Qatar Air tops Skytrax poll
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Aviation review body Skytrax has named its top 10 airlines for 2021*, with Qatar Airways the winner.
United inks Airlink code share
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
USA-based United Airlines and South Africa's Airlink have inked a code-share agreement that is claimed to offer more connections between the US and Southern Africa than any other alliance*.
Turkish adds Dallas non-stop
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
The airline with the biggest pre-pandemic global network, Turkey's Turkish Airlines, has added services from Istanbul to Dallas, USA, taking the number of US airports served non-stop to 11.
China blocking Cathay's pilot plans?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports Cathay Pacific's plans to bring overseas-based pilots 'home' to Hong Kong are under fire, with Chinese authorities rejecting their immigration applications.
Australia plans to reopen the international border - but who's going to fly?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Confusion surrounds the impact of Australia's pledge to reopen its international border before Christmas and allow fully-vaccinated visitors and returning residents to avoid mandatory hotel quarantine, with commentators suggesting few foreign airlines will be able to mount festive season flights - and also querying the cost of fares.
New Radisson A-P vice president, finance, tax and IT vp
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Evelyn Wong Soo Pin (pictured) has been appointed vice president, finance, tax and IT Asia Pacific for Radisson Hotel Group.
A Singaporean, Wong Soo Pin is a graduate of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. She is also a registered chartered accountant in Singapore, and joins Radisson Hotel Group from SGX-listed Amos Group, where she held the role of chief financial officer.
ICC Sydney sets stage for A$1 billion full recovery
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Australia’s ICC Sydney hosted 352 events for more than 200,000 attendees during 2020/21, despite the ongoing impact and restrictions forced by Covid.
Three tonnes of rubbish removed from Phuket’s coastline in largest-ever clean-up
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
More than 500 volunteers from hotels, resorts and communities across Phuket in Thailand came together this month to remove three tonnes of rubbish from the island’s coastline as part of a major two-day activity to mark the ‘Phuket Green Day’ and the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC).
Hong Kong wins two major 2022 tech events
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Hong Kong has secured two major technology events to be held next year – the first Greater Bay Area Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Conference 2022 (GBAAIR Conference), and IEEE Region 10 Conference 2022 (TENCON), which was last held in the city in 2006.
SAP Concur says road warriors ‘keen to get going again’
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
New research commissioned by SAP Concur reveals enthusiasm among Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) business travellers to resume work trips. Respondents to the survey, which was carried out in Australia and New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and India believe that the current travel hiatus is hurting their careers by impeding their business goals and their personal lives.
Saudia is this year’s Skytrax most-improved airline
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Saudia is the World’s Most Improved Airline of 2021 according to airline ratings company Skytrax*, the second time the airline has won the award since 2017. That year, the Saudi flag carrier jumped from 82nd to 51st position, a 40 per cent improvement. This year, however, Saudia improved by 55 per cent and is now 26th in the Skytrax ranking of global airlines.
Eurostar to review UK stations late 2022
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Channel operator Eurostar says it will not stop at Ashford or Ebbsfleet stations in the UK until 2023 'at the earliest', with a review of the decision at the end of next year.
Singapore reopens two US routes
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
With the US reopening international borders, Singapore Airlines will - from November 2 - resume flying Singapore-Frankfurt-New York JFK daily and from Hong Kong to San Francisco and back to Singapore three times weekly.
Qatar Air tops Skytrax poll
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Aviation review body Skytrax has named its top 10 airlines for 2021*, with Qatar Airways the winner.
United inks Airlink code share
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
USA-based United Airlines and South Africa's Airlink have inked a code-share agreement that is claimed to offer more connections between the US and Southern Africa than any other alliance*.
Turkish adds Dallas non-stop
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
The airline with the biggest pre-pandemic global network, Turkey's Turkish Airlines, has added services from Istanbul to Dallas, USA, taking the number of US airports served non-stop to 11.
China blocking Cathay's pilot plans?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports Cathay Pacific's plans to bring overseas-based pilots 'home' to Hong Kong are under fire, with Chinese authorities rejecting their immigration applications.
Australia plans to reopen the international border - but who's going to fly?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Confusion surrounds the impact of Australia's pledge to reopen its international border before Christmas and allow fully-vaccinated visitors and returning residents to avoid mandatory hotel quarantine, with commentators suggesting few foreign airlines will be able to mount festive season flights - and also querying the cost of fares.
New Radisson A-P vice president, finance, tax and IT vp
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Evelyn Wong Soo Pin (pictured) has been appointed vice president, finance, tax and IT Asia Pacific for Radisson Hotel Group.
A Singaporean, Wong Soo Pin is a graduate of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. She is also a registered chartered accountant in Singapore, and joins Radisson Hotel Group from SGX-listed Amos Group, where she held the role of chief financial officer.
ICC Sydney sets stage for A$1 billion full recovery
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Australia’s ICC Sydney hosted 352 events for more than 200,000 attendees during 2020/21, despite the ongoing impact and restrictions forced by Covid.
Three tonnes of rubbish removed from Phuket’s coastline in largest-ever clean-up
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
More than 500 volunteers from hotels, resorts and communities across Phuket in Thailand came together this month to remove three tonnes of rubbish from the island’s coastline as part of a major two-day activity to mark the ‘Phuket Green Day’ and the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC).
Hong Kong wins two major 2022 tech events
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Hong Kong has secured two major technology events to be held next year – the first Greater Bay Area Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Conference 2022 (GBAAIR Conference), and IEEE Region 10 Conference 2022 (TENCON), which was last held in the city in 2006.
SAP Concur says road warriors ‘keen to get going again’
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
New research commissioned by SAP Concur reveals enthusiasm among Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) business travellers to resume work trips. Respondents to the survey, which was carried out in Australia and New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and India believe that the current travel hiatus is hurting their careers by impeding their business goals and their personal lives.
Saudia is this year’s Skytrax most-improved airline
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Saudia is the World’s Most Improved Airline of 2021 according to airline ratings company Skytrax*, the second time the airline has won the award since 2017. That year, the Saudi flag carrier jumped from 82nd to 51st position, a 40 per cent improvement. This year, however, Saudia improved by 55 per cent and is now 26th in the Skytrax ranking of global airlines.
Eurostar to review UK stations late 2022
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Channel operator Eurostar says it will not stop at Ashford or Ebbsfleet stations in the UK until 2023 'at the earliest', with a review of the decision at the end of next year.
Singapore reopens two US routes
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
With the US reopening international borders, Singapore Airlines will - from November 2 - resume flying Singapore-Frankfurt-New York JFK daily and from Hong Kong to San Francisco and back to Singapore three times weekly.