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Brisbane to host major agriculture meet GFIA

: MICE News; Saturday, 07 April 2018

Brisbane, Australia will host the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture event in early September this year.

NZ’s international convention delegate numbers increase, dollar totals fall

: MICE News; Saturday, 07 April 2018

New Zealand attracted more international convention delegates in 2017 but they spent less while in the country, according to the latest Convention Delegate Survey (CDS).

Norwegian axes second Edinburgh-US route

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 05 April 2018

From October, Europe's Norwegian Air is to drop a second long-haul route from Scotland's Edinburgh airport - to Providence, Rhode Island, USA, saying the Scottish Government has backtracked on a promise to halve air passenger duty.

February passenger traffic on the rise - IATA

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 April 2018

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) confirmed global passenger traffic results for February showing a rebound in traffic growth following the slower demand experienced in January, which was owing to temporary factors including the later timing of the Lunar New Year in 2018.

WA’s Revealed: Aboriginal Art Market opens Saturday

: MICE News; Thursday, 05 April 2018

Western Australian Aboriginal artists will travel from across the State for the Revealed: WA Aboriginal Art Market this Saturday 07 April.

Etihad to exit Edinburgh?

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 April 2018

UAE-based Etihad reportedly is to close its Abu Dhabi-Edinburgh, Scotland route in October, just three years after it launched.

Glagow residents fight flight path changes

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 April 2018

Local residents are fighting a decision by Glasgow Airport, Scotland to modernise Glasgow's airspace by changing flight paths.

Europe's skies in recovery mode

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 April 2018

Europe's air services are returning to normal after an air traffic control system failure hit the continent earlier this week.

Qantas in the spotlight for denied boarding case

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 April 2018

A report in the Independent newspaper claims a British couple seeking to fly from New Zealand to Beijing via Sydney for five nights at the end of a holiday last month were blocked by Australia's Qantas' staff at Christchurch.

Global Wellness Summit set for Italy in October

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 April 2018

'Shaping the Business of Wellness' is the theme for the 2018 Global Wellness Summit (GWS) being held 06-08 October 2018 at Technogym Village in Cesena, Italy.

Radisson wants 200-plus properties in South Asia by 2022

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 April 2018

Radisson Hotel Group aims to expand its portfolio to more than 200 hotels in operation and under development in South Asia by 2022.

Confirming expansion plans at Hotel Investment Conference South Asia (HICSA) 2018, the group says it signed Radisson Blu Resort Visakhapatnam, Radisson Panipat City Centre and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Agra in the first quarter of 2018. Radisson Gwalior opened last month and the group is on track to open another eight more hotels in India this year.

Road warriors moving away from 'the human factor'

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 April 2018

For more than 20 years, the travel industry has debated whether business travellers will ever come to prefer video conferencing over face to face meetings and attending conferences.

Virgin Atlantic's new credit cards offer a range of customer benefits

: BTN News; Thursday, 05 April 2018

UK-based Virgin Atlantic has launched two branded credit cards that allow customers to earn Flying Club miles that can be exchanged for Virgin's Flying Club rewards including flights and cabin upgrades.