Germany’s events industry posts record
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Germany's events industry achieved record results in 2011: 2.72 million events with 338 million participants took place.
Berlin newest BestCities member
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Berlin, Germany has become a full member of the BestCities Global Alliance after completing a one-year application phase.
SIM-based check-in trial a ‘first’
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
France’s Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is the world’s first airport to trial SIM-based Near Field Communication (NFC) to allow passengers to pass through the airport’s checks, controls and gates using only their mobile phones.
Asia Pacific international visitor arrivals increase
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
International arrivals into Asia/Pacific destinations grew by a collective seven per cent year-on-year during the first two months of 2012, according to preliminary data released by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
Sydney Marriott now a Pullman
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Hotel operator Accor will add a total of 43 hotels across Australia and New Zealand as a result of its purchase of Mirvac Group's hotel interests.
Chinese carriers to fight ETS
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Chinese airlines will continue to oppose the European Union's emissions trading system (EU ETS tax) despite the EU's threats of punitive measures in response.
Ryanair posts record profit
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Irish budget carrier Ryanair's ceo Michael O'Leary says the carrier has achieved a 2011-12 FY record profit, but says it is unlikely there will be a repeat performance this year.
Thai ousts president
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
The board of directors of Thailand's Thai Airways International has terminated president Piyasvasti Amranand's contract, citing communication problems as the main reason.
AF447 - Airbus and Boeing disagree on fly by wire
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
The report into the tragedy of Air France 447 is due next month, but an article in the UK's Telegraph media says Airbus's aircraft design may have contributed to one of the world's worst aviation disasters and the deaths of all on board.
US carriers block more seats
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Reports say US carriers are reserving more window and aisle seats for those passengers willing to pay extra, making it more difficult for groups and families who don't pay the fee to sit next to each other without paying about US$25 per flight.
Changi cargo down further, passenger growth slows
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Singapore's Changi Airport has reported a steeper decline in its April cargo volumes, down 4.9 per cent from a year earlier to 148,200 tonnes. The March figure was a fall of 1.8 per cent.
Qantas confirms major restructure
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Australian airline the Qantas Group has confirmed a restructure of its airline business and changes to its executive team in the next phase of the five-year transformation plan launched in August 2011.
Good Q1 for HSH
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH) says its business divisions continued to perform positively in the first quarter of 2012.
