San Antonio counts Covid MICE cost
- MICE News
- Thursday, 23 September 2021
In the USA, Visit San Antonio says Covid infections have prompted five conference organisers to cancel meetings worth US$21.3 million.
Northern Ireland relaunches MICE support scheme
- MICE News
- Thursday, 23 September 2021
Northern Ireland's Economy minister Gordon Lyons has refreshed the country's Conference Support Scheme as part of a Tourism Recovery Action Plan aimed at securing business events for Northern Ireland.
England eases Covid travel restrictions
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 September 2021
England is simplifying its Covid 'traffic light' system for travel, scrapping the 'amber' country category and downsizing the 'red' no-fly list.
Avolon finds Gol interested in eVTOLs
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 September 2021
As more aviation firms consider the benefits of electric flights, Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aereas and Irish lessor Avolon have agreed a deal for a fleet of 250 electric Vertical Aerospace eVTOL air taxis to be based in Sao Paulo.
US Justice department challenges AA-JetBlue deal
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 September 2021
In a sign that the USA's Biden administration is less likely to ignore possible antitrust breaches, the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit challenging the agreement between American Airlines and JetBlue that allows the two carriers 'to reduce competition', not least at four of the busiest airports in the Northeast.
Fáilte Ireland out to rebuild MICE
- MICE News
- Thursday, 23 September 2021
Ireland's tourism authority Fáilte Ireland is bidding to win nearly EUR1 billion of international conferences and events, hoping to capitalise on “pent up demand”.
Call for end to ineffective fabric mask use in travel environment
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 22 September 2021