NZ-Australia bubble to stay closed for Xmas
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
New Zealand says the two-way trans-Tasman bubble with Australia will stay closed until some time next year, meaning Australian and NZ travellers won't be visiting each other's countries for Xmas.
AirAsia adds more airlines to its on-line travel agency 'Super App'
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Malaysia's AirAsia Group has added more than 20 airlines including Air Canada, Air France, Bamboo Airways, flydubai, KLM, Qatar Airways and Philippine Airlines as it builds up its 'Super App' into an on-line travel agency that also sells competitors' flights.
As Australia reopens to Australians, others should beware
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
As Australia's states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria boast of reopening international borders to Australian passengers, international airlines and other countries are singing from a different songbook - and Australia's own federal government still hasn't given a firm date for international visitors to enter the country.
Renfe to bid for Tunnel routes
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Spain’s state rail company - Renfe - plans to compete with Eurostar by operating a high-speed Channel Tunnel line between Paris, France and London, UK, utilising available slots and capacity.
MCEC starts post-Covid rebuild
- MICE News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Australia’s Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is rebuilding after a Covid-related challenging 2020/21 financial year when it hosted 154 events at the venue, down from pre-pandemic levels of around 1,200 events per year.
Noose to host 2022 QICA meet
- MICE News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Noosa, Australia has been named host destination for the 2022 Queensland Information Centre Association (QICA) Conference.
IBTM World provides Covid insurance
- MICE News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
The organisers of IBTM World which takes place at Fira Barcelona from 30 November – 02 December have confirmed hosted buyers will benefit from complimentary medical insurance.
NCL launches two MICE brochures
- MICE News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has launched two dedicated digital brochures to help agents and event planners with event and conference planning.
One brochure showcases the array of options for meetings, conferences and charters across NCL’s fleet of 17 ships, while the other highlights options on NCL’s seven-day Hawaii inter-island voyages from Honolulu, year-round.
Western Australia looks to tourism future
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Western Australia’s tourism industry stakeholders will have the opportunity to help shape the state's tourism future at 14 metropolitan and regional events - from Kununurra to Esperance - starting on November 1.
JetSMART certified as Covid safe
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Santiago de Chile-based JetSMART Airlines has been certified with the 4-Star Skytrax Covid-19 Safety Rating, a benchmark for evaluating Covid-19 safe travel.
Virgin Australia in partner points promo
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Virgin Australia is hoping to boost its Velocity frequent flyer totals by allowing members to 'earn and burn' points on seven international airlines, namely Virgin Atlantic, Air Canada, Delta, Etihad, Hawaiian Airlines, Singapore Airlines and South African Airways.
UK Budget infuriates environmentalists
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Infuriating climate activists days ahead of the start of the Cop26 'global warming summit' in Glasgow, UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has introduced Budget measures to make it cheaper to take domestic flights.
New UK train operator 'wasn't honest with customers'
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Lumo, a startup 'affordable' UK train operator that pledged 'every single seat' booked up to December would cost GBP19.90, is selling most of them for more than three times the price, media report.
NZ-Australia bubble to stay closed for Xmas
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
New Zealand says the two-way trans-Tasman bubble with Australia will stay closed until some time next year, meaning Australian and NZ travellers won't be visiting each other's countries for Xmas.
AirAsia adds more airlines to its on-line travel agency 'Super App'
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Malaysia's AirAsia Group has added more than 20 airlines including Air Canada, Air France, Bamboo Airways, flydubai, KLM, Qatar Airways and Philippine Airlines as it builds up its 'Super App' into an on-line travel agency that also sells competitors' flights.
As Australia reopens to Australians, others should beware
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
As Australia's states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria boast of reopening international borders to Australian passengers, international airlines and other countries are singing from a different songbook - and Australia's own federal government still hasn't given a firm date for international visitors to enter the country.
Renfe to bid for Tunnel routes
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Spain’s state rail company - Renfe - plans to compete with Eurostar by operating a high-speed Channel Tunnel line between Paris, France and London, UK, utilising available slots and capacity.
MCEC starts post-Covid rebuild
- MICE News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Australia’s Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is rebuilding after a Covid-related challenging 2020/21 financial year when it hosted 154 events at the venue, down from pre-pandemic levels of around 1,200 events per year.
Noose to host 2022 QICA meet
- MICE News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Noosa, Australia has been named host destination for the 2022 Queensland Information Centre Association (QICA) Conference.
IBTM World provides Covid insurance
- MICE News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
The organisers of IBTM World which takes place at Fira Barcelona from 30 November – 02 December have confirmed hosted buyers will benefit from complimentary medical insurance.
NCL launches two MICE brochures
- MICE News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has launched two dedicated digital brochures to help agents and event planners with event and conference planning.
One brochure showcases the array of options for meetings, conferences and charters across NCL’s fleet of 17 ships, while the other highlights options on NCL’s seven-day Hawaii inter-island voyages from Honolulu, year-round.
Western Australia looks to tourism future
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 October 2021
Western Australia’s tourism industry stakeholders will have the opportunity to help shape the state's tourism future at 14 metropolitan and regional events - from Kununurra to Esperance - starting on November 1.
JetSMART certified as Covid safe
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Santiago de Chile-based JetSMART Airlines has been certified with the 4-Star Skytrax Covid-19 Safety Rating, a benchmark for evaluating Covid-19 safe travel.
Virgin Australia in partner points promo
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Virgin Australia is hoping to boost its Velocity frequent flyer totals by allowing members to 'earn and burn' points on seven international airlines, namely Virgin Atlantic, Air Canada, Delta, Etihad, Hawaiian Airlines, Singapore Airlines and South African Airways.
UK Budget infuriates environmentalists
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Infuriating climate activists days ahead of the start of the Cop26 'global warming summit' in Glasgow, UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has introduced Budget measures to make it cheaper to take domestic flights.
New UK train operator 'wasn't honest with customers'
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Lumo, a startup 'affordable' UK train operator that pledged 'every single seat' booked up to December would cost GBP19.90, is selling most of them for more than three times the price, media report.
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