TSA sacking might not be enough
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
Americans are voting with their feet and wallets as they revolt against long airport security lines.
Aeroflot reports solid Q1
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
As well as a fleet refresh in the same period, in the first four months of 2016, Russia's Aeroflot Group has reported carrying 12.2 million passengers, up 12.3 per cent year-on-year.
SAA boosts Mauritius flights
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
South African Airways (SAA) says growing demand has prompted an upgrade to its Mauritius run.
Virgin Australia 'not short of suitors' - Branson
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
Talks are under way with a number of significant airlines interested in Air New Zealand’s stake in Virgin Australia, according to Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group.
More MH370 debris found?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
Only a couple of months before the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is likely to be abandoned, three new pieces of debris have been found in Mauritius and in Mozambique that could be from the missing B777.
Port Douglas becomes super yacht ‘home’
- MICE News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
The ‘spend it and they will come’ philosophy is working for Australia’s Port Douglas in Far North Queensland, which is building a world-class homeport for super yachts, aiming to attract high net worth visitors.
ITB Asia to have halal component
- MICE News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
ITB Asia has inked a deal with CrescentRating to showcase halal travel as part of the trade show’s first foray into Muslim travel.
CrescentRating will host the Halal In Travel Asia Summit 2016 conference and various workshops in a sector that is currently worth US$120 billion and projected to grow to US$220 billion by 2020.
Project Palace: NZ to tackle need for more hotels
- MICE News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
Research by NZ Trade & Enterprise – a government agency responsible for international investment, economic development and export marketing – has indicated a need for at least 26 more hotels in the next 10 years over and above what is currently planned.
Virgin returns to Vila, Air NZ might be looking at resumption
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
Vanuatu is eager for Air NZ to resume flights to Port Vila’s Bauerfield Airport, the country’s main tourism and air cargo portal. This follows the resumption this week of Virgin Australia flights into the airport which has undergone interim remedial work to counter runway problems.
Tasmania to boost business events funding by 23pc
- MICE News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
Tasmania’ s state government has confirmed an additional A$600,000 in funding over four years to increase Tasmania’s share of the high-yield business events market.
Cairns to host geriatric medicine meet
- MICE News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
Australia’s Cairns in Far North Queensland is to host the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine at the Cairns Convention Centre, 01-03 June.
Australian sky-high surcharges ‘a thing of the past’ - Choice
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
Australian consumer group Choice has welcomed the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to ban fixed-dollar surcharges from 01 September after nearly a decade of campaigning against the activity, common with airlines and ticketing companies.
EU report says bathing water good overall
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 26 May 2016
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has released its annual bathing water quality report.
