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ECM confirms 7.7pc growth in city tourism last year, top cities stay the same

: BTN News; Thursday, 08 March 2018

European Cities Marketing (ECM) has confirmed a 7.7 per cent growth in city tourism in 2017, with the domestic market increasing by 5.2 per cent and the international market by 9.2 per cent, respectively.

WA schedules Business Knowledge Expo

: MICE News; Thursday, 08 March 2018

The Business Knowledge and Software Expo will take place at Technology Park Function Centre, Bentley, Western Australia on Wednesday 14 March 2018.

Hawaiian signs for up to 20 787-9s

: BTN News; Wednesday, 07 March 2018

Hawaiian Airlines has signed a letter of intent with Boeing for 10 787-9s and options for another 10.

Qsuite headed to Australia

: BTN News; Wednesday, 07 March 2018

Qatar Airways will offer its Qsuite business class on Australian routes by mid year, featuring the 'quad configuration' that allows seats to convert into a private space for four.

BA to offer basic economy fares on selected transatlantic routes

: BTN News; Wednesday, 07 March 2018

The UK's British Airways (BA) has announced it is to compete with long-haul budget carriers such as Norwegian and Wow on transatlantic services with no-frills 'basic economy' fares (but with meals included).

Sabre Red continues Flight Centre conversions

: BTN News; Wednesday, 07 March 2018

Travel technology major Sabre says it is expanding its agreement with Australia-based Flight Centre Travel Group (FC) to a global preferred provider as it continues to roll out its Sabre Red Workspace to Flight Centre travel agents in Australia and New Zealand.

HKTDC launches first MarketingPulse event

: MICE News; Wednesday, 07 March 2018

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will launch its inaugural MarketingPulse conference 21 March 2018 at Halls 3DE, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

ASQ winners named by ACI World

: BTN News; Wednesday, 07 March 2018

Airports Council International (ACI) World has released the winners of the 2017 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. In 2017, over half of the world's 7.7 billion travellers passed through an ASQ airport.

United backtracks on lottery reward plan

: BTN News; Tuesday, 06 March 2018

The USA's United Airlines has dropped a plan to exchange staff bonuses for a lottery scheme after an employee backlash.

Qantas goes for gender neutral approach

: BTN News; Tuesday, 06 March 2018

Australia's Qantas has told staff to avoid words like 'mum and dad' and 'husband and wife' because they might offend same-sex couples and single parent family passengers - and also to drop the use of 'love, honey and darling' when talking to customers.

Siemens to build trains in UK

: BTN News; Tuesday, 06 March 2018

Europe's Siemens has signed a long-term lease for 67 acres of land land in Goole, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, UK and will build a new state-of-the-art factory there to manufacture and commission trains.

British Airways to upgrade World Traveller and World Traveller Plus seats

: BTN News; Tuesday, 06 March 2018

UK-based British Airways has released details of new World Traveller and World Traveller Plus seats for its B777 fleet flying out of London Gatwick.

Emirates boosts appeal of business class in its B777-200LRs

: BTN News; Tuesday, 06 March 2018

Dubai-based Emirates has released a new business class cabin and configuration on its Boeing 777-200LR fleet with wider seats laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration, the removal of centre cabin overhead bins and a mini lounge self-service area featuring beverages, snacks, sandwiches and fruit.