More airlines switch to spend-based rewards
- BTN News
- Thursday, 24 May 2012
Increasing numbers of airline frequent flier loyalty programs are switching to rewards based on the cost of tickets and other services instead of miles flown.
UK okayed to investigate Ryanair's Aer Lingus shares
- BTN News
- Thursday, 24 May 2012
Irish carrier Aer Lingus has welcomed a court victory that allows British authorities to keep investigating Ryanair over its ownership of a 30 per cent stake in Aer Lingus.
Olympics visitors may be delayed - Moore
- BTN News
- Thursday, 24 May 2012
Visitors to the UK might have to queue at airports for up to four hours during the London Olympics, the country's Border Force chief has admitted.
Qantas cuts NT services
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Australian airline Qantas Group has reduced flights servicing the Northern Territory.
Australia’s business web site numbers fall
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
New research has found nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of Australian small to medium businesses* don’t have their own web site.
New Mercure for Rotorua
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
New Zealand’s popular geothermal tourist destination Rotorua now has its first Mercure-branded hotel, Mercure Rotorua.
Colenso wins Tourism Fiji account
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Tourism Fiji has appointed New Zealand's Colenso BBDO to handle its advertising.
Burleigh first female Sofitel Australia gm
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Amery Burleigh has been appointed general manager of the Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, Queensland, making her the first female general manager at any Sofitel property in Australia.
Home-print bag tags launched in Denmark
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
One of the world’s first home-printed bag tag solutions has been implemented at Billund Airport in Denmark.
Climate change to hit Aust tourism peaks?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Climate change could shift peak holiday travel dates, with major consequences for the Australian tourism industry, a Victoria University researcher has warned.
Hawaiian food comes to Sydney
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaii Tourism Oceania and Sydney’s Grace Hotel are bringing Hawaiian cuisine to Australia for the inaugural Flavours of Hawaii Food Festival in June.
LAMEC dates set
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
The 2012 Latin American Meetings and Events Conference (LAMEC) will be held 17 August at the WTC Convention Centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
SCEC set for million delegate year
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre (SCEC) next year will see more than a million people in one of its heaviest conference, incentive and exhibitions periods in recent years.
