UK Immigration staff plan strike
- MICE News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
As the row in the UK over long passenger queues at London Heathrow Airport continues, immigration staff have announced plans to strike.
Destination SA in July this year
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 02 May 2012
The Adelaide Convention Bureau (ACB) has confirmed dates for annual showcase mart Destination SA, now in its ninth year.
Melbourne chefs supporting Starlight
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Melbourne’s leading chefs will be defending their reputations outside the kitchen as a part of the Starlight Chefs’ Charity Cup on Saturday 02 June.
Turkish seeks more India rights
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Istanbul, Turkey-based Turkish Airlines wants India to extend bilaterals to enable it to increase its number of flights between Turkey and India, adding Bangalore and Hyderabad to its passenger destinations.
Heathrow told to stop highlighting delays
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 02 May 2012
The UK's London Heathrow airport - which has been highlighting delays at immigration that it says are outside its control - has been ordered by the country's Border Force to stop handing out leaflets to passengers.
Higher charges plan to fix Heathrow
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 02 May 2012
UK prime minister David Cameron reportedly is backing a plan to have airlines using London's Heathrow airport pay higher landing fees to help fund more Border Control staff.
MAS tipped to drop AirAsia plan
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Shares of Malaysian Airline System (MAS) are to be suspended Wednesday ahead of a corporate announcement, with the carrier expected to cancel plans for a share swap with budget carrier AirAsia following strong resistance from MAS unions.
Tuamoto resurfaces at PMA
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Tourism Fiji senior manager Jo Tuamoto, has been appointed general manager – South Pacific for PMA Communications Group.
US cruise figures ‘a record’
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 01 May 2012
The US Maritime Administration says 2011 was a record year for the North American cruise industry, with 10.9 million passengers taking 4,222 cruises for a record 71.8 million passenger nights, a 2.8 per cent increase over 2010.
Record gains for Australia’s cruise market
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 01 May 2012
A new report on the Australian cruise industry reveals the number of Australians taking a cruise surged by a record 34 per cent last year to reach an all-time high of 623,294.
GraysOnline lets customers go direct
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Australia’s largest online auction house, GraysOnline, will join the online hotel sales market after buying the Ubid4rooms.com portal.
GBTA names Airline CEO panel
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Speakers on the fifth annual ‘Airline CEO’ panel at this year's Global Business Travel Association's convention in July in Boston, USA include David Barger, president and chief executive JetBlue Airways Corporation, Bjørn Kjos, chief executive of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and Keith Williams, chief executive of British Airways. The panel will be moderated by Peter Greenberg, travel editor, CBS News.
Adelaide Fringe to be annual event
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Playing host to an official Fringe Festival Hub (the second largest festival of its type in the world) will become an annual event for the Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) after the success of this year’s event.
