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British Airways will review its uniforms policy following a row over a check-in worker told to stop wearing a crucifix.Ms Nadia Eweida, 55, has refused to return to work at Heathrow Airport since bosses told her last month she could not wear a necklace bearing a small cross over her uniform. She said she did […]

The importance of tourism and its contribution to the process of economic and social development, within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations, was underscored during the Executive Council of the UNWTO, meeting in Algiers for its 79th session on November 20th and 21st.The Executive Council decided specifically to strengthen a

According to the EU Press Room, “The European Commission has decided today to allow Malta to grant start-up aid for new air routes from Malta International Airport. The measure will last until September 2011 and provides for a total of Lm25 million (€58 million) to airlines in order to finance new routes. The primary objective

After a nursing mother was removed from a Delta commuter flight operated by Freedom Airlines from Burlington, Vermont, to New York last month, breastfeeding mothers today will conduct “nurse-ins” against Delta Air Lines at more than a dozen U.S. airports.Source: http://www.travelindustryreview.com/news/3759

As stated by the Discover America Partnership, “The U.S. entry process has created a climate of fear and frustration that is turning away foreign business and leisure travelers from visiting the United States – and damaging America’s image abroad. But, according to a new global study conducted by the Discover America Partnership, minor improvements in

According to the EU Press Room, “The European Union-India Aviation Summit, jointly organised by the European Commission and the Ministry of Civil Aviation of India, will take place in New Delhi on 23-24 November 2006. The Summit aims to enhance political and industrial co-operation between India and the EU in the aviation sector. India is

A proposal to introduce a levy on tourists visiting Italy has been scrapped by the coalition government, much to the relief of the country’s tourism industry. The draft government budget for 2007 had originally contained a measure that would have allowed local authorities to put in place an EUR5 (US$6.40) charge per tourist per day

The UNWTO Executive Council meeting in Algiers for its 79th session, with the attendance of 38 Ministerial Delegations from around the world, welcomed the estimated 4.6% growth of international arrivals in 2006. This market strength is forecast to continue through 2007, at around 4% – the fourth year of sustained growth in international tourism and

Officials for the Scottish tourism industry have said that the sector must pay greater attention to ‘green’ issues.The Scottish Tourism Forum (STF) has called for a reduction in the number of short-haul flights that service the country’s airports and has warned that visitor numbers could fall if areas of beauty are littered with electricity pylons

“RALEIGH, N.C. – A man arrested for allegedly engaging in ‘overt sexual activity’ with his girlfriend on an airliner was lying with his head on her lap because he wasn’t feeling well, his attorney said.That gesture was misinterpreted by a flight attendant, who humiliated and harassed the couple, said attorney Deb Newton, who represents Carl