Gatwick trio change terminals
- BTN News
- Sunday, 25 December 2016
London Gatwick Airport is advising passengers to check which terminal they are booked to fly from or to before three of its major airlines make changes in January.
Owe Centrelink money? you may not be able to fly
- BTN News
- Friday, 23 December 2016
From 1 January 2017, Australian residents who owe money to government community services arm Centrelink could be stopped by immigration officials at airports and prevented from leaving the country.
Korean Air pilots strike
- BTN News
- Friday, 23 December 2016
South Korea's Korean Air Lines has cancelled nearly 150 passenger and cargo flights due to a 10-day strike by about 180 pilots.
Thomas Cook cancels Sharm program for summer 2017
- BTN News
- Friday, 23 December 2016
In the absence of UK government advice on an okay to fly there, Thomas Cook UK and Ireland has cancelled its few planned package holidays to Egypt's Sharm el Sheikh for northern summer 2017.
BA cabin crew to work over Xmas after strike suspended
- BTN News
- Friday, 23 December 2016
Planned UK strikes by British Airways cabin crew on Christmas Day and Boxing Day have been suspended.
Australians' domestic tourism spend hits all-time high
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 22 December 2016
Australian spending by domestic tourists hit an all-time high of A$59.8 billion in the past year.
Qantas to boost Bali schedule from March
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 December 2016
Australian airline Qantas’ Sydney-Denpasar, Bali service will move to a year-round schedule from March 2017* to meet demand for what is Australia’s most popular holiday destination.
Australian tourism continues to fly high
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 December 2016
The Australian tourism industry has retained its super-growth status, with the sector growing more than three times as fast as the rest of the economy in the 2015-16 year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) Tourism Satellite Account (TSA).
Fiji Air to add Adelaide
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 22 December 2016
Fiji Airways plans twice weekly direct services to Nadi from Adelaide, Australia from Friday, June 30, 2017.
Holidaymakers pay a steep price for no-insurance holidays
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 22 December 2016
Holidaymakers are being urged to redefine their YOLO (you only live once) attitude as new data from QBE Insurance Australia reveals illness and injury top the list of claims for overseas travellers.
Smart Venue Summit to shed light on event customers’ technology demands
- MICE News
- Thursday, 22 December 2016
A new international event will focus on the challenges that event venues face managing the increasing technology demands of their customers.
Australian government plays hardball on Badgerys airport development
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 December 2016
In Australia, the Federal government's Notice of Intention (NoI) to Sydney Airport that outlines the formal contractual terms for the company to build and operate a new airport at Badgerys Creek in western Sydney has raised eyebrows.
Cathay Pacific to ignore oneworld checked bag policy
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 December 2016
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is to scrap its adherence to oneworld-alliance-dictated through-checked-baggage rules from January 1 2017 and revert to the airline's previous policy.
