Qantas launches ‘Concierge’ Messenger bot
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
Australia’s Qantas has launched Qantas Concierge, a Facebook Messenger bot that gives customers personalised travel knowledge.
Crowne Plaza Queenstown completes half-million-dollar upgrade
- MICE News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
New Zealand’s award-winning hotel the Crowne Plaza Queenstown has a fresh new look following upgrades to its conference spaces and public areas.
The NZ$500,000 refurbishment further enhances the lakeside property’s commitment to offering rooms boasting high-end meeting technology and connectivity.
US pilots say Trump should lower the gate on Norwegian
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
While United, Delta and American Airlines primarily want to see new US president Donald Trump block Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Air's US expansion plans, US airline pilots have their own agenda: They want Trump to cancel European budget carrier Norwegian Air's existing routes from Gatwick to New York, Florida, California and Las Vegas.
PIA passenger arrest mystery continues
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
World media are looking for reasons why a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight en route to London Heathrow was escorted to the UK's London Stansted Airport by RAF jets and why a passenger was then detained on fraud charges unrelated to any incident on board.
Storm prompts hundreds of flight cancellations
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
Carriers with flights to and from north east USA cancelled many of them Thursday as a fast-moving winter storm threatened to bring heavy snow to airports from Pennsylvania and New Jersey north into New York state and coastal New England.
US airlines to be responsible for diagnosing infectious passengers
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
US regulators are implementing a new rule that requires airline staff to identify and report to federal authorities passengers who are ill and may need to be quarantined.
AACB seeks more government MICE funding
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) has urged the Australian government to spend more funds to market Australia for business events and conferences.
de Juniac calls on governments to shun protectionism
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has set out an agenda for a stronger, safer, more secure and sustainable European aviation industry at an address to the European Aviation Club by Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s director general and ceo.
SIA's Q3 profit down 36pc
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
Singapore Airlines group has posted a 36 per cent drop in Q3 profit, after net income fell to S$177.2 million from S$274.9 million a year ago.
Rail travel "to be tech friendly" - RDG
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
UK rail industry watchdog the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has published proposals it says could make travelling by train a tech-friendly experience, with no paper tickets and ID confirmed by fingerprints or retina scans.
Atlas, FedEx join US calls to let Gulf carriers expand
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
USA airlines Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways and cargo carriers Atlas Air and FedEx - under the banner of the Airlines for Open Skies (USAOS), a coalition formed to counter the anti-Gulf airline campaign led by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines - say calls by the three legacy carriers jeopardise Open Skies and reduce competition.
Report highlights 'airport insider' threats
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 February 2017
Over the past 10 years, several US airport workers with access to secure areas including a cart driver and a jet fueller have joined terror groups like al-Shabaab and ISIS, contributing to a new Homeland Security report that claims 'insiders' pose a greater threat to airport security than aircraft passengers.
Sanur Village Festival to promote unity, diversity
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 08 February 2017
Bali, Indonesia’s 12th annual Sanur Village Festival in 2017 (SVF 2017) being held from 09-13 August 2017 will promote Unity in Diversity values as its theme.
