Scotland to quarantine all international arrivals
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 03 February 2021
Scotland's devolved government has announced the Covid lockdown for adults in the top 'level 4' areas will be extended from the planned mid-February date until at least February 28 and also that all direct international arrivals to the country will be subjected to automatic quarantine.
Covid confusion clouds countries' vaccine strategies
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 03 February 2021
Readers in Australia and New Zealand should continue to hope that Covid-19 continues to be well-managed in both countries, because in the UK (and probably most of Europe, Africa, the USA and South America), public information and advice is changing almost 'by the hour'.
India to offer incentives to aircraft leasing firms?
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
India is considering incentives for foreign companies to enter the aircraft leasing market, with Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposing tax benefits.
JetBlue upgrades Mint for London services
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
New York-based JetBlue has settled on the next generation of its Mint business class to be offered on its new transatlantic services to London, UK.
Virgin misses January target
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
Virgin Australia has blamed state-based travel restrictions in Australia for missing its 60 per cent domestic capacity forecast in January.
UK seeks CPTPP membership
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
The UK is to apply to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries, namely Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
GDP survey optimistic that face-to-face meetings will resume this year
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
A global survey of the meetings and events industry by Global DMC Partners (GDP) found a clear shift towards hope for face-to-face meetings to resume in the latter part of 2021, with most planners (53 per cent) now predicting that their in-person meetings and events will resume sometime inQ3 & Q4 2021.
Tourism Australia launches A$5m domestic campaign
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
Tourism Australia (TA) head Phillipa Harrison says a new A$5 million domestic holidays campaign "is about capitalising on pent-up demand" for holidays.
AFTA pushing government for more industry support
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) is continuing to push for ongoing tailored government support of travel agents, travel wholesalers and tour operators.
AA warns more furloughs possible
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
American Airlines warns it may send out another round of furlough notices next week, complying with a law that requires two months' notice be given to workers.
Boeing pushing ahead with 797
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
Boeing’s president and chief executive officer David Calhoun says the plane maker is pushing ahead with the 797, a mid-market twin-aisle 220-to-270-seat mid-range aircraft able to fly for 10 to 11 hours.
HNA declared bankrupt
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
The China-based and formerly all-powerful HNA Group has been declared bankrupt.
The diversified group controlled 14 airlines, had a global fleet of 900 aircraft and held shares in firms in a multitude of travel, tourism, logistics, finance and property verticals that made it one of the most prolific investors in the world.
Aviation interests say don't test US domestic travellers
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
A group comprising the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airlines for America, the US Travel Association and others representing the airline, travel and aerospace industries and unions has urged US president Joe Biden not to impose new Covid-19 testing requirements for travellers on domestic US flights, claiming such an action “is unwarranted” and would “disproportionately prevent low-income travellers and rural Americans in small communities" from travelling.
Scotland to quarantine all international arrivals
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 03 February 2021
Scotland's devolved government has announced the Covid lockdown for adults in the top 'level 4' areas will be extended from the planned mid-February date until at least February 28 and also that all direct international arrivals to the country will be subjected to automatic quarantine.
Covid confusion clouds countries' vaccine strategies
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 03 February 2021
Readers in Australia and New Zealand should continue to hope that Covid-19 continues to be well-managed in both countries, because in the UK (and probably most of Europe, Africa, the USA and South America), public information and advice is changing almost 'by the hour'.
India to offer incentives to aircraft leasing firms?
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
India is considering incentives for foreign companies to enter the aircraft leasing market, with Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposing tax benefits.
JetBlue upgrades Mint for London services
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
New York-based JetBlue has settled on the next generation of its Mint business class to be offered on its new transatlantic services to London, UK.
Virgin misses January target
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
Virgin Australia has blamed state-based travel restrictions in Australia for missing its 60 per cent domestic capacity forecast in January.
UK seeks CPTPP membership
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
The UK is to apply to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries, namely Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
GDP survey optimistic that face-to-face meetings will resume this year
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
A global survey of the meetings and events industry by Global DMC Partners (GDP) found a clear shift towards hope for face-to-face meetings to resume in the latter part of 2021, with most planners (53 per cent) now predicting that their in-person meetings and events will resume sometime inQ3 & Q4 2021.
Tourism Australia launches A$5m domestic campaign
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
Tourism Australia (TA) head Phillipa Harrison says a new A$5 million domestic holidays campaign "is about capitalising on pent-up demand" for holidays.
AFTA pushing government for more industry support
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) is continuing to push for ongoing tailored government support of travel agents, travel wholesalers and tour operators.
AA warns more furloughs possible
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
American Airlines warns it may send out another round of furlough notices next week, complying with a law that requires two months' notice be given to workers.
Boeing pushing ahead with 797
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
Boeing’s president and chief executive officer David Calhoun says the plane maker is pushing ahead with the 797, a mid-market twin-aisle 220-to-270-seat mid-range aircraft able to fly for 10 to 11 hours.
HNA declared bankrupt
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
The China-based and formerly all-powerful HNA Group has been declared bankrupt.
The diversified group controlled 14 airlines, had a global fleet of 900 aircraft and held shares in firms in a multitude of travel, tourism, logistics, finance and property verticals that made it one of the most prolific investors in the world.
Aviation interests say don't test US domestic travellers
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 02 February 2021
A group comprising the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airlines for America, the US Travel Association and others representing the airline, travel and aerospace industries and unions has urged US president Joe Biden not to impose new Covid-19 testing requirements for travellers on domestic US flights, claiming such an action “is unwarranted” and would “disproportionately prevent low-income travellers and rural Americans in small communities" from travelling.