Hong Kong wins two major 2022 tech events
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Hong Kong has secured two major technology events to be held next year – the first Greater Bay Area Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Conference 2022 (GBAAIR Conference), and IEEE Region 10 Conference 2022 (TENCON), which was last held in the city in 2006.
SAP Concur says road warriors ‘keen to get going again’
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
New research commissioned by SAP Concur reveals enthusiasm among Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) business travellers to resume work trips. Respondents to the survey, which was carried out in Australia and New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and India believe that the current travel hiatus is hurting their careers by impeding their business goals and their personal lives.
Saudia is this year’s Skytrax most-improved airline
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Saudia is the World’s Most Improved Airline of 2021 according to airline ratings company Skytrax*, the second time the airline has won the award since 2017. That year, the Saudi flag carrier jumped from 82nd to 51st position, a 40 per cent improvement. This year, however, Saudia improved by 55 per cent and is now 26th in the Skytrax ranking of global airlines.
Eurostar to review UK stations late 2022
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Channel operator Eurostar says it will not stop at Ashford or Ebbsfleet stations in the UK until 2023 'at the earliest', with a review of the decision at the end of next year.
Singapore reopens two US routes
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
With the US reopening international borders, Singapore Airlines will - from November 2 - resume flying Singapore-Frankfurt-New York JFK daily and from Hong Kong to San Francisco and back to Singapore three times weekly.
ALC delivers first of 13 new 737-9s to Alaska Air
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Air Lease Corporation has delivered the first of 13 new B737-9s on long-term lease to Alaska Airlines.
The carrier already flies six B737-9s.
S7 names budget arm 'Citrus'
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Russia's S7 Airlines has named its new low-cost airline ‘Citrus’ and plans to launch it in July 2022, operating point-to-point inter-regional service connections between second and third-tier Russian cities, most of them in central Russia, using an initial fleet of four Airbus A320neos which will be expanded to meet passenger demand.
AirAsia X posts MYR24.6 billion loss as talks with creditors continue
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
As it continues debt restructuring talks with creditors, Malaysia's AirAsia X has posted a net loss of MYR24.6 billion (about US$5.9 billion) for the quarter ended June 30.
Johnnie Walker Experience opens in Edinburgh
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
More than 200 years after whisky maker Johnnie Walker became a fixture in Kilmarnock, Scotland, a multi-million-pound 'Johnnie Walker Experience' has opened on Princes Street in the capital, Edinburgh.
Australians 'should be okay to travel interstate at Christmas' - Morrison
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison says he “can’t see any reason” why Australians should be unable to cross state borders at Christmas if 80 per cent of the country’s adult population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
KLM unfreezes Vegas and Miami services
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Europe's KLM has back-flipped on an earlier decision to freeze services to Las Vegas and Miami, USA this northern winter, with three flights a week from Amsterdam to both cities to resume on 7 December.
Qantas brings forward Sydney-Melbourne flights
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Australia's Qantas says moves to ease Covid lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne have prompted it to bring forward plans to restart flights between the two cities by almost a month to 05 November (from 01 December).
Ryanair resumes Dresden-London services
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Ireland’s Ryanair will resume flights between Dresden, Germany and London Stansted in its northern winter timetable from 31 October.
Hong Kong wins two major 2022 tech events
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Hong Kong has secured two major technology events to be held next year – the first Greater Bay Area Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Conference 2022 (GBAAIR Conference), and IEEE Region 10 Conference 2022 (TENCON), which was last held in the city in 2006.
SAP Concur says road warriors ‘keen to get going again’
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
New research commissioned by SAP Concur reveals enthusiasm among Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) business travellers to resume work trips. Respondents to the survey, which was carried out in Australia and New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and India believe that the current travel hiatus is hurting their careers by impeding their business goals and their personal lives.
Saudia is this year’s Skytrax most-improved airline
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Saudia is the World’s Most Improved Airline of 2021 according to airline ratings company Skytrax*, the second time the airline has won the award since 2017. That year, the Saudi flag carrier jumped from 82nd to 51st position, a 40 per cent improvement. This year, however, Saudia improved by 55 per cent and is now 26th in the Skytrax ranking of global airlines.
Eurostar to review UK stations late 2022
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Channel operator Eurostar says it will not stop at Ashford or Ebbsfleet stations in the UK until 2023 'at the earliest', with a review of the decision at the end of next year.
Singapore reopens two US routes
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
With the US reopening international borders, Singapore Airlines will - from November 2 - resume flying Singapore-Frankfurt-New York JFK daily and from Hong Kong to San Francisco and back to Singapore three times weekly.
ALC delivers first of 13 new 737-9s to Alaska Air
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Air Lease Corporation has delivered the first of 13 new B737-9s on long-term lease to Alaska Airlines.
The carrier already flies six B737-9s.
S7 names budget arm 'Citrus'
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Russia's S7 Airlines has named its new low-cost airline ‘Citrus’ and plans to launch it in July 2022, operating point-to-point inter-regional service connections between second and third-tier Russian cities, most of them in central Russia, using an initial fleet of four Airbus A320neos which will be expanded to meet passenger demand.
AirAsia X posts MYR24.6 billion loss as talks with creditors continue
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
As it continues debt restructuring talks with creditors, Malaysia's AirAsia X has posted a net loss of MYR24.6 billion (about US$5.9 billion) for the quarter ended June 30.
Johnnie Walker Experience opens in Edinburgh
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
More than 200 years after whisky maker Johnnie Walker became a fixture in Kilmarnock, Scotland, a multi-million-pound 'Johnnie Walker Experience' has opened on Princes Street in the capital, Edinburgh.
Australians 'should be okay to travel interstate at Christmas' - Morrison
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison says he “can’t see any reason” why Australians should be unable to cross state borders at Christmas if 80 per cent of the country’s adult population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
KLM unfreezes Vegas and Miami services
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Europe's KLM has back-flipped on an earlier decision to freeze services to Las Vegas and Miami, USA this northern winter, with three flights a week from Amsterdam to both cities to resume on 7 December.
Qantas brings forward Sydney-Melbourne flights
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Australia's Qantas says moves to ease Covid lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne have prompted it to bring forward plans to restart flights between the two cities by almost a month to 05 November (from 01 December).
Ryanair resumes Dresden-London services
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Ireland’s Ryanair will resume flights between Dresden, Germany and London Stansted in its northern winter timetable from 31 October.
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