Simister to head HI Queenstown Remarkables Park team
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
Mathew Simister has been appointed general manager of New Zealand’s Holiday Inn Queenstown Remarkables Park, which is expected to open early in December. He is returning ‘home’ to run IHG Hotels and Resorts’ flagship Holiday Inn hotel in the region and the country’s first new-build Holiday Inn to open in almost a decade.
New Zealand’s Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) has welcomed National’s Back to Business plan, which would see the government pay events industry insurance premiums.
BEIA welcomes events insurance initiative
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
New Zealand’s Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) has welcomed National’s Back to Business plan, which would see the government pay events industry insurance premiums.Lisa Hopkins, ceo BEIA said: “National’s proposal would see a NZ$50 million fund to allow major events, such as festivals and concerts, going ahead with confidence, avoiding losses for organisers, customers and suppliers.
Mathew Simister has been appointed general manager of New Zealand’s Holiday Inn Queenstown Remarkables Park, which is expected to open early in December.
Qantas sells Sydney land for A$802m
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
Australia's Qantas has sold 13.8 hectares of unused land in Mascot, Sydney, near Sydney Airport for A$802 million.
SIA to restore all Sydney flights
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says it will reinstate all 17 weekly flights between Singapore and Sydney, Australia for fully-vaccinated Australian residents and citizens from November 1.
Queensland hoping for a merry Xmas
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
In Australia, Queensland is to reopen the state’s domestic and international borders by Christmas if Covid vaccination rates permit.
Heathrow price hike capped by CAA
- MICE News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
London Heathrow Airport has been told to rein in plans to raise its charges from GBP23 to a maximum GBP43 per airline passenger in January.
UK Covid cases rise again, Russia hits 1,000-a-day deaths
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
Reported Covid cases in the UK reached 49,156 on Monday October 18, a 16 per cent rise in new cases over the previous week.
Southwest switches tack on staff vaccines
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
The USA's Southwest Airlines says Covid-unvaccinated staff who don't have a medical or religious exemption approved by December 8 will continue to work, while following all Covid mask and distancing guidelines applicable to their positions, until their applications have been processed.
Big US firms want to delay mandated vaccination rule
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
US president Joe Biden's Covid-19 Covid vaccine requirement plan for larger companies' private-sector workers (businesses with 100 or more employees) would affect about 80 million workers nation wide and is expected to be formally announced within days.
NSW allocates A$500m to boost tourism
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
In Australia, the NSW state government is allocating A$500 million to drive tourism opportunities - including A$250 million to give all adults a A$50 'Stay and Rediscover' accommodation voucher.
CASA introduces compulsory URPT for pilots
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
Australia’s aviation safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is to make Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (URPT) compulsory from December 2, initially targeting pilots flying aircraft carrying 30 or more passengers or with a maximum take-off weight greater than 8,618 kilograms.
BA recruiting cabin crew
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 October 2021
British Airways is recruiting cabin crew to work for the airline from northern spring 2022.
Australian Covid testing expanded to aircraft waste water
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 20 October 2021
In an extra line of defence against Covid-19, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has analysed waste-water samples from long-haul flights of returning Australians – and they prove the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be detected before passengers show symptoms.
Simister to head HI Queenstown Remarkables Park team
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
Mathew Simister has been appointed general manager of New Zealand’s Holiday Inn Queenstown Remarkables Park, which is expected to open early in December. He is returning ‘home’ to run IHG Hotels and Resorts’ flagship Holiday Inn hotel in the region and the country’s first new-build Holiday Inn to open in almost a decade.
New Zealand’s Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) has welcomed National’s Back to Business plan, which would see the government pay events industry insurance premiums.
BEIA welcomes events insurance initiative
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
New Zealand’s Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) has welcomed National’s Back to Business plan, which would see the government pay events industry insurance premiums.Lisa Hopkins, ceo BEIA said: “National’s proposal would see a NZ$50 million fund to allow major events, such as festivals and concerts, going ahead with confidence, avoiding losses for organisers, customers and suppliers.
Qantas sells Sydney land for A$802m
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
Australia's Qantas has sold 13.8 hectares of unused land in Mascot, Sydney, near Sydney Airport for A$802 million.
SIA to restore all Sydney flights
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says it will reinstate all 17 weekly flights between Singapore and Sydney, Australia for fully-vaccinated Australian residents and citizens from November 1.
Queensland hoping for a merry Xmas
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
In Australia, Queensland is to reopen the state’s domestic and international borders by Christmas if Covid vaccination rates permit.
Heathrow price hike capped by CAA
- MICE News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
London Heathrow Airport has been told to rein in plans to raise its charges from GBP23 to a maximum GBP43 per airline passenger in January.
UK Covid cases rise again, Russia hits 1,000-a-day deaths
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
Reported Covid cases in the UK reached 49,156 on Monday October 18, a 16 per cent rise in new cases over the previous week.
Southwest switches tack on staff vaccines
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
The USA's Southwest Airlines says Covid-unvaccinated staff who don't have a medical or religious exemption approved by December 8 will continue to work, while following all Covid mask and distancing guidelines applicable to their positions, until their applications have been processed.
Big US firms want to delay mandated vaccination rule
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
US president Joe Biden's Covid-19 Covid vaccine requirement plan for larger companies' private-sector workers (businesses with 100 or more employees) would affect about 80 million workers nation wide and is expected to be formally announced within days.
NSW allocates A$500m to boost tourism
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
In Australia, the NSW state government is allocating A$500 million to drive tourism opportunities - including A$250 million to give all adults a A$50 'Stay and Rediscover' accommodation voucher.
CASA introduces compulsory URPT for pilots
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 October 2021
Australia’s aviation safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is to make Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (URPT) compulsory from December 2, initially targeting pilots flying aircraft carrying 30 or more passengers or with a maximum take-off weight greater than 8,618 kilograms.
BA recruiting cabin crew
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 20 October 2021
British Airways is recruiting cabin crew to work for the airline from northern spring 2022.
Australian Covid testing expanded to aircraft waste water
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 20 October 2021
In an extra line of defence against Covid-19, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has analysed waste-water samples from long-haul flights of returning Australians – and they prove the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be detected before passengers show symptoms.
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