Melbourne 'bomber' jailed for 12 years
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 June 2018
A Sri Lankan student who threatened to detonate a bomb on a Malaysia Airlines flight from Australia has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Brexit impacting UK outbound travel
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 June 2018
In the UK, market research firm Mintel says ongoing Brexit negotiations and their impact on the pound have hit outbound travel, with overseas growth slowing from 6.8 per cent in 2016 to only three per cent in 2017.
Japan legislates to ensure house-sharing safety
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 June 2018
Under new legislation in Japan that comes into effect on June 15, properties listed on Airbnb-type arrangements will need to be registered with the local government, which will conduct fire and safety checks.
Italy strikes to hit air travel
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 June 2018
National strike action in Italy on Friday June 8 will affect Air Traffic Control and ground handling services.
Airlines said flights to and from Rome, Venice and many other airports would be affected.
Gold Coast to celebrate tourism with a dedicated week in July
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
Australia’s Gold Coast will celebrate the city-wide impact of the tourism sector during a specially dedicated week in July. Destination Gold Coast ceo Martin Winter said the inaugural Gold Coast Tourism Week would run 01-07 July and bring to the fore the powerful role the sector plays in the city’s economy.
USA tops visitor numbers to Russia for FIFA 2018 - without a team playing
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
With a week to go before the start of the 21 st FIFA World Cup in Russia, ForwardKeys, which predicts future travel patterns, has published a list of countries with the most visitor arrivals to Russia from 4 June to 15 July, when World Cup ticket holders do not need a visa to enter the country.
EEAA 2018 Market Monitor research shows a positive industry outlook
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
The mood across the exhibition and event industry in 2017 was generally positive, despite increasing competition, the growth of new event types and ongoing issues with recruitment.
SkyTeam: new head and a ‘digital spine’
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
The SkyTeam global airline alliance www.skyteam.com has named Kristin Colville as its new chief executive, replacing Perry Cantarutti who has returned to Delta to become SVP of alliances.
Like Cantarutti, Colvile [pictured] is ex-Delta (and Northwest) where she most recently led the carrier through a very successful cargo operations transformation over several years.
PCOA registrations open Friday 8 June
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
Registrations for the 11th Annual PCOA Conference and Exhibition at Australia’s Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 09-11 December 2018 open on Friday 08 June.Barry Neame, PCO Association president, said the conference theme ‘Embracing Change’ is a proactive call to all meeting planners to seek out fresh perspectives and try something new.
UK travel agents closing their doors at 'alarming' rate
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
Almost 700 UK high street travel agencies closed last year, according to the Local Data Company (LDC), with internet booking alternatives blamed.
EasyJet, Ryanair count cost of ATC strike action
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
Europe's low-cost carrier easyJet says air traffic control (ATC) strikes in France and Italy forced it to cancel 600 flights in May.
Another 300 were cancelled because of bad weather and air traffic control (ATC) restrictions.
Ryanair inks cabin crew agreement
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
Ireland's Ryanair has signed a deal allowing cabin crew in Italy to negotiate their terms of employment.
BA inks Fiji Air code share
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
British Airways has wasted no time setting up a code-share deal with the new oneworld member (under the new 'oneworld connect' category) Fiji Airways.
Melbourne 'bomber' jailed for 12 years
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 June 2018
A Sri Lankan student who threatened to detonate a bomb on a Malaysia Airlines flight from Australia has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Brexit impacting UK outbound travel
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 June 2018
In the UK, market research firm Mintel says ongoing Brexit negotiations and their impact on the pound have hit outbound travel, with overseas growth slowing from 6.8 per cent in 2016 to only three per cent in 2017.
Japan legislates to ensure house-sharing safety
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 June 2018
Under new legislation in Japan that comes into effect on June 15, properties listed on Airbnb-type arrangements will need to be registered with the local government, which will conduct fire and safety checks.
Italy strikes to hit air travel
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 June 2018
National strike action in Italy on Friday June 8 will affect Air Traffic Control and ground handling services.
Airlines said flights to and from Rome, Venice and many other airports would be affected.
Gold Coast to celebrate tourism with a dedicated week in July
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
Australia’s Gold Coast will celebrate the city-wide impact of the tourism sector during a specially dedicated week in July. Destination Gold Coast ceo Martin Winter said the inaugural Gold Coast Tourism Week would run 01-07 July and bring to the fore the powerful role the sector plays in the city’s economy.
USA tops visitor numbers to Russia for FIFA 2018 - without a team playing
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
With a week to go before the start of the 21 st FIFA World Cup in Russia, ForwardKeys, which predicts future travel patterns, has published a list of countries with the most visitor arrivals to Russia from 4 June to 15 July, when World Cup ticket holders do not need a visa to enter the country.
EEAA 2018 Market Monitor research shows a positive industry outlook
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
The mood across the exhibition and event industry in 2017 was generally positive, despite increasing competition, the growth of new event types and ongoing issues with recruitment.
SkyTeam: new head and a ‘digital spine’
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
The SkyTeam global airline alliance www.skyteam.com has named Kristin Colville as its new chief executive, replacing Perry Cantarutti who has returned to Delta to become SVP of alliances.
Like Cantarutti, Colvile [pictured] is ex-Delta (and Northwest) where she most recently led the carrier through a very successful cargo operations transformation over several years.
PCOA registrations open Friday 8 June
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
Registrations for the 11th Annual PCOA Conference and Exhibition at Australia’s Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 09-11 December 2018 open on Friday 08 June.Barry Neame, PCO Association president, said the conference theme ‘Embracing Change’ is a proactive call to all meeting planners to seek out fresh perspectives and try something new.
UK travel agents closing their doors at 'alarming' rate
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
Almost 700 UK high street travel agencies closed last year, according to the Local Data Company (LDC), with internet booking alternatives blamed.
EasyJet, Ryanair count cost of ATC strike action
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
Europe's low-cost carrier easyJet says air traffic control (ATC) strikes in France and Italy forced it to cancel 600 flights in May.
Another 300 were cancelled because of bad weather and air traffic control (ATC) restrictions.
Ryanair inks cabin crew agreement
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
Ireland's Ryanair has signed a deal allowing cabin crew in Italy to negotiate their terms of employment.
BA inks Fiji Air code share
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 June 2018
British Airways has wasted no time setting up a code-share deal with the new oneworld member (under the new 'oneworld connect' category) Fiji Airways.
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