Xiamen to guarantee Hebei loan
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
China's China Southern Airlines' subsidiary Xiamen Airlines is to provide CNY800 million in loan guarantees for Hebei Airlines.
Oslo, Dublin top European hotel cost chart
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Hotel solutions provider HRS says that while London continued to have the most expensive Q2 hotel rooms in the UK at an average room rate of GBP148, European cities Oslo, Norway and Dublin, Ireland were more expensive.
Airlander 10 takes to the skies
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Airlander 10, the world’s largest commercial aircraft, has completed its first test flight after a delay earlier in the week.
Chinese competition hits Cathay's bottom line
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways is to stop hiring non-essential staff and delay the delivery of new aircraft after an 82 per cent drop in first-half net profit.
Johnson wins ceo role at Meetings Events Australia
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Robyn Johnson, a former industry team leader at Business Events Sydney and now principal of Sydney-based marketing consultancy Conexion, has been appointed chief executive of Meetings Events Australia, succeeding Linda Gaunt.
Melbourne Airport smashes passenger figures
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Australia’s Melbourne Airport has smashed its year-on-year results by welcoming 34 million passengers between August 2015 and July 2016.
Visa program targets air travellers
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
Payments technology company Visa has launched an ‘Airport companion’ program claimed to be the first of its kind in Asia Pacific.
2016 Asia Cruise Trends study shows double-digit growth
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 17 August 2016
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has issued its 2016 Asia Cruise Trends study covering the evolving cruise marketplace.
SureSave redesigns PDS
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Travel insurance company SureSave has added a new travel insurance product it claims will revolutionise the industry.
Club Melbourne celebrates Ambassador anniversary
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Australia’s Club Melbourne Ambassador Program celebrated its 11th anniversary last night with the induction of 13 Ambassadors and confirmed the program’s inaugural Fellowship winner.
Australasian region feeding Hong Kong MICE totals
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Overnight MICE arrivals to Hong Kong from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific have increased 9.8 per cent for the period January to June 2016, compared to the previous year.
Finnair to boost Helsinki-London capacity
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Finland's Finnair is to increase flights between the UK's London Heathrow and its Helsinki hub from three times to five times a week to meet “increased demand for capacity and cargo on this busy route”.
US okays Indonesian carriers' return
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 17 August 2016
The US aviation regulator has cleared Indonesian airlines to fly to North America and code-share with US carriers, nearly a decade after it was barred.
