New home for Perth's Scitech
- MICE News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Scitech is to be relocated from its current West Perth premises to the Perth Cultural Centre.
Good July figures for Manchester airport, more tipped
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Manchester Airport, the UK’s third busiest, says freight throughput increased by 14 per cent in July to 10,118 tonnes handled.
Turkish Air cfo sues carrier for sacking
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Turkish Airlines has made no immediate comment on the move by former Turkish Airlines cfo Coskun Kilic to sue it to be reinstated after being fired at the same time as a government purge against alleged coup plotters.
Airbnb headed for top five ranking?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Homestay provider Airbnb is tipped by research firm Phocuswright to become the world’s fourth-largest on-line travel intermediary by the end of 2016.
Japan tightens air crew medical screening
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Commercial airlines in Japan will be required from January to employ a doctor to monitor the health of pilots and other crew members following the crash of a Germanwings jet in the French Alps.
Montreal prepares for airports event, ICAO assembly
- MICE News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
The world’s largest airport event, the 2016 ACI-NA World Annual Conference and World ANNual General Assembly takes place in Montréal, Canada 25-28 September, 2016.
Mayo-Smith offers Perth businesses 'smart' training as part of visit
- MICE News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
MICEBTN writer Debbie Mayo-Smith (pictured right) will be in Perth, Western Australia for a speaking engagement in November and is prepared to extend her visit should companies want to improve business with specialist training.
She is available Wednesday 23 November and Thursday 24 Thursday (or Friday 18th November) if required. Her special training areas of expertise include:
ICC Sydney posts more associations wins
- MICE News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Australia’s International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has signed a raft of key national and international associations events including Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) for 2017.
The latest in a line of high profile client wins, MEA will host its National Conference 30 April - 02 May 2017.
NZ events steady in number and delegate days but down in delegates themselves
- MICE News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment has published its Convention Activity Survey for the year ended June 2016.
Thailand extends public-private partnership in MICE
- MICE News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Thailand’s public-private partnership approach to MICE marketing and industry support might not be entirely unique but its innovative structure has allowed it to evolve both creatively and pragmatically in a way that has proven markedly effective.
Sheraton Grand Macao and St Regis launch ‘green’ mobile tool
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
China’s Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central and The St Regis Macao, Cotai Central have launched a new mobile tool called eVent Portfolio that streamlines the event-planning process and helps event planners go green.
Delta promises business class suite product
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
USA-based Delta has promised to launch an all-suite business class for international flights, with the ‘Delta One Suites' to have a flat-bed seat, an 18-inch entertainment system and direct access to the aisle.
20 airlines join UK ADR system
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Around two thirds of major airlines serving the UK have signed for an independent 'passenger complaints service' after research showed "45 per cent of air passengers who complained to their airline, airport or holiday company after experiencing a travel problem were unhappy with the outcome - and almost six in 10 were not satisfied with the redress offered", according to the country's Civil Aviation Authority.
