WA government sponsors Truffle Kerfuffle
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
The Western Australia state government has signed a three-year deal to sponsor Manjimup’s Truffle Kerfuffle Southern Forests Food Festival.
Bendigo gets the nod for Victorian Tourism meet
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
The 2016 Victorian Tourism Conference will be held from 25-26 July at the Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo.
Crocodile Dundee turns 30, back in spotlight for Kakadu
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
The 30th anniversary of the movie Crocodile Dundee is hoped to provide a significant boost to tourism in Kakadu, where most of the film’s Australian scenes were shot.
Solomon Islands plans biggest-ever Australian workshops
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
The biggest-ever Solomon Islands tourism mission to visit Australia - the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) plus 12 local representatives and Solomon Airlines - will stage two major workshops in Sydney and Brisbane in May.
Outrigger launches Ohana
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
USA-based Outrigger now has a second brand, Ohana Hotels by Outrigger, a mid-market leisure-orientated brand.
Melia signs first Iran property
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Melia Hotels International has announced its first hotel in Iran, the Gran Meliá Ghoo, which will also be the first international five-star hotel in Iran.
The project is part of Meliá Hotels' plan to grow in the Middle East market.
E-commerce is 'being stifled' by poor air cargo systems
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
The air cargo industry has been slammed by Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba’s logistics unit, Cainiao, which says the industry must change to facilitate cross-border e-commerce.
Germany faces mid-week airport strikes
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Flight delays and cancellations are expected at several German airports on Wednesday due to ground personnel strikes announced by services union Verdi.
New York official calls for airlines to pay sales tax
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
New York city controller Scott Stringer has called for a change to the law so that airlines would pay sales tax on avgas.
Transavia launches Edinburgh-Paris service
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Air France-KLM Group’s low cost airline Transavia has launched an Edinburgh, Scotland-Paris Orly, France service.
Scoot to fly to to Chennai and Amritsar
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Scoot, the medium-haul low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced flights from Singapore to Chennai and Amritsar in India from May 24.
Lufthansa in Condor link talks
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Germany's Lufthansa is talking to Thomas Cook about a tie-up with Cook's Condor.
Saudia plans budget offshoot
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), Saudi Arabia's national carrier, is setting up a budget carrier called Flyadeal that will fly both domestic and international routes using Airbus A320 aircraft from the middle of next year.
