China tightens travel rules
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 17 May 2022
China's government is stopping citizens going overseas for 'non-essential' reasons as it ramps up efforts to enforce its zero-Covid policy.
Comac jet completes test flight
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 17 May 2022
The Chinese rival to Boeing’s 737 Max and Airbus’s A320neo narrowbody aircraft has completed its first pre-delivery test flight.
GlobalData sets out travel recovery timeline
- BTN News
- Sunday, 15 May 2022
International departures will reach 68 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels globally in 2022 and are expected to improve to 82 per cent in 2023 and 97 per cent in 2024 before making a full recovery by 2025 at 101 per cent of 2019 levels, with a projected 1.5 billion international departures.
Airbnb revamp adds flexibility and multi-bookings
- BTN News
- Sunday, 15 May 2022
Hotel alternative Airbnb has revamped its offers to group properties into category types and allow customers to find and book multiple places to stay during a single trip.
Cebu Pacific sets out fleet strategy
- BTN News
- Sunday, 15 May 2022
Philippines-based Cebu Pacific Air has budgeted US$626 million to buy more Airbus jets.
A$4m given to Aviair in WA
- Health & Leisure
- Sunday, 15 May 2022
Aviair has been given A$4 million by the Western Australian government to increase air connectivity and passenger capacity across the state's mid-west, Pilbara and Kimberley.
Tibet Airlines jet catches fire
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 May 2022
A Tibet Airlines Airbus SE A319 caught fire and was enveloped by thick black smoke after it left the runway at China's Chongqing airport on Thursday.
Wilson to head Air India
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 May 2022
The chief executive officer of Singapore Airlines’s budget unit Scoot Tigerair is the new head of the Tata Group-owned Air India.
ACCC gives preliminary okay for Virgin Australia-United deal
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 May 2022
Australia's competition and consumer watchdog the ACCC has granted Virgin Australia preliminary permission for a code-share pricing arrangement with United Airlines.
Fiji Air back to Adelaide
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 13 May 2022
Fiji Airways has confirmed its return to Adelaide, Australia, with two direct flights a week to Nadi starting from Monday 04 July.
Hilton opens Bengaluru duo
- MICE News
- Friday, 13 May 2022

The 266-room hotel from Hilton’s flagship brand and connecting conference facilities join the 353-room Hilton Garden Inn Bengaluru Embassy Manyata Business Park which opened earlier this year.
Fraport reports Q1 figures
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 13 May 2022
During the first three months of 2022, Germany’s Fraport AG, which operates Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt (and holds interests in the operation of several other airports around the world) reports business performance continued to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the initial impact on aviation from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
WA adds A$70m to tourism budgets
- MICE News
- Friday, 13 May 2022
The Western Australian government has allocated an additional A$70 million to support tourism and local businesses.
China tightens travel rules
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 17 May 2022
China's government is stopping citizens going overseas for 'non-essential' reasons as it ramps up efforts to enforce its zero-Covid policy.
Comac jet completes test flight
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 17 May 2022
The Chinese rival to Boeing’s 737 Max and Airbus’s A320neo narrowbody aircraft has completed its first pre-delivery test flight.
GlobalData sets out travel recovery timeline
- BTN News
- Sunday, 15 May 2022
International departures will reach 68 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels globally in 2022 and are expected to improve to 82 per cent in 2023 and 97 per cent in 2024 before making a full recovery by 2025 at 101 per cent of 2019 levels, with a projected 1.5 billion international departures.
Airbnb revamp adds flexibility and multi-bookings
- BTN News
- Sunday, 15 May 2022
Hotel alternative Airbnb has revamped its offers to group properties into category types and allow customers to find and book multiple places to stay during a single trip.
Cebu Pacific sets out fleet strategy
- BTN News
- Sunday, 15 May 2022
Philippines-based Cebu Pacific Air has budgeted US$626 million to buy more Airbus jets.
A$4m given to Aviair in WA
- Health & Leisure
- Sunday, 15 May 2022
Aviair has been given A$4 million by the Western Australian government to increase air connectivity and passenger capacity across the state's mid-west, Pilbara and Kimberley.
Tibet Airlines jet catches fire
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 May 2022
A Tibet Airlines Airbus SE A319 caught fire and was enveloped by thick black smoke after it left the runway at China's Chongqing airport on Thursday.
Wilson to head Air India
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 May 2022
The chief executive officer of Singapore Airlines’s budget unit Scoot Tigerair is the new head of the Tata Group-owned Air India.
ACCC gives preliminary okay for Virgin Australia-United deal
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 May 2022
Australia's competition and consumer watchdog the ACCC has granted Virgin Australia preliminary permission for a code-share pricing arrangement with United Airlines.
Fiji Air back to Adelaide
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 13 May 2022
Fiji Airways has confirmed its return to Adelaide, Australia, with two direct flights a week to Nadi starting from Monday 04 July.
Hilton opens Bengaluru duo
- MICE News
- Friday, 13 May 2022

The 266-room hotel from Hilton’s flagship brand and connecting conference facilities join the 353-room Hilton Garden Inn Bengaluru Embassy Manyata Business Park which opened earlier this year.
Fraport reports Q1 figures
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 13 May 2022
During the first three months of 2022, Germany’s Fraport AG, which operates Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt (and holds interests in the operation of several other airports around the world) reports business performance continued to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the initial impact on aviation from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
WA adds A$70m to tourism budgets
- MICE News
- Friday, 13 May 2022
The Western Australian government has allocated an additional A$70 million to support tourism and local businesses.
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