Regal to open Xi’an airport hotel
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Regal Hotels International will open a 300-room, five-star airport hotel in Xi’an, China in the second quarter of 2014.
MAS changes cabin bag rules
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Malaysia Airlines has made changes to cabin baggage rules for all its domestic and international flights.
JAL cost cuts pay off
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Japan Airlines (JAL), which listed as bankrupt only two years ago, has reported an annual net profit of US$2.33 billion.
Lufthansa calls for lower taxes
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Lufthansa ceo Christoph Franz has called on the German coalition government to end the aircraft ticket tax that costs it around EUR361 million a year.
Virgin to offer in-flight calls
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
UK-based Virgin Atlantic is to allow passengers to make mobile phone calls in flight.
Air India dispute drags on
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
The strike at India's Air India entered its seventh day on Monday, with the carrier scrapping 14 international flights and its low-cost international wing, Air India Express, cancelling four flights.
Virgin business class added to Sunshine Coast
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Virgin Australia will introduce business class on domestic Australian B737-800 flights from Melbourne and Sydney to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland from 30 May.
New Bintan ferry service launched
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
A direct ferry service has been launched between the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore and the newly constructed terminal at Bintan Lagoon Resort, Bintan Island, Indonesia.
Travel agents detail ‘Top 3’ wish list
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
The ‘Top 3’ technology demands from Asia Pacific travel agents in 2012 include enabling delivery of more niche content for today’s better-informed traveller, offering innovative solutions thatwill sit at the forefront of consumers’ increasingly-advanced day-to-day technology use, and having a technology partner with personality.
Promotion for Orsini
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Dario Orsini has been appointed general manager of the 203-room Sheraton Bali Kuta resort, Indonesia, which is scheduled to open September 2012.
It's official. Melbourne is congress's number one
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Melbourne has officially been recognised as the number one city in Australia for conferences and congresses, Victoria's minister for tourism and major events Louise Asher has announced.
New BESydney program to boost biz events
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
BESydney has launched a new Future Leaders program created to develop more bid opportunities for business events for Sydney and New South Wales, Australia.
Forum tackles effects of carbon tax on tourism
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
A recent survey by the Victorian Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) has revealed more than three quarters of Victoria’s tourism operators have a limited understanding of the implications of the government’s Clean Energy Future package, more commonly referred to as the carbon tax.
