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  • Kenya Airways Gets Permit For Direct U.S. Flights

    UNITED STATES, 2017/09/11 The United States government has granted Kenya Airways a permit to operate direct flights to America. According to an order issued by the Department of Transportation, the permit became effective on September 5. The Department of Transportation had in June recommended that KQ, as the airline is commonly known, be granted the permit if there were no public objections.

  • Netanyahu’s Historic Latin American Tour to Highlight Israeli Tech Sector

    ISRAEL, 2017/09/10 Latin America is “hungry for Israeli technology,” a senior Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic visit to the region next week. Deputy Director General at the Foreign Ministry’s Latin America and Caribbean Division, Modi Ephraim, said the visit will have historic significance, as it will be the initial by a sitting Israeli prime minister.

  • PM Netanyahu leaves on historic visit to Latin America

    ISRAEL, 2017/09/10 Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will leave on Sunday evening for a working visit to Latin America. During his trip, Netanyahu will visit Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. This will be the initial visit by a sitting Israeli Prime Minister to Latin America. Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes will travel to Buenos Aires to meet Netanyahu. Netanyahu leaves for trip to Argentina, Mexico, and Columbia, then meets world leaders at UN General Assembly in New York. Accompanying Netanyahu is a delegation of Israeli businesspeople from the fields of agriculture, water, communications and energy. Members of the delegation will hold commercial meetings with their local counterparts. Eonomic events will as well be held in Argentina and Mexico, led by Netanyahu and the Argentine and Mexican heads of national.

  • Director of Tourism Turks and Caicos after Irma: Tourism, visitors, hotels current status

    ARUBA, 2017/09/10 Resilient, powerful, strong and faithful. This is how Ramon Andrew described the people of Turks and Caicos. Ramon Andrews, the outspoken director of Tourism for the Caribbeans island country Turks and Caicos sounded somehow relieved at the same time as he updated the media today on the current situation on his island, specifically commenting on the safety of visitors and visitor industry professionals.

  • Submarine cable deployed in Angola to link Africa to South America

    ANGOLA, 2017/09/09 The project of deploying the initial submarine telecommunication cable in the South Atlantic ocean linking Africa to South America has been launched in Angola’s capital Luanda. The launch of the fibre-optic South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) follows months of marine survey that was completed by multinational telecommunications company Angola Cables in April.

  • UNWTO: International tourism – strongest half-year results since 2010

    AFGHANISTAN, 2017/09/09 Destinations worldwide welcomed 598 million international tourists in the initial six months of 2017, some 36 million additional than in the same period of 2016. At 6%, increase was well above the trend of recent years, making the current January-June period the strongest half-year since 2010. Visitor numbers reported by destinations around the world reflect strong request for international travel in the initial half of 2017, according to the new UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) increased by 6% compared to the same six-month period last year, well above the sustained and consistent trend of 4% or higher increase since 2010. This represents the strongest half-year in seven years.

  • Mandatory evacuation order in Florida

    UNITED STATES, 2017/09/09 St. Petersburg, Florida, has been voted to have the nicest white sandy beaches in the United States, and along with the rest of Florida, this thriving tourism destination on Tampa Bay is in for a nightmare at the same time as Hurricane Irma hits at category 3 or 4 strength. The massive hurricane that has been barreling through the Caribbean, is expected to run up the east coast of Florida, which would mean tropical storm conditions along the west coast on Sunday. However, the bay area remains just inside the cone of uncertainty.

  • Pray for my island. Irma is hitting Cuba hard !

    CUBA, 2017/09/09 Pray for my island. Irma is hitting Cuba hard. I’m very protective of Cuba.The place I was born in, the place I love most, and my country. I hope everyone stays safe. These are some of tweets seen online while Hurricane Irma is lashing Cuba with strong winds and heavy rain next devastating several Caribbean islands. Upgraded from category 4 to category 5 Irma has no regret hitting the Caribbean Country. Irma hit the Camaguey Archipelago late on Friday, threatening nearby coastal towns and villages.

  • Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas: A history with hurricanes

    AMERICAS, 2017/09/09 Extremely dangerous winds from Hurricane Irma pounded the island of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, damaging the roof of the famous luxury Ritz Carlton. The resort’s website states: The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas is currently closed due to Hurricane Irma. Spread across 30 acres of oceanfront, The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas – at the same time as operating – offers a luxury resort experience amid breathtaking natural beauty. It is a favorite part tourists, but presently, it is anyone’s guess at the same time as the hotel will be able to re-open.

  • Saudi King to visit White House in 2018

    UNITED STATES, 2017/09/08 King Salman of Saudi Arabia will make an official visit to Washington early next year for talks with President Donald Trump, the White Home said Wednesday. King Salman and President Trump discussed how to advance shared goals such as strengthening security and prosperity in the Middle East The two leaders held a telephone conversation in which they discussed how to advance shared goals such as strengthening security and prosperity in the Middle East, the White Home said in a statement.
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