Qantas management to work as baggage handlers?
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 August 2022
Australia's Qantas* may use management staff to work as baggage handlers for three months under a 'contingency program' to counter current staff shortages and flight disruptions.
US flight disruptions continue
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 August 2022
USA flight cancellations and delays continue to hit customer confidence in the USA, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
Brisbane Airport accelerates net-zero program
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 August 2022
Australia's Brisbane Airport has brought forward its net-zero emissions target by 25 years - to 2025, including direct and indirect emissions (such as those from consumed products including purchased electricity).
Bus drivers add to London strikes, rail managers accept a pay offer
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 August 2022
About 1,600 London, UK bus drivers are set to strike on Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20.
UNWTO releases latest Barometer
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 August 2022
Complementing other travel industry assessments, the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer highlights the 324 per cent increase in international traffic in the first four months of the year, with 250 million international arrivals recorded compared to 77 million in the same period in 2021.
Arajet adds Costa Rica flights
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 August 2022
A new ultra-low-cost airline, Arajet, is set to start operations in Costa Rica in October, offering connections to destinations in Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States and Canada.
Amadeus digs into five countries’ future consumer spending intentions
- BTN News
- Saturday, 06 August 2022
Travel tech company Amadeus says its recent ‘Consumer Travel Spend Priorities’ study asked consumers from France, Germany, UK, US and Singapore about their future travel plans.
GBTA ‘going green’ at San Diego convention this month
- MICE News
- Saturday, 06 August 2022
The Global Business Travel Association is 'going greener' at its upcoming GBTA Convention 2022, August 14-17, at the San Diego Convention Center, California, USA.
UK travellers told to prepare for more Brexit changes
- BTN News
- Saturday, 06 August 2022
In the UK, post-Brexit travel rules have been in force since January 1, 2021, but more restrictions are coming.
BA to expand Heathrow flight pause?
- BTN News
- Saturday, 06 August 2022
British Airways - which already has paused selling tickets for short-haul flights from London's Heathrow until August 15 - may also temporarily stop selling long-haul flights from the key European hub.
Ryanair considers Slovenia routes
- BTN News
- Saturday, 06 August 2022
Ireland's Ryanair and the Slovenian government are to discuss routes the airline could operate - if it gains financial support from the government.
Travel to Australia still desirable, but not so urgent for many travellers - ATEC
- BTN News
- Friday, 05 August 2022
Time, distance and cost in a post-Covid era have pushed Australia’s tourism industry back 20 years, with tourism businesses facing cautious consumers looking for 'minimal risk' holidays closer to home.
Singapore's biggest B2B trade show returns 'in person' next month
- MICE News
- Friday, 05 August 2022
Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) - Food & Beverage 2022, Singapore's biggest B2B trade show, is back physically for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. It will return across four days from 05-08 September 2022 at the Singapore Expo as an in-person event.
The show features over 2,000 exhibitors and 50 international group pavilions with an expected 35,000 local and international visitors spanning 60,000 sqm of exhibition space.
Qantas management to work as baggage handlers?
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 August 2022
Australia's Qantas* may use management staff to work as baggage handlers for three months under a 'contingency program' to counter current staff shortages and flight disruptions.
US flight disruptions continue
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 August 2022
USA flight cancellations and delays continue to hit customer confidence in the USA, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
Brisbane Airport accelerates net-zero program
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 August 2022
Australia's Brisbane Airport has brought forward its net-zero emissions target by 25 years - to 2025, including direct and indirect emissions (such as those from consumed products including purchased electricity).
Bus drivers add to London strikes, rail managers accept a pay offer
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 August 2022
About 1,600 London, UK bus drivers are set to strike on Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20.
UNWTO releases latest Barometer
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 August 2022
Complementing other travel industry assessments, the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer highlights the 324 per cent increase in international traffic in the first four months of the year, with 250 million international arrivals recorded compared to 77 million in the same period in 2021.
Arajet adds Costa Rica flights
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 August 2022
A new ultra-low-cost airline, Arajet, is set to start operations in Costa Rica in October, offering connections to destinations in Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States and Canada.
Amadeus digs into five countries’ future consumer spending intentions
- BTN News
- Saturday, 06 August 2022
Travel tech company Amadeus says its recent ‘Consumer Travel Spend Priorities’ study asked consumers from France, Germany, UK, US and Singapore about their future travel plans.
GBTA ‘going green’ at San Diego convention this month
- MICE News
- Saturday, 06 August 2022
The Global Business Travel Association is 'going greener' at its upcoming GBTA Convention 2022, August 14-17, at the San Diego Convention Center, California, USA.
UK travellers told to prepare for more Brexit changes
- BTN News
- Saturday, 06 August 2022
In the UK, post-Brexit travel rules have been in force since January 1, 2021, but more restrictions are coming.
BA to expand Heathrow flight pause?
- BTN News
- Saturday, 06 August 2022
British Airways - which already has paused selling tickets for short-haul flights from London's Heathrow until August 15 - may also temporarily stop selling long-haul flights from the key European hub.
Ryanair considers Slovenia routes
- BTN News
- Saturday, 06 August 2022
Ireland's Ryanair and the Slovenian government are to discuss routes the airline could operate - if it gains financial support from the government.
Travel to Australia still desirable, but not so urgent for many travellers - ATEC
- BTN News
- Friday, 05 August 2022
Time, distance and cost in a post-Covid era have pushed Australia’s tourism industry back 20 years, with tourism businesses facing cautious consumers looking for 'minimal risk' holidays closer to home.
Singapore's biggest B2B trade show returns 'in person' next month
- MICE News
- Friday, 05 August 2022
Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) - Food & Beverage 2022, Singapore's biggest B2B trade show, is back physically for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. It will return across four days from 05-08 September 2022 at the Singapore Expo as an in-person event.
The show features over 2,000 exhibitors and 50 international group pavilions with an expected 35,000 local and international visitors spanning 60,000 sqm of exhibition space.
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