Nominations for the awards were adjudicated by a panel of four judges: Angela Gittens, Director General, Airports Council International; Gloria Guevara, President and CEO, World Travel and Tourism Council; Mark Pilling, Vice President Publishing and Conferences, FlightGlobal; and Karen Walker, Editor-in-Chief, Air Transport World. “Selecting the winners was a difficult task. The large number of…
Countries around the world are integrating sustainability in their tourism policies but the evidence on the results of their implementation remains limited, research carried out for the first “Baseline Report on the Integration of Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns into Tourism Policies” has found. The Baseline Report, prepared by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in…
US Transportation Security Administration has brought a new meaning to the term “undocumented” by permitting illegal aliens to fly domestically, without ANY legal ID papers, for months, according to a report citing Homeland Security sources. The TSA has permitted illegals to board domestic flights at airports near the border without any of the 15 forms…
Sri Lanka’s State Minister Harsha de Silva announced that the country is planning an independent security audit to build confidence among tourists. According to the Minister, the measure was necessary after extremists linked to Islamic State bombed churches and hotels on Easter Sunday. “After conducting an independent security audit, embassies and tourist boards of foreign…
Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm) and the governors of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Tver regions announced the signing of an agreement to develop the joint inter-regional tourism project “Sovereign’s Road.” The document was signed at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). “The route ‘Sovereign’s Road’ will interest both domestic and foreign tourists. We…
At the Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget, Airbus SE will present a broad portfolio of innovative products, technologies and services which meet the aerospace industry’s requirements for today and into the future. This year Paris is also the stage to celebrate Airbus’ 50 years of pioneering progress which created a string of world aerospace…
Russia will present the MC-21 medium-haul airliner, it is developing, to the public for the first time at the MAKS-2019 air show this summer, President of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2019). “Of course, we will demonstrate it,” he said, responding to a question about…
Qatar Airways, the Official Partner and Official Airline of FIFA, was delighted and honoured to have played a full part in the much-anticipated celebrations at last night’s kick-off of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™. Included amongst the many activities supported by the airline ahead of the first fixture between host France and Korea…
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been forced to take on some extra work to pay the bills: playing host to private tourists aboard the International Space Station. The space agency, floundering under the weight of its promise to return to the Moon by 2024, has announced its section of the space station…