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BestCities and IAPCO release Congress template

: MICE News; Friday, 09 April 2021

BestCities and the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) have released a new template to help associations articulate their new hybrid congress guidelines.

February passenger demand falls again - IATA

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says passenger traffic fell in February 2021, both compared to pre-Covid levels (February 2019) and also compared to the immediate month prior (January 2020).

Travelport+ addresses travel retail needs

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

Travel IT provider Travelport has launched a next-generation platform, Travelport+, that creates a simplified, capability-rich marketplace for travel retailing.

ICC Sydney launches a media suite

: MICE News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

Australia’s International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has launched Media Studio – a dedicated, permanent studio space offering broadcast recording services, live streaming and digital event services.

The studio features green screen technology that allows visual integration of presenters into customisable background content.

No dates yet for England's outbound travel

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has refused to confirm a re-start date for international travel from England, saying only that the government hopes a limited number of destinations will be open from May 17, "but I do not wish to underestimate the difficulties we are seeing in some of the destination countries,” he said. Johnson was referring to popular holiday destinations in Europe that are struggling to contain the latest Covid outbreak.

Singapore accepts IATA Travel Pass

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says Singapore will accept IATA Travel Pass pre-departure Covid-19 PCR test results for arriving passengers from May 1, 2021.

Australia/NZ bubble to start April 18

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

A two-way trans-Tasman bubble between Australia and New Zealand will begin at 11.59pm on April 18.

Tap plans network rebuild

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

Tap Air Portugal says that by August, it hopes to operate 879 flights per week on 100 routes, most of them in Europe, but also including new routes to Tunisia and Morocco.

Google glitch hits airlines

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

A Google outage on Monday hit a number of airline web sites, with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines returning error messages when users tried to book flights.

Aeroflot returns to Seychelles

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

Aeroflot has resumed service to the Seychelles after a 17-year break, with a schedule of two B777 flights a week now in place.

Korean/Asiana merger delayed

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

Korean Air’s merger with fellow Korean Asiana Airlines will be delayed until it gains antitrust approval from countries Korean serves.

Norse Atlantic signs B787 lease deal

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 April 2021

Norway’s Norse Atlantic has signed an AerCap lease for six used Boeing 787-9s and three used Boeing 787-8 jets, saying the current financial climate and travel restrictions meant a good deal was available.

US now quarantine-free for domestic travel

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 08 April 2021

As the USA reports daily infections 10 per cent higher than late March at around 66,000 per day, fully-vaccinated people have been okayed for domestic travel without either quarantine or pre-travel Covid-19 testing, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.