Dublin a big winner for Emirates
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has introduced a larger aircraft on the Dublin, Eire route two months earlier than planned because of surging demand.
Berlin Brandenburg airport opening delayed
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 09 May 2012
The new German airport Berlin Brandenburg (BER) will not open on schedule on 03 June, 2012 due to technical problems with fire protection.
CIMGlobal and Congrex ink co-operation pact
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Conferences and Incentives Management (CIMGlobal) in India and Stockholm-based Congrex have signed an exclusive agreement for events taking place in Indiaand already have initiated bidding processes for scheduled conferences and events.
Tourism tax hike ‘will hurt regions’ - Hall
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 May 2012
An increase in tourism taxes announced in the Australian Federal budget May 8 will cost Western Australia’s tourism industry an estimated A$5.5 million per annum.
Jetstar confirms China-Perth link
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Perth is ready to welcome more Chinese tourists from the island of Hainan with confirmation of a new four times-weekly service from Haikou to Perth via Singapore.
Perth stadium move welcomed by TCWA
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 08 May 2012
The Western Australia government’s announcement that Burswood stadium would have a minimum seating capacity of 60,000 with the ability to expand to 80,000 in the future has been welcomed by Tourism Council WA (TCWA).
Marlborough hotel joins Choice
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 08 May 2012
A property in New Zealand's Marlborough wine district has joined the Choice Hotels portfolio. Quality Hotel Marlborough offers meetings and event facilities, along with the Nikau restaurant whose winelist boasts a broad choice of the local product.
Bay of Plenty bouncing back
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 08 May 2012
New Zealand's Bay of Plenty region is back fully in the visitor business, one of its economic mainstays, according to a team promoting the area at TRENZ 2012. The bay's inbound tourism, both domestic and international, was adversely affected by the early October 2011 grounding of a container ship which subsequently lost some cargo and leaked oil.
Virgin boosts Gladstone flights
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Brisbane-based carrier Virgin Australia will add two additional return flights between Brisbane and Gladstone from 28 May bringing the total number of flights between the two cities to 58 on the airline’s fleet of ATR turboprop aircraft.
Visitor preference to be emphasised
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Tourism New Zealand is stepping up its emphasis on international visitor preference as part of a strategy to increase stay days and per capita yield.
Air cargo figures stay down in March
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Global airline passenger traffic achieved year-over-year growth of six per cent for March and for the first quarter of 2012, with double-digit growth in the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Africa, world airports have reported.
Lufthansa posts Q1 loss
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Germany's Lufthansa has suffered a Q1 net loss of EUR397 million and announced it will cut its work force of 117,000 by 3,500.
Virgin America in China Air pact
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Virgin America, the California, USA-based airline, has inked a new agreement with China Airlines, which becomes its eleventh interline partner.
