A March outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle in Hungary has prompted border closures in Hungary and the culling of thousands of animals. The virus now has spread to farms in neighbouring Slovakia as well as further in Hungary.
The number of people who died after a nightclub roof collapsed in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, rose to 225 on the weekend after another four people died.
189 revellers were rescued alive from the rubble of the Jet Set club after the disaster on Tuesday, with five still in a critical condition on Sunday.
The Canary Islands government has declared a state of emergency for Lanzarote due to widespread flooding across the island.
It is the first time authorities have done this under the Special Civil Protection and Emergency Response Plan for Flood Risk in Lanzarote.
US visitation officials are watching the country's arrival stats after a swathe of reports indicated tourist numbers were being negatively impacted by president Trump's new 'vetting' procedures at the borders, which have seen foreigners turned back and in some cases, temporarily jailed, seemingly for little reason.
US-based aerospace company Electra.aero (Electra) says it has 2,200 pre-orders for its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft worth nearly US$9 billion. It also plans a cargo variant of the plane.
Test flights for the EL9 Ultra Short will start in 2027, with certification and deliveries to customers to start in 2029.
Airports Council International (ACI) World has released its 2024 'world’s busiest airports' list, taking data from a total passenger list of close to 9.5 billion, representing an increase of nine per cent from 2023 and 3.8 per cent from pre-pandemic levels (2019).
Australia's International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), managed by ASM Global, says it expects to see 49,000 attendees at 35 technology events in 2025, covering medtech, fintech and edutech industries and many others from Salesforce, ServiceNow, Google, Ingram Micro, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, Qualtrics, Kaseya and Stripe.
London Gatwick Airport could be hit with disruption over the Easter holidays if hundreds of Unite union workers go on strike from Good Friday, April 18 until the early hours of Tuesday, April 22.
A nationwide strike in Greece brought ferries to a standstill, grounded flights and halted train services on Wednesday April 9 as the country's largest trade unions demanded higher wages to address the increasing cost of living.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) reportedly is set to record its first net profit in more than 20 years and resume flights to Europe.
The Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) and the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) have partnered to strengthen the industry through improved knowledge-sharing, increased visibility and collaborative opportunities.
US president Donald Trump says he's put a 90-day hold on many US trading partners' excess tariffs, but not on those affecting China, which have risen.
Japan's Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (OCTB) and Uber Japan have partnered to discount Uber rides to organisers and attendees of qualifying Osaka conferences and incentive tours.
A March outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle in Hungary has prompted border closures in Hungary and the culling of thousands of animals. The virus now has spread to farms in neighbouring Slovakia as well as further in Hungary.
The number of people who died after a nightclub roof collapsed in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, rose to 225 on the weekend after another four people died.
189 revellers were rescued alive from the rubble of the Jet Set club after the disaster on Tuesday, with five still in a critical condition on Sunday.
The Canary Islands government has declared a state of emergency for Lanzarote due to widespread flooding across the island.
It is the first time authorities have done this under the Special Civil Protection and Emergency Response Plan for Flood Risk in Lanzarote.
US visitation officials are watching the country's arrival stats after a swathe of reports indicated tourist numbers were being negatively impacted by president Trump's new 'vetting' procedures at the borders, which have seen foreigners turned back and in some cases, temporarily jailed, seemingly for little reason.
US-based aerospace company Electra.aero (Electra) says it has 2,200 pre-orders for its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft worth nearly US$9 billion. It also plans a cargo variant of the plane.
Test flights for the EL9 Ultra Short will start in 2027, with certification and deliveries to customers to start in 2029.
Airports Council International (ACI) World has released its 2024 'world’s busiest airports' list, taking data from a total passenger list of close to 9.5 billion, representing an increase of nine per cent from 2023 and 3.8 per cent from pre-pandemic levels (2019).
Australia's International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), managed by ASM Global, says it expects to see 49,000 attendees at 35 technology events in 2025, covering medtech, fintech and edutech industries and many others from Salesforce, ServiceNow, Google, Ingram Micro, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, Qualtrics, Kaseya and Stripe.
London Gatwick Airport could be hit with disruption over the Easter holidays if hundreds of Unite union workers go on strike from Good Friday, April 18 until the early hours of Tuesday, April 22.
A nationwide strike in Greece brought ferries to a standstill, grounded flights and halted train services on Wednesday April 9 as the country's largest trade unions demanded higher wages to address the increasing cost of living.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) reportedly is set to record its first net profit in more than 20 years and resume flights to Europe.
The Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) and the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) have partnered to strengthen the industry through improved knowledge-sharing, increased visibility and collaborative opportunities.
US president Donald Trump says he's put a 90-day hold on many US trading partners' excess tariffs, but not on those affecting China, which have risen.
Japan's Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (OCTB) and Uber Japan have partnered to discount Uber rides to organisers and attendees of qualifying Osaka conferences and incentive tours.
