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P&O’s Australian Open cruise a winner

: MICE News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

pO Tracey Binnie Donna Donoghue Angela Walsh and Janelle Tomlinson from the Central Coast

About 1,800 tennis fans descended on Australia's Melbourne Park after P&O Cruises’ first-ever Australian Open Tennis cruise arrived in the city earlier this week.

In a boon for the Victorian economy, more than 1800 cruise passengers disembarked from the Pacific Pearl at Station Pier and boarded shuttles to the Australian Open – the biggest sporting event being held in the world in January.

Pictured: Tracey Binnie, Donna Donoghue, Angela Walsh and Janella Tomlinson from the Central Coast.

Performers flock to WA for Fringe World Festival

: MICE News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

More than 800 local and international performers have descended on Perth and regional Western Australia for the 2014 Fringe World Festival, held January 24 through February 23.

IBTM Africa opens Hosted Buyers registration

: MICE News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

Hosted Buyer registration has gone live for IBTM Africa ( www.ibtmevents.com/ibtmafrica ), which is set to take place in the Cape Town Convention Centre, Cape Town on 28-30 April 2014.

Airlines upbeat on profit forecasts

: BTN News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

Airlines’ profit expectations now have remained strong since April 2013, according to the International Air Transport Association's (IATA’s) quarterly survey of airline chief financial officers and heads of cargo in January.

Queensland Training Awards open

: BTN News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

Nominations for the annual Queensland Training Awards are now open. The scheme rewards outstanding achievement by people and organisations involved in training.

Implant sells another QS-B220 ETD

: BTN News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

USA-based Implant Sciences says Mercury Air Cargo has placed another order for its QS-B220 desktop explosives trace detector (ETD) and will deploy it at Los Angeles International Airport.

Protea to Marriott

: BTN News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

Marriott International is to acquire South Africa's Protea Hospitality Holdings. Protea has three brands with 116 hotels in seven African countries.

ISE plans aviation exchange

: MICE News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) plans a dedicated exchange for aviation-related debt and other financial instruments.

Nigeria boosts airport security

: BTN News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has ordered the installation of additional security equipment in five airports.

IATA buries the Open Allies hatchet

: BTN News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

After months of dispute over the International Air Transport Association's (IATA's) New Distribution Capability (NDC) Resolution 787 filing with the United States Department of Transportation (DoT), the Association and the Open Allies for Airfare Transparency (Open Allies) have now filed a joint 787 motion with the DoT.

United Continental improved in Q4 2013

: BTN News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

USA-based United Continental is tipped to report 2013 Q4 net income of US$181.41 million, compared with a loss of US$190 million in the year-earlier December quarter.

PAL rethinks Cambodian venture

: BTN News; Thursday, 23 January 2014

The Philippines' Philippine Airlines (PAL) says it has deferred its proposed investment in Cambodian airline Royal Group of Cambodia (RGC), and now hopes to complete a separate deal with Japan's All Nippon Air.