A Russian civil airliner that went missing on Wednesday afternoon with the likely loss of 46 passengers was on a demonstration flight and carrying representatives of four Indonesian airlines - Batavia Airlines, Pelita Air, Air Aviastar, and Sriwijaya Air - according to the Russian news website RT.
Reports in the UK say that for some days, sky marshals recently were deployed on every flight between the UK and the US after US security services learned of a suicide bomb plot originating in the Yemen.
Hotel developers are awaiting a decision by the new Christchurch Central Development Unit on the siting and size of a convention centre to replace the facility destroyed in last year's earthquake. Several other new and rebuilt hotels are due to come on stream in the next six or seven months.
NZ prime minister John Key has raised the possibility of the government supporting three national convention centres - in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown. “I think there's an opportunity to have more than one under a national convention centre brand.”
The marketing relationship between Qantas and Tourism New Zealand has moved into a new phase with the announcement at TRENZ 2012 in Queenstown – a QF port – of a NZ$4 million partnership.
Western Australia's potential as a much bigger market for international visitors to New Zealand has been one of the themes of TRENZ 2012 in Queenstown. Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia underlined this by using the travel mart to announce that the long-standing Perth-Auckland direct service will be upgraded from September 3.
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has introduced a larger aircraft on the Dublin, Eire route two months earlier than planned because of surging demand.
The new German airport Berlin Brandenburg (BER) will not open on schedule on 03 June, 2012 due to technical problems with fire protection.
Conferences and Incentives Management (CIMGlobal) in India and Stockholm-based Congrex have signed an exclusive agreement for events taking place in Indiaand already have initiated bidding processes for scheduled conferences and events.
An increase in tourism taxes announced in the Australian Federal budget May 8 will cost Western Australia’s tourism industry an estimated A$5.5 million per annum.
Perth is ready to welcome more Chinese tourists from the island of Hainan with confirmation of a new four times-weekly service from Haikou to Perth via Singapore.
The Western Australia government’s announcement that Burswood stadium would have a minimum seating capacity of 60,000 with the ability to expand to 80,000 in the future has been welcomed by Tourism Council WA (TCWA).
A property in New Zealand's Marlborough wine district has joined the Choice Hotels portfolio. Quality Hotel Marlborough offers meetings and event facilities, along with the Nikau restaurant whose winelist boasts a broad choice of the local product.
A Russian civil airliner that went missing on Wednesday afternoon with the likely loss of 46 passengers was on a demonstration flight and carrying representatives of four Indonesian airlines - Batavia Airlines, Pelita Air, Air Aviastar, and Sriwijaya Air - according to the Russian news website RT.
Reports in the UK say that for some days, sky marshals recently were deployed on every flight between the UK and the US after US security services learned of a suicide bomb plot originating in the Yemen.
Hotel developers are awaiting a decision by the new Christchurch Central Development Unit on the siting and size of a convention centre to replace the facility destroyed in last year's earthquake. Several other new and rebuilt hotels are due to come on stream in the next six or seven months.
NZ prime minister John Key has raised the possibility of the government supporting three national convention centres - in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown. “I think there's an opportunity to have more than one under a national convention centre brand.”
The marketing relationship between Qantas and Tourism New Zealand has moved into a new phase with the announcement at TRENZ 2012 in Queenstown – a QF port – of a NZ$4 million partnership.
Western Australia's potential as a much bigger market for international visitors to New Zealand has been one of the themes of TRENZ 2012 in Queenstown. Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia underlined this by using the travel mart to announce that the long-standing Perth-Auckland direct service will be upgraded from September 3.
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has introduced a larger aircraft on the Dublin, Eire route two months earlier than planned because of surging demand.
The new German airport Berlin Brandenburg (BER) will not open on schedule on 03 June, 2012 due to technical problems with fire protection.
Conferences and Incentives Management (CIMGlobal) in India and Stockholm-based Congrex have signed an exclusive agreement for events taking place in Indiaand already have initiated bidding processes for scheduled conferences and events.
An increase in tourism taxes announced in the Australian Federal budget May 8 will cost Western Australia’s tourism industry an estimated A$5.5 million per annum.
Perth is ready to welcome more Chinese tourists from the island of Hainan with confirmation of a new four times-weekly service from Haikou to Perth via Singapore.
The Western Australia government’s announcement that Burswood stadium would have a minimum seating capacity of 60,000 with the ability to expand to 80,000 in the future has been welcomed by Tourism Council WA (TCWA).
A property in New Zealand's Marlborough wine district has joined the Choice Hotels portfolio. Quality Hotel Marlborough offers meetings and event facilities, along with the Nikau restaurant whose winelist boasts a broad choice of the local product.
