American dilutes AAdvantage partner deals
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016
American Airlines has made further changes its loyalty program, AAdvantage, that mean many of its airline partner mileage deals are diluted.
Hong Kong Airlines to open new HK lounge, target business market
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Hong Kong Airlines says its new VIP lounge in the Midfield Concourse of Hong Kong International Airport - double the size of the current “Club Bauhinia” in Terminal 1 - will open in September.
India still slow to react to growing airport demand
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016
India's airlines - and their international competitors - are expected to ramp up demands for better airport infrastructure as the total number of aircraft serving the country climbs steeply.
BA staff to be balloted on strike action
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016
The UK's Unite trade union says British Airways cabin crew will be balloted on possible strike action in a dispute over a new 'performance' scheme affecting staff operating European and long haul fleets.
Cathay’s 2016 performance ‘below expectations’ so far – Chu
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a combined total of 2,870,943 passengers last month – an increase of 2.1 per cent compared to June 2015.
Mayor launches #LondonIsOpen campaign
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016
The mayor of London, UK, Sadiq Khan, has launched a major campaign to show London is united and open for business and to the world following the EU referendum.
Global passenger growth slows – ACI
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Global passenger traffic increased 4.6 per cent in May, slightly below the past 12-month growth trend of six per cent, according to Airports Council International (ACI).
Malaysia settles most MH17 damages claims
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Malaysia Airlines reportedly has settled most of the damages claims for victims of flight MH17, two years after the flight was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew.
LowCostHolidays collapses
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016
While much of the tourism news in Europe is focused on France and Turkey this week, one of Britain’s biggest on-line tour operators has collapsed, affecting 27,000 on holiday and 110,000 more with bookings who expected to fly out of the UK in the next few weeks.
Amazon 'Prime Day' sets sales record
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016
On-line giant Amazon’s second-annual 'Prime Day' promotion last week was the company’s biggest sales day ever.
ATEC calls for backpacker tax decision as Ciobo takes over from Colbeck
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 July 2016
Australia’s Tourism minister Richard Colbeck has been replaced in the new Turnbull government by Steven Ciobo and the ministry renamed Trade, Tourism and Investment.
Russian airlines report RUB24bn Q1 losses
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 July 2016
Russian airlines have announced operating losses of RUB24 billion for Q1 2016, via Vladimir Tasun, president of the Russian Association of Air Transport Carriers.
IHG to open Osaka property
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 July 2016
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed Holiday Inn Osaka Namba in partnership with Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corporation (JHR), which owns 38 Japanese hotels.
