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This is the first time that a the UNWTO Volunteers initiative is integrated by a team of technicians and local volunteers. The objective of this projectis to support the development of tourism products based on the existing cultural, natural and human resources that would generate a model of tourism management for the Cave Circuit, would […]

The active 2010 Atlantic hurricane which produced 19 named storms (tied for third with 1995 and 1887), 12 of which became hurricanes ended Tuesday. While the U.S. was spared but other destinations were hit severely, including St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Barbados. Only 1933 (21 storms) and 2005 (a record 28 storms) seasons were more

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) acknowledged that it had yet to levy any penalties in any of the dozen cases since May involving tarmac delays of at least three hours. Some investigations have been closed because they occurred under circumstances excepted by the tarmac delay rule, such as instances involving safety, security or air

Plaintiff (a Russian tour operator) assigned defendant (an Austrian incoming agent) to make hotel bookings in Austria. In 2008 when bookings were made on the occasion of the European Football Championship, plaintiff cancelled some of the hotel reservations which led to a dispute over cancellation fees. Finally defendant cancelled some of the disputed invoices and

The European Commission has adopted the sixteenth update of the list of airlines banned in the European Union. All air carriers certified in Afghanistan and Mauritania Airways are banned. One air carrier certified in Kyrgyzstan and one in Gabon are also added to the list whilst nine Kazakh operators were removed from the list and

TUI Travel Plc, British Airways, Easyjet and IATA (Claimants) requested the British Civil Aviation Authority (Defendant) to confirm that it would not interpret the Regulation 261/2004/EC as imposing an obligation on air carriers to pay compensation in the event of delay. The Defendant has refused to provide this assurance, stating that it is bound to

Udo Voigt, chairman of the extreme right wing German NPD (“Democratic Party of Germany”) and his wife booked a private vacation at a wellness resort in Brandenburg (Germany). Ten days before the scheduled arrival, the hotel director informed them that Voigt was banned from entering the hotel as his extreme politcal views were detrimental to

The Hyatt hotel chain has been sued in Los Angeles County Court by a woman who returned to her room to find a male employee wearing his Hyatt uniform shirt along with her skirt, high heels and underwear. The claim includes emotional distress, invasion of privacy, and negligent hiring, supervision and/or training. According to plaintiff’s

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade association for the leading U.S. airlines, submitted its public comments to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in response to the agency’s Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requirements Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), calling for significant revisions to the existing proposal.ATA is concerned that the rule,

Grassroots airline boycott effort “We Won’t Fly” is organizing mass x-ray scanner opt outs at airports around the nation for National Opt Out of the Airport Scanners Day, November 24 in order to highlight the health and privacy dangers of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) backscatter x-ray airport scanners.Source: wewontfly.com