Amadeus launches new NDC program
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 February 2018
Travel IT firm Amadeus has created a program to drive the ‘industrialisation’ of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) New Distribution Capability (NDC), an XML-based data transmission standard that enables travel companies to improve their travel distribution and merchandising, such as by selling airline ancillary services.
Airlines issued 'red notice' barring them from parts of Indonesia
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Sumatra's Mount Sinabung volcano erupted on Monday, February 19, prompting Indonesia to raise aviation and other warnings to the highest level since June 2015.
Uber spotlights driver, passenger safety
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Global alternative taxi firm Uber says new features will give its UK passengers a safer experience.
Alliance signs JTB tour deal
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Australia's Alliance Airlines has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with JTB Corporation to provide charter capacity to the Japanese tour operator.
New Zealand readies for worst of Gita
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
In New Zealand, Cyclone Gita has prompted a state of emergency to be declared in Christchurch, Nelson, Taranaki, Westland, Buller, Greymouth and Selwyn.
Hospitality packages for 2018 Commonwealth Games now on offer
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Australia’s Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) premium hospitality experiences are now available across eight sports in four cities.
Varga moves to LA Tourism Australasia
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Deanna Varga has been appointed MICE representative for Australia and New Zealand for LA Tourism.Based in Sydney, Varga will drive meetings, incentive, conventions and exhibition business to Los Angeles from the two key markets.
ICC releases 1st-year results worth A$785 in direct expenditure, with 3,700 jobs created
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Delegates attending events at Australia’s International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) generated A$785 million in direct expenditure for New South Wales in the venue’s first year of operation.Released in ICC Sydney’s inaugural annual performance review, almost A$560 million (71 per cent) of the generated expenditure was derived from international and interstate visitors, resulting in over 1.5 million overnight stays in Sydney accommodation and the creation of 3,700 jobs.
Aseman crash blamed on old ATR72
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Sixty-six people have died in an airline crash in Iran, with some commentators already blaming the aircraft - which reportedly was repaired multiple times in the years before the accident.
Qantas unveils fifth jet decorated with indigenous art
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Australian airline Qantas has unveiled a new look on its newest B787-9 - artwork by celebrated Aboriginal artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye, an Anmatyerre (Aborigine) elder and one of Australia’s most significant artists of the 20th century.
7,000 hit by Transavia strike
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
About 30 Transavia flights in the Netherlands were delayed or cancelled on Monday because of a strike by pilots.
ACCC proposes five-year okay for Qantas-Emirates partnership
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC), in a draft determination, proposes to grant a five-year authorisation for the Qantas-Emirates partnership, with a final decision expected in March.
Sunshine Coast wins AACB conference
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) will hold their annual conference on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland in August 2018.
Amadeus launches new NDC program
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 February 2018
Travel IT firm Amadeus has created a program to drive the ‘industrialisation’ of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) New Distribution Capability (NDC), an XML-based data transmission standard that enables travel companies to improve their travel distribution and merchandising, such as by selling airline ancillary services.
Airlines issued 'red notice' barring them from parts of Indonesia
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Sumatra's Mount Sinabung volcano erupted on Monday, February 19, prompting Indonesia to raise aviation and other warnings to the highest level since June 2015.
Uber spotlights driver, passenger safety
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Global alternative taxi firm Uber says new features will give its UK passengers a safer experience.
Alliance signs JTB tour deal
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Australia's Alliance Airlines has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with JTB Corporation to provide charter capacity to the Japanese tour operator.
New Zealand readies for worst of Gita
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
In New Zealand, Cyclone Gita has prompted a state of emergency to be declared in Christchurch, Nelson, Taranaki, Westland, Buller, Greymouth and Selwyn.
Hospitality packages for 2018 Commonwealth Games now on offer
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Australia’s Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) premium hospitality experiences are now available across eight sports in four cities.
Varga moves to LA Tourism Australasia
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Deanna Varga has been appointed MICE representative for Australia and New Zealand for LA Tourism.Based in Sydney, Varga will drive meetings, incentive, conventions and exhibition business to Los Angeles from the two key markets.
ICC releases 1st-year results worth A$785 in direct expenditure, with 3,700 jobs created
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Delegates attending events at Australia’s International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) generated A$785 million in direct expenditure for New South Wales in the venue’s first year of operation.Released in ICC Sydney’s inaugural annual performance review, almost A$560 million (71 per cent) of the generated expenditure was derived from international and interstate visitors, resulting in over 1.5 million overnight stays in Sydney accommodation and the creation of 3,700 jobs.
Aseman crash blamed on old ATR72
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Sixty-six people have died in an airline crash in Iran, with some commentators already blaming the aircraft - which reportedly was repaired multiple times in the years before the accident.
Qantas unveils fifth jet decorated with indigenous art
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Australian airline Qantas has unveiled a new look on its newest B787-9 - artwork by celebrated Aboriginal artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye, an Anmatyerre (Aborigine) elder and one of Australia’s most significant artists of the 20th century.
7,000 hit by Transavia strike
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
About 30 Transavia flights in the Netherlands were delayed or cancelled on Monday because of a strike by pilots.
ACCC proposes five-year okay for Qantas-Emirates partnership
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC), in a draft determination, proposes to grant a five-year authorisation for the Qantas-Emirates partnership, with a final decision expected in March.
Sunshine Coast wins AACB conference
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 20 February 2018
The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) will hold their annual conference on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland in August 2018.
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