Ethiopian wins best African carrier for fifth year
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Ethiopian Airlines has been judged the continent’s best airline for the fifth year in a row by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA).
Biocarts cut entry procedure times at Japanese airports
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 29 November 2016
New mobile terminals (biocarts) at three Japanese airports have slashed the time taken by foreign visitors to complete entry procedures by up to 40 per cent.
Lufthansa pilots back on strike
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Germany's Lufthansa pilots will strike again Tuesday and Wednesday this week (29-30 November) after talks failed to resolve a long-running row over pay.
WTTC and UNWTO call on UK to drop Sharm flight ban
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 29 November 2016
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) have called on the UK government to lift the current ban on UK-based airlines flying to Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt.
Jamieson to chair MEA
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Anne Jamieson (Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre) has been elected chair of the Board of Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) at its annual general meeting in Sydney.
Pictured (l to r) Robyn Johnson, Anne Jamieson, Susan Ryman-Kiernan, Kate Smith, Alana Hay. Ian Whitworth was interstate and is missing from the photograph.
Suntec Singapore releases Key Events register 2017
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre has released its 88 Key Events register for 2017.
Menopause World Congress for Melbourne
- MICE News
- Monday, 28 November 2016
Melbourne will host the 17th World Congress on Menopause 2020 (WCM).
This is the first time the biennial congress will be held in the city and is the largest gathering worldwide for specialists in the field of research and management of menopause.
McDonalds inks coffee deal with WestJet
- BTN News
- Sunday, 27 November 2016
McDonald’s has agreed a deal with Canadian airline WestJet to offer its McCafé Premium Roast coffee on its entire fleet.
Etihad steps in to shake up Alitalia
- BTN News
- Sunday, 27 November 2016
Alitalia could cut up to 2,000 jobs and ground 20 planes as its 49 per cent shareholder Etihad Airways tries to turn the loss-making airline around.
Lufthansa pilots refuse pay offer, strike stops for now
- BTN News
- Sunday, 27 November 2016
A pay offer to pilots made by Germany's Lufthansa on Friday in a bid to end a three-day strike has been rejected by the pilots' union, Cockpit.
Bidrooom drops commissions entirely
- BTN News
- Sunday, 27 November 2016
Online booking community Bidroom is to stop charging hotels commissions for bookings on their web site.
Ascott launches Lyf
- BTN News
- Sunday, 27 November 2016
Hotelier Ascott Limited has launched Lyf ('life'), designed for millennials who wish to experience destinations as locals do, to seize opportunities in the rising trend of co-living and co-working, connecting guests with fellow travellers and change makers.
Striking ABX pilots ordered back to work
- BTN News
- Sunday, 27 November 2016
A US judge has ordered Striking pilots at ABX to go back to work.
The judge in Cincinnati said that it was in the public's interest to end the strike because holiday shoppers expect to receive their Amazon packages on time.
