AirPortr and Swissport partner for bags
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 30 September 2021
Baggage management company AirPortr has inked a partnership deal with airport ground services company Swissport to enable off-airport baggage processing for airlines and airports.
VisitScotland launches new 2022 two-step B2B program
- BTN News
- Thursday, 30 September 2021
VisitScotland is launching a new travel trade platform which will enable Scottish businesses to connect with key buyers from around the globe.
Craufurdland Castle 13th-century Craufurdland Castle is set in an expansive estate by Kilmarnock - VisitScotland / Kenny Lam
ACCC warns airports not to gouge airlines
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 30 September 2021
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has told airports to limit any planned airline price hikes to avoid accusations of gouging.
AA inks IndiGo code share
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Subject to government approvals, USA-based American Airlines will from October have a code-share agreement with India's IndiGo that will place the AA code on 29 of IndiGo’s domestic routes.
Hyperloop survey shows marketing fail
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
A Morning Consult survey has found 70 per cent of US adults claim to have heard 'nothing at all' about hyperloop*, despite years of marketing and free media publicity pushing the high-speed mass transportation technology being developed by household names including Virgin and Elon Musk.
Qatar Air tops Skytrax poll
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Aviation review body Skytrax has named its top 10 airlines for 2021*, with Qatar Airways the winner.
United inks Airlink code share
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
USA-based United Airlines and South Africa's Airlink have inked a code-share agreement that is claimed to offer more connections between the US and Southern Africa than any other alliance*.
Turkish adds Dallas non-stop
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
The airline with the biggest pre-pandemic global network, Turkey's Turkish Airlines, has added services from Istanbul to Dallas, USA, taking the number of US airports served non-stop to 11.
China blocking Cathay's pilot plans?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports Cathay Pacific's plans to bring overseas-based pilots 'home' to Hong Kong are under fire, with Chinese authorities rejecting their immigration applications.
Australia plans to reopen the international border - but who's going to fly?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Confusion surrounds the impact of Australia's pledge to reopen its international border before Christmas and allow fully-vaccinated visitors and returning residents to avoid mandatory hotel quarantine, with commentators suggesting few foreign airlines will be able to mount festive season flights - and also querying the cost of fares.
New Radisson A-P vice president, finance, tax and IT vp
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Evelyn Wong Soo Pin (pictured) has been appointed vice president, finance, tax and IT Asia Pacific for Radisson Hotel Group.A Singaporean, Wong Soo Pin is a graduate of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. She is also a registered chartered accountant in Singapore, and joins Radisson Hotel Group from SGX-listed Amos Group, where she held the role of chief financial officer.
ICC Sydney sets stage for A$1 billion full recovery
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Australia’s ICC Sydney hosted 352 events for more than 200,000 attendees during 2020/21, despite the ongoing impact and restrictions forced by Covid.
Three tonnes of rubbish removed from Phuket’s coastline in largest-ever clean-up
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
More than 500 volunteers from hotels, resorts and communities across Phuket in Thailand came together this month to remove three tonnes of rubbish from the island’s coastline as part of a major two-day activity to mark the ‘Phuket Green Day’ and the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC).
AirPortr and Swissport partner for bags
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 30 September 2021
Baggage management company AirPortr has inked a partnership deal with airport ground services company Swissport to enable off-airport baggage processing for airlines and airports.
VisitScotland launches new 2022 two-step B2B program
- BTN News
- Thursday, 30 September 2021
VisitScotland is launching a new travel trade platform which will enable Scottish businesses to connect with key buyers from around the globe.
Craufurdland Castle 13th-century Craufurdland Castle is set in an expansive estate by Kilmarnock - VisitScotland / Kenny Lam
ACCC warns airports not to gouge airlines
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 30 September 2021
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has told airports to limit any planned airline price hikes to avoid accusations of gouging.
AA inks IndiGo code share
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Subject to government approvals, USA-based American Airlines will from October have a code-share agreement with India's IndiGo that will place the AA code on 29 of IndiGo’s domestic routes.
Hyperloop survey shows marketing fail
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
A Morning Consult survey has found 70 per cent of US adults claim to have heard 'nothing at all' about hyperloop*, despite years of marketing and free media publicity pushing the high-speed mass transportation technology being developed by household names including Virgin and Elon Musk.
Qatar Air tops Skytrax poll
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Aviation review body Skytrax has named its top 10 airlines for 2021*, with Qatar Airways the winner.
United inks Airlink code share
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
USA-based United Airlines and South Africa's Airlink have inked a code-share agreement that is claimed to offer more connections between the US and Southern Africa than any other alliance*.
Turkish adds Dallas non-stop
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
The airline with the biggest pre-pandemic global network, Turkey's Turkish Airlines, has added services from Istanbul to Dallas, USA, taking the number of US airports served non-stop to 11.
China blocking Cathay's pilot plans?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports Cathay Pacific's plans to bring overseas-based pilots 'home' to Hong Kong are under fire, with Chinese authorities rejecting their immigration applications.
Australia plans to reopen the international border - but who's going to fly?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Confusion surrounds the impact of Australia's pledge to reopen its international border before Christmas and allow fully-vaccinated visitors and returning residents to avoid mandatory hotel quarantine, with commentators suggesting few foreign airlines will be able to mount festive season flights - and also querying the cost of fares.
New Radisson A-P vice president, finance, tax and IT vp
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Evelyn Wong Soo Pin (pictured) has been appointed vice president, finance, tax and IT Asia Pacific for Radisson Hotel Group.A Singaporean, Wong Soo Pin is a graduate of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. She is also a registered chartered accountant in Singapore, and joins Radisson Hotel Group from SGX-listed Amos Group, where she held the role of chief financial officer.
ICC Sydney sets stage for A$1 billion full recovery
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Australia’s ICC Sydney hosted 352 events for more than 200,000 attendees during 2020/21, despite the ongoing impact and restrictions forced by Covid.
Three tonnes of rubbish removed from Phuket’s coastline in largest-ever clean-up
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
More than 500 volunteers from hotels, resorts and communities across Phuket in Thailand came together this month to remove three tonnes of rubbish from the island’s coastline as part of a major two-day activity to mark the ‘Phuket Green Day’ and the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC).
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