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Qatar Air adds Abidjan run

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 17 June 2021

Qatar Airways has added Abidjan to its global network, with flights to the largest city in Côte d’Ivoire landing at Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport.

BA adds four NI routes

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 17 June 2021

British Airways (BA) is launching four new domestic routes from Belfast, supporting important business and tourism links between Northern Ireland (NI) and the rest of the UK.

PCO Alliance names new team

: MICE News; Thursday, 17 June 2021

The World PCO Alliance has elected officers for the new term.

EEAA to provide risk/safety training

: MICE News; Thursday, 17 June 2021

The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) has launched a pilot program to provide Risk and Safety training and consultancy services at discounted rates to members.

Australian regional tourism meet set for Ballarat

: MICE News; Thursday, 17 June 2021

Registrations are now open for the 2021 Australian Regional Tourism (ART) Convention to be held in Ballarat, Victoria 11-13 October.

Air NZ acts to bypass Norfolk Island problems

: BTN News; Thursday, 17 June 2021

Air New Zealand is to set up a base in Brisbane, Australia to bypass the impact of regional Covid lockdowns on its Norfolk Island services.

Australia-NZ travel corridor sees numbers soar

: BTN News; Thursday, 17 June 2021

Following the opening of the travel corridor (bubble) between New Zealand and Australia on April 18, Auckland airport handled 134,982 international passengers in May (the first full month of the bubble) compared to 66,229 international passengers in April.

Amex GBT in WhatsApp move

: BTN News; Thursday, 17 June 2021

American Express Global Business Travel is joining the trend to messaging-based communications between TMCs and customers and has added WhatsApp as a support channel, enabling travellers to communicate with agents to book trips and receive assistance while on the road.

Ravn in eSTOL expansion

: BTN News; Thursday, 17 June 2021

The USA's Ravn Alaska has signed a letter of intent to purchase 50 hybrid electric-powered short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft from San Francisco-based aerospace start-up Airflow to serve Alaskan communities.

Star Alliance frequent fliers to benefit from new deal

: BTN News; Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Frequent flier program customers of Star Alliance member airlines will soon be able to use their biometric identity across any participating airline at any participating airport following a new, three-way agreement between the world’s largest airline alliance, NEC Corporation and SITA.The agreement is aimed at accelerating the availability of biometric self-service touch-points across Star Alliance’s member airlines while delivering a faster, touch-less airport experience.

Emirates Group reports loss

: BTN News; Wednesday, 16 June 2021

The Emirates Group has confirmed its first loss in more than 30 years, fully attributed to Covid-19 related flight and travel restrictions.

KITE 2021 to combine four events

: MICE News; Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Korea will debut a new travel expo, Korea International Travel Expo (KITE 2021), combining four Korean tourism events under MICE, Korea Travel, Luxury Travel and Medical Wellness sectors June 29 – July 13, 2021.

Palacongressi to hold world wind meet

: MICE News; Wednesday, 16 June 2021

The Palacongressi Conference Centre in Rimini, Italy will be the venue for the World Wind Energy Conference (WWEC) scheduled to take place 28-30 June 2022.