Lloyd to head Virgin Atlantic marketing
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 June 2012
Simon Lloyd will join UK-based Virgin Atlantic as marketing director from 10 July 2012.
Accor tunes management post Mirvac buy
- MICE News
- Thursday, 28 June 2012
Hotel operator Accor is making changes to its executive management as it prepares for the biggest upheaval in its Pacific network since launching in Australia more than 20 years ago.
Czechs ramp up meetings co-operation
- MICE News
- Thursday, 28 June 2012
Prague Convention Bureau, in co-operation with the Czech Convention Bureau, has held a meeting with leading Czech representatives of international associations with the aim of presenting potential congress ambassadors with support when bidding for and organising significant international congresses in Prague and the Czech Republic.
Duo offer whale watching packages
- MICE News
- Thursday, 28 June 2012
Peppers Pier Resort and Mantra Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia are offering conference packages including a half-day whale watching cruise during the whale watching season August to October. Meeting facilities an handle intimate gatherings up to 30 delegates right through to large scale conferences of up to 300 delegates.
Hong Kong survey shows destination’s strength
- MICE News
- Thursday, 28 June 2012
Hong Kong's exhibition industry continued to grow in 2011 and figures indicate it has transcended the global financial turmoil affecting other powerhouse destinations, according to the latest survey by the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Industry Association (HKECIA).
Euro Best Event Awards calls for nominations
- MICE News
- Thursday, 28 June 2012
Organisers of the European Best Event Awards have called for nominations. Last year the event drew nearly 100 applications from 12 European countries. There also is a special ‘Best Event Evaluation’ award.
Queenstown cancels departure fee
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 June 2012
New Zealand's Queenstown Airport has dropped its NZ$25 international passenger departure fee.
DoubleTree for Karratha
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Hilton Worldwide will introduce its DoubleTree by Hilton brand to Australia in 2014 with the opening of the 164-room DoubleTree by Hilton Karratha, Western Australia.
EU passenger traffic down
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Passenger traffic at Europe's airports has dropped "significantly" this year, according to ACI Europe, while growth at non-EU airports has remained dynamic with 9.1 per cent passenger growth in April driven by Russia, Turkey, Iceland and Georgia.
Shark attack survivor to speak at Cairns meet
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Paul de Gelder has been named a guest speaker at the promoting better living expo in Cairns, Queensland, Australia in September.
DiCarlo takes senior HML role
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 26 June 2012
William (Bill) DiCarlo is to assume the role of deputy managing director of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre?s (HKCEC) management and operating company, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Ltd (HML) from 03 July.
Nicholls wins BESydney post
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Kristian Nicholls has been appointed general manager business development for Business Events Sydney (BESydney).
Gray to head CCIA
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Former Tourism NSW chief Lyndel Gray has been appointed chief executive of the Caravan and Camping Industry Association (CCIA) NSW, effective mid July.
