A new survey by business specialist travel agency Travelscene Corporate has found the number one desired quality sought by Australian businesses when using a travel agency is efficiency.
Global professionals and experts in spa management and the health and wellness sector will meet in Bangkok in September for the World Spa and Well-being Convention.
International arrivals at Asia/Pacific destinations grew by 10 per cent year-on-year during March 2012, according to preliminary data released by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
Japan's two premier airlines are to offer wi-fi on selected international flights, with Japan Airlines (JAL) to launch services from July 15 on flights between Tokyo and New York.
India's Kingfisher Airlines reportedly has defaulted on lease rentals and lessors have taken back 34 aircraft, while another 15 aircraft are grounded awaiting spares.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is closer to granting final authorisation for an Affiliation Agreement between Emirates and Flydubai; a Commercial Alliance between Etihad and Air Berlin and for the Star Alliance's Corporate Plus, Conventions Plus and Meetings Plus programs.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has acquired the Holiday Inn Brisbane and will rebrand it a Traders Hotel as of August 7.
Finnish international carrier Air Finland has folded suddenly, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded overseas.
UK business leaders want the government to reconsider the ban on additional runways at south east England airports, even though a third runway at Heathrow would be a "stopgap measure" that will fail to meet London's long-term demand for air travel.
Reports say China's major airlines are adding new routes to the UK capital in the run up to the Olympics, July 27 to August 12.
Travel business services company Travelport has launched a new travel application for users of smartphones in the Asia-Pacific region.
Travel IT provider Sabre Pacific has introduced a range of enhancements to its mid-office Sabre Agency Manager (SAM) product, a locally-developed product for Australasia, offering leisure and corporate agencies better connectivity between front and mid office systems to improve agent productivity and efficiency.
Global hotel distribution company SiteMinder has launched its Room Distribution Exchange (RDX) - an industry platform allowing hotel systems and online booking channels around the globe to connect directly over the web without needing to use third party distribution intermediaries.
A new survey by business specialist travel agency Travelscene Corporate has found the number one desired quality sought by Australian businesses when using a travel agency is efficiency.
Global professionals and experts in spa management and the health and wellness sector will meet in Bangkok in September for the World Spa and Well-being Convention.
International arrivals at Asia/Pacific destinations grew by 10 per cent year-on-year during March 2012, according to preliminary data released by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
Japan's two premier airlines are to offer wi-fi on selected international flights, with Japan Airlines (JAL) to launch services from July 15 on flights between Tokyo and New York.
India's Kingfisher Airlines reportedly has defaulted on lease rentals and lessors have taken back 34 aircraft, while another 15 aircraft are grounded awaiting spares.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is closer to granting final authorisation for an Affiliation Agreement between Emirates and Flydubai; a Commercial Alliance between Etihad and Air Berlin and for the Star Alliance's Corporate Plus, Conventions Plus and Meetings Plus programs.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has acquired the Holiday Inn Brisbane and will rebrand it a Traders Hotel as of August 7.
Finnish international carrier Air Finland has folded suddenly, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded overseas.
UK business leaders want the government to reconsider the ban on additional runways at south east England airports, even though a third runway at Heathrow would be a "stopgap measure" that will fail to meet London's long-term demand for air travel.
Reports say China's major airlines are adding new routes to the UK capital in the run up to the Olympics, July 27 to August 12.
Travel business services company Travelport has launched a new travel application for users of smartphones in the Asia-Pacific region.
Travel IT provider Sabre Pacific has introduced a range of enhancements to its mid-office Sabre Agency Manager (SAM) product, a locally-developed product for Australasia, offering leisure and corporate agencies better connectivity between front and mid office systems to improve agent productivity and efficiency.
Global hotel distribution company SiteMinder has launched its Room Distribution Exchange (RDX) - an industry platform allowing hotel systems and online booking channels around the globe to connect directly over the web without needing to use third party distribution intermediaries.
