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Sydney meet for TravelManagers

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 May 2022

The Australian travel agency network TravelManagers' national conference will take place in Sydney 08-09 September 2022 for the first time since the pandemic began.

German firms link to make electric travel a reality

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 May 2022

Germany’s leading companies, universities and research institutions, plus municipalities and organisations are joining forces to form the Air Mobility Initiative (AMI).

Australian court okays compensation option for Qantas's redundant staff

: BTN News; Wednesday, 04 May 2022

The Australian Federal Court has again ruled against Qantas's outsourcing bid affecting 2,000 staff, saying it was illegal and in breach of the Fair Work Act.

Virgin fare sale - be quick to catch a bargain

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 04 May 2022

Virgin Australia has launched another air fare sale with rates starting from $49 one way Ballina-Sydney/Sydney-Ballina.

Transport ministers meet set for Leipzig

: MICE News; Wednesday, 04 May 2022

The World Summit of Transport Ministers takes place from 18-20 May in Leipzig, Germany.

Environmental study show disparities

: BTN News; Wednesday, 04 May 2022

A new survey commissioned by the Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business and carried out by YouGov in the UK has shown a huge disparity between public opinion on how businesses should behave when it comes to environmental and social issues, and how businesses are conducting themselves.

JetBlue sweetens the pot, but Spirit backs Frontier

: BTN News; Wednesday, 04 May 2022

USA-based JetBlue has offered to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Spirit Airlines for US$33 cash per share, a near US$10 premium on the stock's current US$23.61 per share price, while rival bidder Frontier has offered US$2.9 billion.

NZ starts to report advance holiday bookings

: BTN News; Wednesday, 04 May 2022

The New Zealand tourism industry is feeling hopeful as the country enters the next phase of its border reopening plan - with many operators already reporting forward bookings, says Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA).

Dialysis booking/holiday site opens

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 04 May 2022

Global renal care service company Diaverum has launched the d.holiday web site booking platform yo make it easier for renal care patients to select holiday dialysis services.

Galta updates branding

: BTN News; Wednesday, 04 May 2022

Australia's LGBTQ+ tourism organisation Galta has unveiled a new brand that embraces progressive pride colours and is an inclusive representation of communities and travellers.
The brand is aligned to the widely-adopted Progress Pride flag which reflects the diversity of LGBTQ+ communities including gender, race, social background, identity and sexuality, and builds on the original Rainbow flag to also represent transgender communities and intersex people.

Young appointed coo for Bonza

: BTN News; Tuesday, 03 May 2022

Michael Young has been appointed chief operating officer for Bonza Airlines in Australia.

KKIA passenger levels rebound, terminals expanding

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 03 May 2022

King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, says passenger traffic has rebounded to pre-Covid-19 levels - and commercial revenues in March 2022 topped those recorded in March 2019.