Aviation Authority Directives for Resumption of international flightsAhead of the resumption of all scheduled and non-scheduled passenger flights in and out of Entebbe on 1st October, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Government of the Republic of Uganda issued directives regarding the resumption of international flights. They were contained in a letter signed off by Fred Bamwesigye Ag. Director-General, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority as follows: Read more on eTurboNews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsTrump COVID Positive is a Red alert for airlines, hotels and the rest of the Travel and Tourism IndustryPresident Donald Trump and his wife Melanie Trump are both positive for Coronavirus. President Trump may have been positive at the debate with the Democratic Presidential Candidate Vice President Joe Biden Luckily Vice president Biden was tested negative twice, and so was US Vice President Pence. What is National Security Implementation? This is a true Red Alert considering the people a president meets. Click here to read the full article on eTurboNews  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsDestroying Cruise Ships is big Business in TurkeyBusiness is booming at the Aliaga Shipyard in western Turkey, where five hulking cruise ships are being dismantled for scrap metal sales after the COVID-19 pandemic all but destroyed the cruise industry. Ship recycling in Turkey is carried out in an industrial zone that is state-owned and leased out to private companies. The yards are located in Aliaga, around 50 km north of Izmir on the Aegean coast in an area that hosts a large cluster of heavy industries. Click to read more: --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn...2020-10-0400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsLeonardo da Vinci Exhibition Treasure HuntThe permanent exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci, set up inside the Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome, is renewed as it is every year, and for this reason, launches a new challenge for its visitors: to explore the most evocative corners of the capital by solving mysterious enigmas with a fun "treasure hunt.” Read the full article here --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0400 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsUS President Trump gets a lifesaving Aloha from Honolulu Mayor Kirk CaldwellRelaunching Tourism in the Aloha State was the big news in Hawaii. The President of the United States Donald Trump being rushed to the hospital as COVID-19 patience puts Tourism reopening into a different picture. The Aloha for US President Trump from Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell may be lifesaving  Today Honolulu Mayor Caldwell said: "Our president, United States President Donald Trump getting COVID-19 is a message to everyone in this country. " "This virus is serious. Not practicing physical distancing, not practicing face covering, not practicing washing your hands, not practicing going around in a...2020-10-0300 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel Industry News | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNews (Trailer)--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-10-0200 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsSwaziland is now Eswatini: Meet the Tourism Leaders: Two Ministers, One CEO and so much passion!Eswatini just celebrated World Tourism Day. Meet the Hon. Foreign Minister Thuli Dladla, the Hon. Tourism Minister Vilakati, and the CEO of the Eswatini Tourism Board Linda Nxumalo. A team that loves their Kingdom united by tourism and a passion that anyone feels when talking to any of these three leaders. The Kingdom of Eswatini. Hear about why the Kingdom of Swaziland is now the Kingdom of Eswatini. Learn about their love for the country and His Majesty  Mswati III, the King of Eswatini, and the head of the Swazi Royal Family. This...2020-10-0200 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsMeet 16 of the Heroes in the global travel and tourism industryToday is World Tourism Day 2020. The global travel and tourism industry is under attack due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Millions s of jobs are in danger or already eliminated.  There are the known movers and shakers, and there are the new movers and shakers emerging. It takes everyone to fight. Meet some of these fighters and members accepted to the International Tourism Hall of Heroes. More information on safertourismseal.com   Join the global discussion on rebuilding with tourism leaders in 120 countries. Go to www.rebuilding.travel Listen to...2020-09-281h 15Breaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsThe future of Tourism in the Eyes a Hero who is also a Minister of TourismIt's World Tourism Day 2020. The Hon. Edmund Bartlett is the Minister of Tourism for the  Caribbean Island Nation of Jamaica.  Tourism is one of the most important currency earners for Jamaica and the key industry.  Jamaica is also home to the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center. Minister Bartlett is chair of the Americas for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)  Listen to his detailed views on the impact and future of the Global Travel and Tourism Industry in this video presented to rebuilding.travel.  Hon...2020-09-2712 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsA Police Department with Aloha and a proud Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell in midst of the Corona Virus CrisisRiots, Protests, and uncontrollable situations in regards to COVID-19 are a reality in many states in the United States of America these days. There is a shining star within the USA, it's the Aloha State of Hawaii located 2560 miles from the US mainland. The news about riots in Kentucky or Oregon the interactive map of police brutality put up by ACLU in Massachusetts, killings, and widespread demonstrations seemed to be coming from a world apart in Hawaii. Today a proud mayor of Honolulu, Circ Caldwell discussed the status of the City’s Provisional Ou...2020-09-2514 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsETOA CEO Tom Jenkins view on the future of European Tourism and COVID-19Tom Jenkins today was invited to join the International Tourism Hall of Heroes. He updated in this podcast this audience on the current situation of European Tourism and shares his views for the future. Tom is the CEO of the European Tour Operator Associaton for more than 20 years and based in London, UK. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-09-241h 10Breaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHow to buy from Apple? Don't try the Apple Card from the Apple StoreYesterday Apple announced the new 6th generation of the Apple watch.  I was very excited about the new fitness app that comes with the watch and decided to order one. I went to the online Apple Store at apple.com and it was easy to find the watch, apply my trade-in, and going to the order page. I did not realize that such a simple purchase would be made impossible by  Apple Card Support from Goldman Sachs. Once at the order page there are two options. One to pay in full, the other...2020-09-1725 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHonolulu Mayor Caldwell disagrees with US Travel and extends Honolulu lock down for 2 more weeksHonolulu Mayor Caldwell in cooperation with Governor Ige extended the stay at home order until September 24 with one exception. With new infections going down on Oahu the stay at home order seems to be working. Numbers are still high compared to what it was before the last reopening. Parks and beaches will reopen for single activities, not group activities. It means even families will be forced to split such activities on an individual basis and not go to parks in groups. One person to the park at a time. This will be reinforced. ...2020-09-1717 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsUS Travel wants you to travel soon ? Really ?Let's go there has one disclosure saying "When it's time" US Travel today introduced its new initiative with industry leaders across the United States to help Americans to get excited about traveling again soon. Traveling is equal to happiness according to the organization Thinking about a future trip is contributing to someone's happiness according to research by US Travel, and the  "Let's go there", "Let's go there soon, and soon" "Let's meet there"  has been launched. The largest travel organizations joined this campaign. The largest travel organizations are fighting for survival and...2020-09-0841 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsSouth Africa Payback for Transparency allows Gradually Reopening of TourismDeputy Director-General of the Ministry of Tourism in South Africa, Ms. Aneme Malan represented the South African Minister today at the second ministerial roundtable organized by the African Tourism Board. She gives a summary of the current situation on COVID-19 and what it has been doing to the travel and tourism industry in South Africa. Dr. Walter Mzembi, head of the ATB Safety and Security Committee analyzed the feedback given by Ms. Malan in saying;  "I think it's fair to applaud South Africa for their consensus and cautious approach during this period. I can safely say...2020-09-0407 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsNigerian Minister of Information and Culture HE. Alhaji Lai Mohammed feedback on African Tourism and COVID-19Nigeria is the economic powerhouse in Africa and one of the largest countries. Tourism is only a small part of the overall economy, but music, fashion is all related to tourism and altogether is playing a major role in Nigeria's economy. Minister Alhaj Lai Mohammed leads the portfolio of Information and Culture in Nigeria. Yesterday he attended the second virtual ministerial roundtable organized by the African Tourism Board and chaired by Dr. Taleb Rifai, chair of Project Hope for ATB and former UNWTO Secretary-General. What is Nigeria doing to combat COVID-19? How is Nigeria...2020-09-0420 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsAfrica Tourism, Aviation and COVID: An important update by Dr. Omar Arakat Boeing Corporation"Having Boeing on the panel was very strategic. Some interesting revelations on the sluggish ascension to  Continental Protocols like the Yamoussukro Decision 1999 on Open Skies ratified in 2000 and binding by 2002 after Heads of State endorsement." This was the feedback by Dr. Walter Mzembi, head of the Safety and Security Committee of the African Tourism Board. Mr. Omar Arakat, the Vice President of Commercial Aircraft sales for Boening Corporation addressed the second virtual ministerial round table hosted by the African Tourism Board. Mzembi added in his evaluation: "This agreement still has 16 signatories to...2020-09-0410 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWho is believing my story? Tanzania's Tourism Minister Kigwangala challenges the African Tourism Board Ministerial DiscussionTanzania faces an integrity issue by detractors who may not believe their story on COVID-19. They need assistance in positioning and messaging their experience and Brand Tanzania. Tanzania is in the league of disruptive thinking and their gamble clearly paid as the Minister of Tourism shared a 95% near-normal life for their population. Tanzania needs applauding for leadership and not being followers of global templates not domesticated to local conditions. This was the feedback by Dr. Walter Mzembi, head of the African Tourism Board Safety and Security committee after listening to H.E> Hamisi Andrea...2020-09-0419 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWorld Health Organizations report for African Ministers of TourismDr. Nedret Emiroglou is the Director of Infectious Diseases of the World Health Organization in Geneva, On Wednesday she spoke at the second virtual Ministerial Roundtable of Tourism Ministers organized by the African Tourism Board under the leadership of the ATB Project Hope and Dr. Taleb Rifai, who is leading this initiative. Dr. Rifai was the former secretary-general of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) While the race to find safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines continues, a month ago African countries are signing up to a ground-breaking initiative, which aims to secure at least 220 million doses of the...2020-09-0309 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsThe Second African Tourism Board Ministerial Roundtable openedCuthbert Ncube, the chairman of the African Tourism Board yesterday opened the 2nd virtual ministerial roundtable organized by the Project Hope committee by the organization. The roundtable is chaired by Dr. Taleb Rifai, former UNWTO Secretary-General and patron of the organization.  Mr. Ncube is welcoming delegates from across the continent trying to unite Africa as a tourism destination. He is pointing out how important it is for Africa to work together and face the challenges of COVID-19 with one voice. Africa escaped COVID-19 in many places but is still sucked into the...2020-09-0305 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsAnnie Sugrue about women of value in Africa: I enjoy challenging situationsAnnie Sugrue peaks at the Women of Value Africa zoom conference: "I enjoy challenging situations where my trouble-shooting skills are best employed. Annie Sugrue is an established leader in the sustainable development, climate change, SMME development, cooperatives, Urban regeneration, sustainable agriculture, and renewable energy sectors, able to combine macro, scientific, business, and social approaches to complex programs and projects with an understanding of, and commitment to real-life challenges and offerings and the potential of community-level clients and business partners. She Says: I am a natural networker, able to connect with different sectors in society and...2020-09-0215 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsAfrican Tourism Board Chairman Cuthbert Ncube concern for womenAfrican Tourism Board Chairman Cuthbert Ncube presents his take on the role of women in Africa, and specifically in the African Travel and Tourism Industry. This was recorded during the Tourism Sector Value Chain Webinar by ATB on Monday, August 31. Cuthbert is the first chairman of the newly founded African Tourism Board and is based in  Pretoria, South Africa. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-09-0213 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsUS Ambassador Lana Marks speaks about Women Equality and Women of Value AfricaU.S. Ambassador Lana J. Marks (born November 18, 1953) is a South African-born American fashion designer who founded the eponymous fashion brand Lana Marks. She is the current United States Ambassador to South Africa. She presented her diplomatic credentials to the South African government on January 28, 2020 and was appointed by US President Donald Trump. Today the Hon. Lana Marks joined a group or tourism leaders in a zoom conference by the African Tourism Board. She speaks about women equality, COVID-19 and the relationship between the Republic of South Africa and the United States of America. ...2020-09-0111 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWomen of Value for Africa: How the Minister of Tourism for South Africa sees is?Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, Minister of Tourism South Africa speaks about the Women of Value in Africa in regards to the travel and tourism industry. This is a  podcast hosted by Abigail Olagbaye  and  Dimakatso Malwela of the African Tourism Board, the Women of Value Initiative in Nigeria and South Africa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-08-3115 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsKenya receives the Safer Tourism Seal as the first country in the worldKenya is the first country awarded the Tourism Resilience Seal today. The Hon. Kenya Minister of Tourism Najib Balala will accept the designation and will engage in today’s Q&A Tourism leaders from around are joining in, including former UNWTO Sec General Dr. Taleb Rifai, Seychelles Presidential Candidate Alain St. Ange, Deepak Joshi, former Nepal Tourism Board CEO, Dr. Peter Tarlow, CEO Safer Tourism – and many more. Listen to the Hon. Minister of Tourism for Kenya Najib Balala today in a Q& --- Send in a voice message: https://anch...2020-08-2758 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHonolulu CountyMayor Kirk Caldwell announced Stay at Home Order for OahuToday, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell issued a Stay at Home, Work from Home order starting midnight Thursday. Today, Hawaii has 215 new cases of coronavirus. He agreed with Governor Ige that more has to be done. The order will be set for 2 weeks. It’s about saving lives. A 160-room hotel will be made available to house residents that were in contact with infected people. This is to help communities to separate infected from healthy people from a tense family environment. According to the Mayor, this is especially true for the Micronesian an...2020-08-261h 02Breaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsTravel Bubbles Kauai Style about to be announced?Let's travel to Kauai, forget the 14-day mandatory quarantine now in effect until at least October 1, is the wish Kauai Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami voiced at today's Governor's press conference. He is explaining the details on how guests could be required to stay in one resort without leaving the property for 2 weeks. How it would work is being discussed and the mayor shares details. Also at the press conference, Hawaii Governor Ige extended the mandatory quarantine for both Pacific and interisland travel to at least October 1. In addition, social distancing requirements had...2020-08-2133 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsNevis Tourism CEO Q&A on the future of tourism after COVID-19Meet Jadine Yarde, CEO of the Nevis Tourism Authority joining with Devon Liburd, Director of Sales and Marketing, and Julie Claxton, Sales & Marketing Manager for UK & Europe.  Hosted by Dr. Taleb Rifai, Dr. Peter Tarlow & Juergen Steinmetz on the rebuilding.travel platform. Q&A by rebuilding.travel members and eTurboNews readers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-08-201h 17Breaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWhere are Hawaii Tourism Leaders when 1.5 million lives depend on them ?Tourism is everyone's business in Hawaii, no matter if you're employed in that industry or not. Tourism is the lifeline for the Aloha State. Chris Tatum is the CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the State agency in charge of the largest industry here, travel and tourism. COVID-19 became a threat to Hawaii's visitor's industry in March 2020, and in June 2020 Chris decided to retire and move with his family to Colorado. His last board meeting at HTA is scheduled for August 27 and Chris will take some vacation dates to get out of Hawaii early.2020-08-1917 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHawaii COVID-19 Frustration: Dale Evans, CEO Charleys Taxi had enough: Speaking out!Chaos is ruling Hawaii. Elected officials like US Congresswoman Gabbard, theHawaii Tourism Authority, or HVCB are running away from COVID-19. They are not responding and directing frustrated callers to full voice systems.  The CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority retired early and escaped to Colorado. Today Hawaii with 333 new infections,  had the highest increase in COVID-19 infection rate ever topping the United States on a percentage scale. This is a letter Dale Evans, CEO of Honolulu based Charley's Taxi wrote today so her company could continue to operate. She is sharing her frustration...2020-08-1430 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsRebuilding Travel in Israel and the Middle EastMeet Felice Friedson, publisher of the US based TheMedialine.org  joining us from Jerusalem, Israel. Dr. Taleb Rifai, former UNWTO Secretary-General is providing feedback from Amman, Jordan. Co-host Dr. Peter Tarlow in College Station, Texas will lead this session with Juergen Steinmetz, CEO of TravelNewsGroup in Hawaii. The discussion is attended by eTurboNews readers and members of rebuilding.travel from around the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-08-121h 18Breaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsRebuilding Seychelles Travel Industry: A discussion with the Minister of Tourism and other top leadersThe Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) is to achieve for Seychelles the status of the most desirable island destination on the market offering the unique Seychellois way of life, at a price that is competitive and within a sustainable, eco-friendly environment which is protective of Seychelles’ natural beauty, assets, and cultural heritage.  Meet the Seychelles Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports, and Marines. the Hon. Didier Dogley. Also, meet Sherin and members of Seychelles Tourism as well as stakeholders to hear from Seychelles,. challenges during COVID-19 and the rebuilding of its industry. Co-chaired by...2020-08-121h 41Breaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWe the people need to work together to prevent Honolulu to become another New York on COVID casultiesHonolulu Mayor Caldwell warns more people could be dying, and Honolulu could become like New York. Today Hawaii recorded 140 new cases and 3 new dead because of Coronavirus. Clusters are reported from Honolulu. Mayor Caldwell said: "We the people of this beautiful but fragile island need to come together. We need to save us each of us, our loved once and yes also to save our economy. It's about life and death now, and a healthy economy is depending on a healthy population. An outbreak at the Honolulu City Hall, known as Honolulu Hale...2020-08-1133 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWill groups return? Can hotels really open safely, or should we all stay home?Dr. Elinor is asking what is next for the Meeting and Incentive Industry? Why are hotels not adopting different cleaning standards to reopen safely?  Tourism Encounters a New Paradigm Up to, and including the beginning of 2020, many professionals in the hotel, travel and tourism industry would have agreed that “bigger is better.” Demand created a need to build larger cruise ships, more and differentiated hotels, additional stadiums and convention centers, faster and bigger aircraft. There appeared to be no ceiling and no blockades preventing continued expansion of the industry. People from all countries, regardless of i...2020-08-1025 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsReopening Tanzania Tourism Mafia Island StyleA persona around the idea of “new tourism”: Slow, immersive, kind, local, sustainable, climate-friendly. This type of new tourism includes food, drinks, dancing, swimming, white sandy beaches, diving, bird watching, turtle hatching, a lighthouse, nature walks, and an amazing cultural experience. All of this comes with a climate-friendly focus and is designed to leave COVID-19 far behind you, but be prepared for it, as it is like no other place on Earth. Tanzania and Zanzibar have reopened to a new kind of tourism. Peter Byrne, CEO of Mafia Island in Tanzania, developed a 20-point approach and...2020-08-091h 15Breaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWhy Sierra Leone may be the best secret for tourism investment during the COVID-19 crisisThere may have never been a better time to invest in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is located in West Africa and had been in the spotlight as a new emerging travel and tourism destination until the virus broke out. The country went through tough times, and is still maneuvering through this crisis, however there is a light at the end of the tunnel. This light includes the rebuilding of the travel and tourism industry, regional and global cooperation, and the environment is set to make Sierra Leone as the prime hot spot to invest in...2020-08-0950 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsTravel Nevada: Clueless on COVID-19eTurboNews talked to a spokesperson from Travel Nevada about the spike in COVID-19 cases 2-4 weeks after casinos opened on June 4 The response was a response: "I don't know, but we like to keep visitors safe." Listen in! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support2020-08-0712 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHawaii is heading to a catastrophic situation on COVID-19An alarming number of positive cases about 200 today is the reality in the State of Hawaii. Based on percentage Hawaii moved from the lowest number in the case increased to one of the highest in the United States. Dr. Anderson said, the State can expect 500 and more cases a day soon. It's a dire situation. It may be catastrophic- and it seems to be the course Hawaii is going. This is the message by Dr. Anderson today at the Governor Press Conference 10% of the cases require hospitalization, and Hawaii is facing a health care crisis...2020-08-0727 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsHawaii Airports fight COVID-19 with a new thermal temperature screening equipmentThe Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division is pleased to announce the thermal temperature screening equipment is now in use to help detect passengers with a temperature of 100.4 degrees and above. HDOT and the NEC team, including NEC Corporation, NEC Corporation of America and their partner, Infrared Cameras Inc., have completed phase one of the project on schedule which included installation of the thermal temperature screening equipment at the gates currently in use to welcome arriving trans-Pacific flights at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), Kahului Airport (OGG), Lihue Airport (LIH), Ellison Onizuka Kona International...2020-08-0620 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsFry or Freeze: COVID-19, Climate Change and TourismeTurboNews, publisher of eTurboNews knows climate change has a role in rebuilding the travel and tourism industry after COVID-19. It has opportunities that are often overlooked. Professor Geoffrey Lipman is in charge of the SUNx Network and is discussing such opportunities with eTurboNews today. SUNx - Strong Universal Network - is a new system for Tourism destinations and stakeholders to build Climate Resilience in line with the targets of the Paris Agreement through “Climate Friendly Travel.” There is no greater single threat to humanity than Climate Change - it is eXistential. SUNx...2020-08-0525 minBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsBreaking Travel News | Rebuilding Travel | Livestream | Trends | eTurboNewsWhy Tourism is part of the COVID-19 Problem?Failure is Not an Option Within the industry there appears to be a general consensus that there is no way the industry will return to what it was; however, there is little concrete information being offered as to what could/should be done to reboot the hotel, travel and tourism industry. Without a game plan – there is little hope for the future. COVID-19 appeared first on the Chinese radar screen at the end of December 2019 and became part of the global dialogue at the beginning of 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a pa...2020-08-0218 min