Registration opens for schedulers’ meet
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Registration is now open for the 2017 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2017), 07-10 February 2017 at the Fort Worth Convention Centre, Texas, USA.
CAAi introduces new and different air law training
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Civil aviation couldn't exist without the framework of international and national laws that govern the ways people work.
Crowne Plaza Queenstown buys AED
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
New Zealand’s Crowne Plaza Queenstown has bought an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to support hotel guests and the local community. The new defibrillator will be accessible for hotel guests and listed as a shared community device for public use.
The new defibrillator is found behind reception at Crowne Plaza Queenstown – pictured with general manager Reinier Eulink
Empire State Building ‘Run-Up’ registrations open
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
The lottery registration for the 2017 Empire State Building Run-Up (ESBRU) has opened and will close on Sunday, November 27, 2016 , at 11:59 pm ET.
Four die in Dreamworld accident
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Four people have died in an accident at Dreamworld amusement park on Australia’s Gold Coast, Queensland.
Stamp and coin meet includes Swan show
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Australia's 2016 Mandurah Stamp, Coin, Banknote and Postcard Fair will take place at the Mandurah and Peel Convention Centre, Western Australia 03-05 November.
This year the event has attracted entries from around the world including Great Britain, South Africa, New Zealand and Hong Kong - and it covers the annual Swan River Stamp Show.
Weheragoda now a Clefs d’Or member
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
New Zealand’s Crowne Plaza Auckland head concierge Dilshan Weheragoda has ‘struck gold’ with his membership of an internationally-renowned Hotel Concierge Society.
Weheragoda now proudly wears the distinctive ‘golden keys’ of the prestigious Hotel Concierge Society Les Clefs d’Or New Zealand after president Nick Steele bestowed the honour on him this weekend.
Pictured Dilshan Weheragoda (right) with Nick Steele, Les Clefs d'Or NZ president.
Virgin Australia tops June year on-time arrivals stats
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) for the year ended June 2016, show Virgin Australia achieved the highest on time arrivals among the major domestic airlines.
Airbnb ban in New York wins TAA approval
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 October 2016
New York’s ban on commercial short term lettings – and the advertising of non-conforming short terms stays – should provide a model for Australian jurisdictions, says Australia’s accommodation body Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA), which has called for a similar ban.
BestCities to stage 2016 Global Forum in Dubai - with benefits
- MICE News
- Monday, 24 October 2016
The BestCities Global Alliance will stage its Global Forum in Dubai, UAE, 04-08 December 2016.
Hosted in partnership with Dubai Business Events and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), the four-day session still has places available.
Hawaiian okayed to weigh passengers on American Samoa run
- BTN News
- Monday, 24 October 2016
Hawaiian Airlines has won the right to weigh passengers on the American Samoa route for six months to work out how to save fuel after discovering the average passenger and carry-on weight on the run was heavier than expected.
Three Thai carriers 'confident' red flags will be lifted
- BTN News
- Monday, 24 October 2016
Three Thai-registered airlines - Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways and Thai AirAsia - are expected to be re-issued air operator certificates (AOCs) early next year after the International Civil Aviation Organisation's red flags for safety concerns are removed.
Obama administration changes airline rules
- BTN News
- Monday, 24 October 2016
The USA's president Obama has released new airline regulations that include:
- Airlines must refund checked bag fees if bags are delayed.
