Saudi Arabia opens CBP facilities
- BTN News
- Thursday, 27 October 2016
Saudi Arabia has set up United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities at some airports in Riyadh and Jeddah.
St Kilda Festival celebrates 37th year
- MICE News
- Thursday, 27 October 2016
Australia’s largest free music festival, the St Kilda Festival, Victoria will return for its 37th year on Sunday 12 February 2017.
Ferrigno appointed gm at Four Points Melbourne Docklands
- BTN News
- Thursday, 27 October 2016
Stephen Ferrigno has been appointed general manager of Australia's Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands, slated to open March, 2017.
New hotel opens in Brisbane
- BTN News
- Thursday, 27 October 2016
The Swiss-Belhotel Brisbane, Australia, 10 minutes' walk from the Brisbane CBD, has had its soft opening.
United to drop first class?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 27 October 2016
Reports indicate USA carrier United Airlines' new Polaris business class will be substituted for first class.
Most travellers ‘willing to pay for personalised extras’ - Sabre
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 27 October 2016
How much are travellers willing to pay for airline ancillary services such as seats, bags and food when travelling?
Travel industry calls for PMC re-think
- BTN News
- Thursday, 27 October 2016
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) and other travel industry representatives have put a case to an Australian government Senate Committee - using KPMG modelling – arguing there should be no increase in the Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) as part of a reform package proposed by the federal government for working holidaymakers.
No surprises, it's Heathrow
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
The UK government has confirmed London Heathrow airport as its preferred site to expand airport passenger and air cargo capacity in England's south East.
HNA takes Hilton Worldwide stake
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, China's HNA Group (HNA) and Blackstone have agreed HNA will acquire an approximate US$6.5 billion 25 per cent equity interest in Hilton from affiliates of Blackstone to take shares in Hilton and Hilton's planned spin-offs of Park Hotels & Resorts (Park) and Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV).
SIA launches two US services
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has launched daily direct flights between Singapore and San Francisco, USA plus a new service to Los Angeles via Seoul in South Korea.
IATA calls for industry and governments to overhaul security thinking
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for industry and governments to work together to provide durable solutions to aviation’s security challenges.
Uber warns New Yorkers about fraudsters
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Ride-hailing service Uber says as many as 2300 New York City travellers a week are being approached by fake drivers at the city’s two airports.
Virgin Trains launches station app
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
The UK's Virgin Trains has launched an Explorer app to help customers on its east coast route navigate their way around railway stations.
