Category: Interviews
Interviews and exploring trends with leaders in the travel and tourism industry.Click here to request an interview with eTN.
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
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
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
COVID Organics from Africa cures Coronavirus and is available to the world
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 13, 2020Travel, Tourism and Herbs are big business in Madagascar. The population of this African Island Country is more than 26 ... Read More
Domestic, Regional Tourism is key in Africa’s post COVID-19 recovery
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- May 10, 2020Setting the agenda for the development of tourism in Africa, domestic and regional tourism is the best strategy that would ... Read More
Why ALOHA is more powerful than the Coronavirus itself?
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 22, 2020TheHawaiian AirlinesAirbus A330? received a heroes welcome today when it touched down at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu ... Read More
Queen Elizabeth II explains Coronavirus Truth to British People: Transcript & Video
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 5, 2020Hardly anything is ok in the United Kingdom. 47,806 cases of Coronavirus, including 5,903 new cases, 4934 British subjects died, ... Read More
Could Coronavirus become the new normal for mankind? Three possible scenarios
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 12, 2020"The Conarvirus is here to stay until the end of the year," said Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, infectious diseases ... Read More
Seychelles and COVID-19: Future Uncertain
editor- March 11, 2020The outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus are pushing local authorities in Seychelles to assess the economic impact especially ... Read More
Zimbabwe: The way forward
Eric Tawanda Muzamhindo- February 16, 2020Zimbabwe is buffeted by lack of cohesion, lack of strategic planning, buffeted by inconsistencies, incapacitation to deal with the current ... Read More
How Tourism should Confront Coronavirus?
Dr. Peter E. Tarlow- February 3, 2020The travel and tourism industry depends on visitors being able to travel freely from one location to another. When a ... Read More
Coronavirus: Taking on the travel and tourism challenges
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 1, 2020The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre is rapidly emerging as a new and important to go organization for ... Read More
Gloria Guevara (WTTC) on Coronavirus
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 30, 2020Don't cancel flights yet, don't close your airports. This is the message by Travel and Tourism leaders like Gloria Guevara, ... Read More
Why Lufthansa Group is also guilty in Ukrainian crash in Iran?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 11, 2020Also responsible for the Ukraine International Airlines crash may be Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Aeroflot to ... Read More
CTO Tourism Sector Outlook Forum: Interview with JetBlue’s Mike Pezzicola
Chief Assignment Editor- September 28, 2019Member governments of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and leaders from entities that generate business to the region meet in ... Read More
Is Hawaii Tourism Nearing a Tipping Point? Paradise in big trouble?
Scott Foster- August 20, 2019Tourism in Hawaii may be on a collision course, facing a train wreck.? "Despite a string of record visitor arrivals ... Read More
Dr. Taleb Rifai made the African Tourism Board a better place in the world
eTN Managing Editor- July 26, 2019"Whatever our business in life may be, let us always remember that our core business is, and will always be, ... Read More
Thailand’s official position on Wildlife Protection
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 19, 2019Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn? had his PR team providing a self-made interview on Thailand’s stand ... Read More
African Tourism Board to become the Voice for Africa: Interview on Good Morning Seychelles
Alain St.Ange- June 11, 2019Talking Tourism, the African Tourism Board was the talking points on the Seychelles Television "Good Morning Seychelles' (Bonzour Sesel) program ... Read More
D.R. Congo: African Tourism Board is a place to be according World Heritage Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 3, 2019The African Tourism Board welcomes Kahuzi Biega National Park as a new member. The Kahuzi-Biega National Park is a protected ... Read More
Maldives Tourism: Changes needed say local travel industry leaders
eTN Managing Editor- March 27, 2019The Corporate Maldives blog recently published an interesting analysis of how tourism leaders in the Indian Ocean Island Republic think. ... Read More
“Plan For Our Kids” and “African Earth Lung” to launch at WTM Africa
editor- March 19, 2019eTN Publisher Juergen Steinmetz talks to Professor Geoffrey Lipman Co-Founder of SUNx - STRONG Universal Network, about the development of ... Read More
Thinking globally: Victoria Cliff Resort in Mergui Archipelago , Andaman Sea
Keith Lyons- February 18, 2019Victoria Cliff Resort, a new snorkeling and dive resort in the Mergui Archipelago is ‘thinking globally, acting locally’ to foster ... Read More
12 is better than one: The importance of partnerships in impact work
editor- February 5, 2019Paul Vallee is Managing Director of the BestCities Global Alliance. He is responsible for the successful delivery of the alliance’s ... Read More
The Future of MICE: Interview with IMEX CEO Carina Bauer
Frank Tetzel- January 18, 2019CEO of the IMEX Group Carina Bauer graduated from Oxford University, UK, in Politics, Philosophy and Economics in 1998, Carina ... Read More
UNWTO chief: Growth of African Tourism as industry remains resilient
Chief Assignment Editor- December 28, 2018The festive season in Africa also marks the highest season in the tourism industry, as demand for getaway destinations in ... Read More
SUNx & Ingle International Announce SDG-17 Climate Resilience Partnership
Dmytro Makarov- December 10, 2018A Climate Resilience partnership, focussed on creating 100,000 Strong Climate Champions by 2030 was announced today at COP 24 in ... Read More
Visiting Jerusalem: Shabbat Shalom from a city that nourishes both body and soul
Dr. Peter E. Tarlow- December 7, 2018"A cold rain fell all day Friday here in Jerusalem, yet we turned the dreariness of the day into a ... Read More
When history meets tourism: 2018 The Year of Troy
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 30, 2018There are over 17,000 sites scattered throughout Turkey, helping to boost the country's tourism offerings. Read More
Goa Tourism returns to Italy
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 19, 2018Two years after its first presence in Milan and Rome, Goa Tourism has returned to Italy to present the latest ... Read More
INTERVIEW: eTN speaks with India Tourism Minister
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- October 9, 2018The tourism industry in India is growing rapidly. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) calculated that tourism generated 6.4 ... Read More
Zacatecas Tourism: A “Happy Place” charms European visitors
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 1, 2018It was a first for Top Resa to welcome Zacatecas as a destination showcasing their tourism product. The Hon. Gabriella ... Read More
When is Lombok ready to welcome visitors again after the earthquake?
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 20, 2018Holiday paradise Lombok, the neighbor island for Bali is recovering from two devastating earthquakes. The goal is to bring the ... Read More
Australia on Club Med Radar
eTN Managing Editor- September 14, 2018“Probably five years ago the answer would have been “no”, but we are on the lookout. We are seeing a ... Read More
World’s largest car rental provider asked: “Is bigger better?”
Chief Assignment Editor- August 29, 2018Enterprise Holdings – which owns Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car – was founded in 1957 ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism Authority in trouble? Governor Ige talks story with Frank Haas
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 4, 2018On Friday Frank Haas had a conversation with Hawaii Governor Ige in the Governor's office. The elections in Hawaii are ... Read More
