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ACI by the numbers

: BTN News; Monday, 16 July 2012

Airport Council International reports a year-on-year increase of 7.1 per cent in passenger numbers was recorded at Asia Pacific airports in May, while Middle East airports were up 11.5 per cent.

AMR mulls American's options

: BTN News; Monday, 16 July 2012

American Airlines could leave bankruptcy protection as an independent or link with any one of a half-dozen other carriers, say US sources.

Qatar wins top airline award

: BTN News; Monday, 16 July 2012

Qatar Airways has won three of the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards, including the Best Airline in the World award - for the second consecutive time.

Airport scanners becoming smarter

: BTN News; Monday, 16 July 2012

New airport scanners disguised as queue barriers and designed to detect radioactive 'dirty bombs' and DIY biological weapons could soon be introduced in UK and other countries' airports.

MCVB restructures MarComs and Sales

: MICE News; Sunday, 15 July 2012

The chief executive of Australia's Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) Karen Bolinger has confirmed a restructure of the former Marketing and Communications department, and the Business Development and Convention Sales department.

Cuba reports cholera outbreak

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 13 July 2012

An outbreak of cholera in eastern Cuba has killed three and infected more than 100 people in the past few weeks.

Use common sense when hiring a bike or car - SureSave

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 13 July 2012

In the last financial year, almost a quarter of all travel insurance policies sold in Australia showed Asia as the prime destination, but a disproportionate 50 per cent plus of all claims settled (worldwide) were from that region. Of those, 45 per cent involved incidents in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia.

GBTA fixes Symposium gaffe

: MICE News; Friday, 13 July 2012

GBTA Australia/New Zealand has moved to clarify its statements concerning its inaugural Government Travel Symposium (to be held in 2013).

Lawyers opt for Florence in 2014

: MICE News; Friday, 13 July 2012

The International Union of Lawyers (UIA), the professional lawyers association created in Paris in 1927 and now open to all lawyers of the world, has chosen Florence for its 58thCongress in 2014, the principal UIA event annually held in a different country in order to bring together lawyers from around the world.

UTair inks region’s largest A321 deal

: BTN News; Friday, 13 July 2012

Russian airline ‪UTair has signed a firm contract with Airbus for 20 A321 aircraft during the Farnborough Air Show. It is the largest order for the type received from a carrier in the region.

eNett produces VANs ‘how-to and why’ ebook

: BTN News; Friday, 13 July 2012

eNett International – a Travelport joint venture - has launched an eBook for the Australian travel industry, promising to provide “all you need to know” about Virtual Account Numbers (VANs). Agents and wholesalers can interact online with the VANs eBook to better understand this innovative new payment method and to re-evaluate their existing payment solutions portfolios.

CWT report highlights saving opportunities

: BTN News; Friday, 13 July 2012

A new report by the CWT Travel Management Institute demonstrates how companies with even the most mature managed travel programs still have opportunities to increase savings—often by 10 per cent or more.

Air France Group targets Aust resources industry

: BTN News; Friday, 13 July 2012

Air France-KLM is targeting Australia’s resources industry with a new campaign to build awareness of flights to Africa’s main oil, gas and mining exploration regions. Together with partner airlines, Air France KLM serves 52 destinations in Africa and continues to increase flights to major resources markets, most recently adding daily services by Air France between Paris and Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.