Star Alliance carriers ink jv pact
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 May 2012
Singapore-based Singapore Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines have signed a joint venture agreement covering routes between Singapore and Scandinavia.
Christchurch hotels to reopen
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 May 2012
Hotel operator Accor plans to open two of its four Christchurch, New Zealand hotels that closed following the earthquake in February 2011.
New name, image for Air Pacific
- MICE News
- Monday, 14 May 2012
Fiji’s Air Pacific is to be rebranded with its original 1958 name - ‘Fiji Airways’.
Lan proceeds with Tam share swap
- BTN News
- Sunday, 13 May 2012
Chile's Lan Airlines is launching the share swap offer that will complete its takeover of Brazil's Tam to create the Latam Airlines Group, the largest carrier in Latin America and one of the world's biggest airlines.
Cathay to limit freight capacity growth
- BTN News
- Sunday, 13 May 2012
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is to cut operating costs to combat a "challenging" business environment and it also has issued a profit warning for its first half 2012 results, blaming high fuel prices and poor cargo returns.
Crazy rules hit travellers
- BTN News
- Sunday, 13 May 2012
An 18-month-old child has been forced off a US JetBlue flight because her name was flagged on a no-fly list.
Fuel costs hammer IAG result
- MICE News
- Sunday, 13 May 2012
Fuel costs were partly responsible for a larger than expected 2012 Q1 loss of EUR249 million at International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), parent of British Airways and Iberia.
IAEE joins JMIC
- MICE News
- Friday, 11 May 2012
The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) has confirmed the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) has now joined the Council, bringing global membership to a total of 14 international industry organisations.
Travel/hospitality brands climb Facebook rankings
- MICE News
- Friday, 11 May 2012
A bi-monthly Facebook Performance Benchmarking Report detailing how the top 20 major brands in 12 different industries use it to interact with customers has been produced by social media agency Online Circle.
BA sells Bmi Regional, names 'saved' Bmi routes
- BTN News
- Friday, 11 May 2012
UK-based Bmi Regional (part of the Bmi/Bmi Regional/Bmibaby group recently sold by Germany's Lufthansa to British Airways parent IAG), has been sold to Aberdeen, Scotland-based Sector Aviation Holdings for GBP8 million. Sector Aviation is a consortium of aviation business people including a group known previously as Granite Aviation.
Historic Hobart Hadleys extends, rebrands
- MICE News
- Friday, 11 May 2012
Hobart’s historic Hadleys Hotel has completed a multi-million dollar extension and been rebranded as a Mercure property.
GBTA names first Asia advisory board members
- BTN News
- Thursday, 10 May 2012
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has named the first members of its new advisory board for Asia following the establishment of offices in Bangkok and Hong Kong.
Emirates Group reports strong growth, profit
- BTN News
- Thursday, 10 May 2012
Dubai-based airline the Emirates Group today announced its 24th consecutive year of profit and company-wide growth.
