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Sabre extends Vietnam Airlines GDS contract

: BTN News; Monday, 05 September 2022

Sabre Corporation has extended its distribution agreement with Vietnamese flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

Global Japan searches on the rise

: BTN News; Monday, 05 September 2022

News that the Japanese government is easing travel restrictions from September 2022 has prompted an 18 per cent increase in global searches for 2022 travel there, according to Skyscanner.

Airbus finds US billionaires dominate the corporate jet market

: BTN News; Monday, 05 September 2022

Analysis of industry data by Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) shows more than one-third of the world’s wealthiest 500 billionaires are US-based – but they account for over two-fifths of the total wealth of this group.

Longford Grand Prix Expo set for 11-12 March next year

: MICE News; Thursday, 01 September 2022

Longford Grand Prix Expo will take place In Longford, Tasmania, Australia over the long weekend, 11 and 12 March 2023.

US airlines upgrade customer service policies

: BTN News; Thursday, 01 September 2022

In the USA, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest have published updates to their customer service policies in response to demands from Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Australia to drop all domestic mask requirements

: BTN News; Thursday, 01 September 2022

The Australian government will remove its face covering requirement on domestic flights from September 9, meaning no passengers will be legally required to wear a mask for any part of their flight experience in Australia, including in airports.

Radisson eyes Australasia

: BTN News; Thursday, 01 September 2022

Radisson Hotel Group has targeted Australasia for expansion, with more brands to be sited in capital cities and regional destinations across Australia and New Zealand.

Watchdog clears Korean's Asiana buy

: BTN News; Thursday, 01 September 2022

Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it will not contest the planned 64 per cent or so buy by Korean Air of Asiana.

Thai offloads five A340s

: BTN News; Thursday, 01 September 2022

Thai Airways has sold five Airbus A340s - one A340-500 and four A340-600s - for about US$9.6 million.

Rex adds seventh B737-800NG

: BTN News; Thursday, 01 September 2022

Australia's Rex Airlines has accepted its seventh B737-800NG, adding capacity to its east coast cities network from this month.

Austrian slammed for misleading 'carbon neutral' claim

: BTN News; Thursday, 01 September 2022

The Austrian Advertising Council (AAC) has called Austrian Airlines' campaign offering ‘carbon-neutral’ flights 'misleading'.

Report says business travel 'will not recover'

: BTN News; Thursday, 01 September 2022

A recent report from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) said business travel spending rose 5.5 per cent year-over-year to US$697 billion in 2021 (way below the US$1.4 trillion in 2019), but a new report says that of Americans who travelled for work at least three times a year before the pandemic, 20 per cent never expect to travel for business again.