Virgin defers MAX orders
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 February 2017
Virgin Australia has deferred its Boeing 737 MAX orders for a year.
Reed Gif Fair opens at ICC Sydney
- MICE News
- Saturday, 18 February 2017
Australia’s International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) is set to deliver a major financial impact to New South Wales this month, when it hosts the Reed Gift Fair from 18-22 February 2017.
From today more than ten thousand visitors will be drawn to the precinct, and event organisers expect more than $30 million will transact on the trade show floor, as Australia’s premier platform for buyers and sellers in the gift and homewares industry opens at the new exhibition centre at ICC Sydney.
Chinese tourism researcher joins WA's ECU
- BTN News
- Saturday, 18 February 2017
A researcher on Chinese tourism has joined Western Australia’s ECU as the University’s 11th Professorial Research Fellow.
Cebu Pacific posts passenger gains
- BTN News
- Saturday, 18 February 2017
Philippines airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) carried 19.1 million passengers in 2016, an increase of four per cent from the 18.4 million passengers flown in 2015.
Average load factor was 86 per cent.
Fewer drunk driver deaths - if policies are in place
- Health & Leisure
- Saturday, 18 February 2017
Stronger alcohol policies protect young people from dying in crashes caused by drunk drivers, according to researchers at Boston Medical Centre.
Kellleher to head Business Events Tasmania
- MICE News
- Saturday, 18 February 2017
Mark Kelleher (pictured right) will take over leadership of Australia's Business Events Tasmania when current chair Malcolm Wells steps down at the end of March after three and a half years in the role.
A$85m Port Douglas waterfront redevelopment approved
- Health & Leisure
- Saturday, 18 February 2017
Australia’s Port Douglas Shire Council has granted approval for the A$85 million redevelopment of the Port Douglas waterfront.
Reef Marina co-owner Andrew Hooper-Nguyen said work would be carried out in stages, with the southern section of The Boardwalk, The Rainforest Walk and 19 of the 85 luxury waterfront townhouses and apartments to be completed first.
OAG sold to Vitruvian Partners
- BTN News
- Saturday, 18 February 2017
OAG, the world’s leading provider of flight information (schedules and status), has been acquired by Vitruvian Partners.
Virgin to add Hong Kong flights
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 February 2017
Virgin Australia plans to introduce A330 flights between Australia and Hong Kong in mid-2017.
Tekapo launches star gazing tours with hot pools finish
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 16 February 2017
Star gazing at one of the world’s top ‘clear sky’ locations is being launched by Tekapo Springs in New Zealand’s Mackenzie country. The award-winning South Island tourism attraction will take viewing the Southern night sky to new levels with the introduction of Tekapo Star Gazing.
More delegates but fewer conferences and conventions in NZ
- MICE News
- Thursday, 16 February 2017
More BA strikes on the way
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 February 2017
UK-based airline union Unite has announced four more days of British Airways (BA) cabin crew strikes on top of the four days planned for later this week.
Qantas to add Netflix, Spotify and Foxtel
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 February 2017
Qantas is adding in-flight tv and films from Netflix, Spotify and Australian tv app Foxtel.
