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Brisbane visitor numbers at record highs

: BTN News; Wednesday, 07 December 2016

New figures show Australia’s Brisbane’s tourism boom is continuing, with record highs across visitor numbers and expenditure in the Queensland capital.

FedEx continues naming planes after employees' children

: BTN News; Wednesday, 07 December 2016

US express giant FedEx is continuing its program of naming its aircraft after the children of employees.

Vietnam Air chalks up 20 years of Australian services

: BTN News; Wednesday, 07 December 2016

Vietnam Airlines has placed Boeing 787s on its both its Australian runs to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam-Australia direct route.

UK spending millions on Middle East security

: BTN News; Wednesday, 07 December 2016

Britain is to spend millions of pounds helping Middle East countries improve security at their airports in order to deter terrorists.

NAS plans to double transatlantic services next northern summer

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 07 December 2016

Norway's Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) plans to add 50 per cent more flights between Britain and the United States next northern summer.

AEG launches AEG Advantage

: MICE News; Wednesday, 07 December 2016

Venue management company AEG Facilities on December 6 launched 'AEG Advantage', an international awareness campaign targeting convention decision makers.
Launched globally, details were announced by the firm's senior vice president of Convention Centers (Los Angeles), Brad Gessner and AEG Ogden director of Convention Centres (Sydney) Geoff Donaghy, who said AEG Advantage is defined by the world-class standards their award winning venues consistently provide.

Asian visitors deliver revenue windfall for Australia

: BTN News; Wednesday, 07 December 2016

The latest International Visitor Survey shows growth across key Asian markets alone has resulted in a A$12.3 billion contribution to the Australian economy in the past year.

OCEC opening to boost Oman's MICE totals

: MICE News; Tuesday, 06 December 2016

The Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) has opened, strengthening Oman’s attraction for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE).

Choice calls out carriers on fare cancellation rules

: BTN News; Tuesday, 06 December 2016

Consumer advocate Choice is calling for an overhaul of the way airlines deal with customers after an investigation into the industry revealed systemic breaches of the Australian Consumer Law, including widespread use of “no refund” signs, excessive cancellation fees and a lack of compensation for airlines’ mistakes.

CAL to use new jets to focus on Europe

: BTN News; Tuesday, 06 December 2016

Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) says it wants to boost European services next year, using its recently-acquired B777-300s and A350-900s.

MAS on a roll - forward bookings up by half

: BTN News; Tuesday, 06 December 2016

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) says a combination of aggressive marketing strategy and the adjustment in the government's passenger service charges (PSC) for flights within the ASEAN region have helped boost forward bookings 50 per cent compared to a year ago.

HNA applies for new UK services

: BTN News; Tuesday, 06 December 2016

Chinese airline group HNA has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China for flights from Changsha, Chengdu, Qingdao, Shenzhen and Xi'an to the UK.