Author: Juergen T Steinmetz
Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.
World Tourism United: One Song, 50 Affected Countries, Amazing!
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 31, 2020World leaders declared an emergency restricting our human right to travel, but here is what makes us human!? People in ... Read More
Coronavirus, Riots, White House Siege: Unfolding Simultaneously in USA
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 30, 2020Coronavirus is spreading in the United States. Tonight another problem was added - riots!? Is the White House in danger ... Read More
Trump Giving the Finger to WHO will kill not only Americans
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 30, 2020Pulling the United States of America out of the World Health Organization (WHO) is a shock not only to most ... Read More
Highest and Lowest Risk Regions in the World for Coronavirus identified
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2020San Marino had the highest number of deaths, Italy, Belgium, Spain are also in similar shape but are now taken ... Read More
Flights to Hawaii: Get ready for 72 hour testing prior to boarding
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2020The United States and the world can learn a lot from the State of Hawaii. The world should learn from ... Read More
Africa Day Celebrates Virtually with African Tourism Board Uniting Mother Africa
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2020"We all?came out of?Africa,” said Dr. Taleb Rifai, patron of the African Tourism Board (ATB), and former UNWTO Secretary-General. “That ... Read More
Thailand opens for Domestic Tourism
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 27, 2020Thailand’s domestic tourism reopening is shaping up to see Bangkok as the hub for an early return of daytrips, staycations ... Read More
Australia and New Zealand Get Ready for Your Hawaii Holidays!
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 27, 2020Protecting the people of Hawaii - and not ratings - is the priority of Mayor Kirk Caldwell of the City ... Read More
US Travel Industry covered with the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2020U.S. New York Congresswomen Carolyn Bosher Maloney today introduced the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act. This law is meant to cover ... Read More
Germany extending COVID-19 emergency rules until June 29
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2020In Germany the Federal Government and States agreed to extend social distancing rules in Germany until June 29. The world ... Read More
Summer holidays for Germans expand to 31 countries
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2020Germans rather don't eat instead of not going on a holiday. Summer holidays are around the corner and Germany has ... Read More
Guam Visitors Bureau has a new incredible President and CEO
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2020The new person in charge of Guam Tourism is? In the US Territory Guam former Governor Carl Guitierrez. Guitierrez was ... Read More
Hawaii beat the Virus!
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 25, 2020Let Florida, California, Spain, or Italy reopen their travel and tourism industry. Beaches in Florida, California, Spain or Italy can ... Read More
Why Tourism is the key to win a presidential election?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 25, 2020How important is the travel and tourism industry for a country, its people, and the world that a former tourism ... Read More
Having fun in Las Vegas will no longer be a sin
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2020MGM Resort International CEO Bill Hornbuckle said: "We all know what we’ve gone through for the last 10 weeks. No ... Read More
Seychelles Tourism Board: We are Corona Safe now!
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2020After 9 weeks of battling tirelessly the deadly Covid-19 worldwide pandemic, Seychelles- the small island holiday destination in the Indian ... Read More
Celebrating Eid at home today? A new normal for the Muslim faith
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2020Today is also the first Eid many Muslims celebrate at home with social distancing a? way to protect each other. ... Read More
UK new quarantine laws is terrible news for Tourism in Greece
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2020Traveling to the UK after June 8 means two weeks of mandatory quarantine both for residents and visitors.? This is ... Read More
Hertz Car Rental in Europe, Australia, New Zealand not bankrupt
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 23, 2020Hertz Global Holdings, Inc today announced it and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for ... Read More
Lufthansa to sell 20% ownership to the German Government
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 23, 2020Coronavirus is forcing one of the healthiest and largest airline group and Star Alliance member to its knees. The Government ... Read More
Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty Car Rental killed by COVID-19
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 23, 2020Hertz Car rental stated on its website hertz.com:? " Before we rent any vehicle, they are cleaned and disinfected to ... Read More
ETOA CEO Tom Jenkins: What coordinated European Tourism Approach?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 22, 2020Tom Jenkins is the CEO of the European Tourism Association (ETOA), known as the trade association for better tourism in ... Read More
UN and EU irrelevant? Former UNWTO chief Dr. Taleb Rifai worried
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 22, 2020At yesterday's rebuilding.travel webinar, Alain St.Ange, who is running to become the next president for the Republic of Seychelles had ... Read More
Opening Seychelles Tourism to Israeli Visitors First
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 21, 2020Seychelles has no active cases of coronavirus, and no one died in this Indian Ocean island republic, often seen as ... Read More
How is Brand USA planning to reopen inbound tourism to America?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 20, 2020Hearing about successful marketing campaigns in this morning's virtual board meeting by Brand USA sounded like hearing from a different ... Read More
Give the Oceans a Voice
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 19, 2020To know the world is to know yourself, but two-thirds of our world is water, and our oceans are a ... Read More
How and where will Indians travel after COVID-19?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 19, 2020An Indian survey by a tour operator reflects key consumer behaviors and travel trends. An Indian survey included: 2500 consumers ... Read More
The Hague Convention Bureau expands management
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 19, 2020The Hague Convention Bureau has employed two new international sales managers to focus on the city’s specialist markets; including new ... Read More
Caribbean Cruise Tourism and the impact of COVD-19
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 19, 2020Globally, cruise tourism has been significantly affected by COVID19 which has forced border closures in major cruise tourism destinations in ... Read More
How the Red Sea Tourism Project Implements Zero Waste to Landfill?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 18, 2020The Red Sea Tourism Project is seen as one of the world's most ambitious tourism projects in the world. High ... Read More
COVID-19 Rapid Response Team to assist the global travel industry
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 18, 2020rebuilding.travel is less than 3 weeks old, but may already be the most influential and diverse initiative in the world ... Read More
Pompeo left and the Chinese Ambassador is dead: Pure coincidence?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 17, 2020The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo got on a plane last week and in the midst of travel, bans ... Read More
Nepal Tourism Board Government plan to survive COVID-19
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 17, 2020Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has made three major recommendations to the Government of Nepal for the survival of Nepal’s Tourism ... Read More
Germany’s future without Lufthansa German Airlines
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 16, 2020Lufthansa is part of the success story of the Federal Republic of Germany, and an example to many airlines in ... Read More
Nevada shook by strong 6.4 earthquake felt in California
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 15, 2020At 4.03 am the small town of Tonopah in Nevada USA was the epic-center of a strong 6.4.earthquake. A 6.2 ... Read More
Re-opening for Hawaii Tourism could start in July
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 14, 2020Hawaii closed immediately when COVID-19 showed in the Aloha State, but it may take a little longer to lead the ... Read More
