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Nautical Institute Singapore conference booked at Suntec City

: MICE News; Friday, 17 June 2022

The Singapore branch of - The Nautical Institute - will host its annual conference 01 September 2022 in Singapore.

Perth to host ICEF ANZA 2023

: MICE News; Friday, 17 June 2022

Perth, Western Australia has been named host city for the ICEF ANZA conference in April 2023.

ForwardKeys says USA tops post-Covid traveller source markets, with Australia second

: BTN News; Friday, 17 June 2022

New ForwardKeys data show post-Covid visitors from the USA largely are leading the tourism/travel recovery in Southeast Asia, with analysis of long-haul flight bookings this northern summer showing travel from the USA to Southeast Asia could reach 75 per cent of where it was in 2019, before the Covid-19 outbreak.

BESydney adds nine Global Ambassadors

: MICE News; Friday, 17 June 2022

In Australia, Business Events Sydney (BESydney) has added nine new members to its Global Ambassadors program that secures global meetings for Sydney and Australia.

SIA reports stronger May cabin numbers

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 17 June 2022

Singapore Airlines Group reports the strong recovery in air travel continued in May* after Singapore relaxed border restrictions in April, removing the need for quarantine and on-arrival Covid-19 tests for fully-vaccinated travellers, and removing pre-departure Covid-19 tests.

Korea drops quarantine requirements for arrivals

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 17 June 2022

Korea has dropped quarantine requirements for arrivals including people who are not vaccinated. Arrivals still are required to show proof of a PCR test conducted 48 hours before departure and to present a 'negative certificate' when boarding their plane and on entering Korea.

GWS 16 opens registrations

: MICE News; Friday, 17 June 2022

Registrations have opened for the 16th annual Global Wellness Summit (GWS) being held at the Hilton Tel Aviv from October 31 to 03 November 2022 under the theme: 'Open Minds. Open Hearts. Open for Business'.

American Airlines to sweeten the pot for pilots

: BTN News; Friday, 17 June 2022

American Airlines is planning to improve overall pay proposals for its 14,000 or so pilots as it tries to restore cockpit numbers.

Fast Forward sold to EV Cargo

: BTN News; Friday, 17 June 2022

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says national carrier Turkish Airlines will be rebranded Türkiye Hava Yolları as part of the country's plans to have itself known internationally as Türkiye.

SITA launches Flex-as-a-Service

: BTN News; Friday, 17 June 2022

IT provider SITA's new Flex-as-a-Service promises airlines a completely mobile experience for passengers and a way to streamline app development processes, avoiding long and costly certification times.

Australia eases masking rules

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 16 June 2022

Mask wearing mandates in airports in Australia will be lifted from 12.01am Saturday 18 June, 2022.

TWU calls for 'Safe and Secure Skies Commission'

: BTN News; Thursday, 16 June 2022

Australia's Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) says while increases to pay in modern aviation awards are welcome, the insecure work crisis in the industry will continue until the federal government intervenes with an independent body to level the playing field for workers and end the splintering of work that’s seen conditions in airports collapse.

WTTC releases hotel investment paper

: BTN News; Thursday, 16 June 2022

‘Critical Factors to Attract Hotel Investment’, a new report highlighting the importance of attracting capital investment to enable the travel and tourism sector’s full growth potential post Covid-19, following a 25 per cent drop in 2020, has been released by The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).