Athens wins WACS 2016
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Athens, Greece has beaten bids from Johannesburg and Istanbul to be be the host venue for the 37th World Association of Chefs Societies Congress* in May 2016.
HWT brings Australian, NZ frontliners together
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
For the first time ever, Harvey World Travel’s National Frontliners Conference in Auckland at SkyCiy between 03 - 06 August 2012 will bring together 400 Harvey World Travel consultants from both sides of the Tasman to share product and industry knowledge, training activities and best practice solutions.
GBTA makes changes in Europe
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has confirmed two new appointments to its European Advisory Board. Torsten Kriedt, vice president, product planning and intelligence at BCD Travel and Kieran Hartwell, senior vice president, EMEA at Radius have joined the existing board chaired by Torbjorn Erling of Ikea Group.
Budd to head Destination Queenstown
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Graham Budd, currently general manager of marketing for Destination Queenstown, New Zealand has been promoted to chief executive of the regional tourism organisation.
Lan profit drops 22pc
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Lan Airlines, Latin America's largest carrier by market value, has reported a 22 per cent drop in first-quarter profit thanks to fuel costs and slower growth in cargo operations.
Garuda widens China Airlines ties
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Indonesia's Garuda Indonesia has signed a code share agreement for passengers and freight with Taiwan-based China Airlines.
Star Alliance carriers ink jv pact
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 May 2012
Singapore-based Singapore Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines have signed a joint venture agreement covering routes between Singapore and Scandinavia.
Christchurch hotels to reopen
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 May 2012
Hotel operator Accor plans to open two of its four Christchurch, New Zealand hotels that closed following the earthquake in February 2011.
New name, image for Air Pacific
- MICE News
- Monday, 14 May 2012
Fiji’s Air Pacific is to be rebranded with its original 1958 name - ‘Fiji Airways’.
Lan proceeds with Tam share swap
- BTN News
- Sunday, 13 May 2012
Chile's Lan Airlines is launching the share swap offer that will complete its takeover of Brazil's Tam to create the Latam Airlines Group, the largest carrier in Latin America and one of the world's biggest airlines.
Cathay to limit freight capacity growth
- BTN News
- Sunday, 13 May 2012
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is to cut operating costs to combat a "challenging" business environment and it also has issued a profit warning for its first half 2012 results, blaming high fuel prices and poor cargo returns.
Crazy rules hit travellers
- BTN News
- Sunday, 13 May 2012
An 18-month-old child has been forced off a US JetBlue flight because her name was flagged on a no-fly list.
Fuel costs hammer IAG result
- MICE News
- Sunday, 13 May 2012
Fuel costs were partly responsible for a larger than expected 2012 Q1 loss of EUR249 million at International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), parent of British Airways and Iberia.
