GlobalData queries low-cost long-haul model
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 January 2021
Norwegian Air's departure from the long-haul game calls into question the business model’s viability going forward, according to analysis by GlobalData.
Jetstar making cuts to Australian agents' commissions
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Australia's Jetstar is cutting some commissions by at least half.
UAE pair working on IATA Travel Pass
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
The International Air Transport Association has entered partnerships with UAE carriers Etihad and Emirates to launch the IATA Travel Pass, a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for Covid-19 tests or vaccines.
Australian arrivals, departures increased in December
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Preliminary figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show international departures from Australia increased by 9.8 per cent in December compared to November, with nearly 50,000 outbound trips made.
Rex boss comes out swinging
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Rex deputy chairman John Sharp has come out swinging at Qantas head Alan Joyce, saying the Australian national carrier secretly is “distressed” at Rex's plans to contest east coast capital city routes.
Airport man 'was afraid of Covid'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Aditya Singh, the Californian man who hid for three months in a secure area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, claims he was afraid to fly due to Covid-19.
100 million jobs cited in WTTC figures
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
More than 100 million jobs could return to the global travel and tourism sector during 2021 as the world recovers from the crippling Covid-19 pandemic, says the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).
Stanton returns to BEIA
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Jeanette Stanton (pictured right) has been appointed events project manager for Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA).She will re-join New Zealand’s industry association on February 15, following six years as marketing and business events services manager with the Auckland Convention Bureau.
IATA calls for Covid-19 Euro vaccination certificate
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged all branches of the European Union to support an initiative from Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to agree a common digital European Covid-19 vaccination certificate that would enable those who are vaccinated to travel freely within Europe without Covid-19 testing.
Qatar first with 5-star Covid-19 airline safety rating
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Doha-based Qatar Airways is the first airline to achieve the 5-Star Covid-19 Airline Safety Rating from international air transport rating organisation Skytrax.
Australia’s Accommodation Association praises NSW government’s visitor economy industry strategy
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Australia’s Accommodation Association has welcomed the release of the NSW government’s 2030 NSW Visitor Economy Industry Strategy, which recognises the importance of mobilising government funding and support for the visitor economy.
Virgin Australia adds to top team
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Virgin Australia has hired Alistair Hartley, director of Strategy at International Airlines Group (British Airways' parent) to take up the position of chief transformation officer and David Marr, the Australian Woolworth’s chief operating officer, who joins the carrier in February as its chief financial officer.
Canada's airlines prepare for MAX return
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Canada's larger airlines are said to be preparing marketing schemes to smooth the reintroduction of the B737 MAX to the skies.
GlobalData queries low-cost long-haul model
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 January 2021
Norwegian Air's departure from the long-haul game calls into question the business model’s viability going forward, according to analysis by GlobalData.
Jetstar making cuts to Australian agents' commissions
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Australia's Jetstar is cutting some commissions by at least half.
UAE pair working on IATA Travel Pass
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
The International Air Transport Association has entered partnerships with UAE carriers Etihad and Emirates to launch the IATA Travel Pass, a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for Covid-19 tests or vaccines.
Australian arrivals, departures increased in December
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Preliminary figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show international departures from Australia increased by 9.8 per cent in December compared to November, with nearly 50,000 outbound trips made.
Rex boss comes out swinging
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Rex deputy chairman John Sharp has come out swinging at Qantas head Alan Joyce, saying the Australian national carrier secretly is “distressed” at Rex's plans to contest east coast capital city routes.
Airport man 'was afraid of Covid'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Aditya Singh, the Californian man who hid for three months in a secure area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, claims he was afraid to fly due to Covid-19.
100 million jobs cited in WTTC figures
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
More than 100 million jobs could return to the global travel and tourism sector during 2021 as the world recovers from the crippling Covid-19 pandemic, says the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).
Stanton returns to BEIA
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Jeanette Stanton (pictured right) has been appointed events project manager for Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA).She will re-join New Zealand’s industry association on February 15, following six years as marketing and business events services manager with the Auckland Convention Bureau.
IATA calls for Covid-19 Euro vaccination certificate
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged all branches of the European Union to support an initiative from Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to agree a common digital European Covid-19 vaccination certificate that would enable those who are vaccinated to travel freely within Europe without Covid-19 testing.
Qatar first with 5-star Covid-19 airline safety rating
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Doha-based Qatar Airways is the first airline to achieve the 5-Star Covid-19 Airline Safety Rating from international air transport rating organisation Skytrax.
Australia’s Accommodation Association praises NSW government’s visitor economy industry strategy
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Australia’s Accommodation Association has welcomed the release of the NSW government’s 2030 NSW Visitor Economy Industry Strategy, which recognises the importance of mobilising government funding and support for the visitor economy.
Virgin Australia adds to top team
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Virgin Australia has hired Alistair Hartley, director of Strategy at International Airlines Group (British Airways' parent) to take up the position of chief transformation officer and David Marr, the Australian Woolworth’s chief operating officer, who joins the carrier in February as its chief financial officer.
Canada's airlines prepare for MAX return
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Canada's larger airlines are said to be preparing marketing schemes to smooth the reintroduction of the B737 MAX to the skies.
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