Gold Coast to host Sport Management Conference
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 09 August 2016
Australia’s Gold Coast is to host the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference in November 2017.
Varitrip releases domestic China leisure GDS
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 August 2016
Varitrip, a Beijing-based travel tech firm, has released China’s first domestic ‘tours and activities' global distribution system (GDS), with products offering opportunities for partners (airline, cruise and lodging operators).
Overseas prize offered at Philippines Food Festival
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 09 August 2016
The 10th Annual Flavours of the Philippines Food Festival is under way at Sydney, Australia’s Grace Hotel with Filipino celebrity chefs including Myrna Dizon Segismundo, Raul Ramos, Anne San Diego and Mariano Catarmin Jr.
WA Whiteman draft plan released
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 09 August 2016
A draft plan to guide the future direction of Whiteman Park in Perth, Western Australia has been released for public comment.
PCB video promotes WA as a business event destination
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 09 August 2016
A new promotional video showcasing Perth and Western Australia as a business event destination has been released by Perth Convention Bureau (PCB).
Dates set for Brisbane Global Tens
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 09 August 2016
The inaugural Brisbane Global Tens tournament, a two-day sporting event, will bring some of the world’s best rugby players to Brisbane Feb 11-12, 2017.
All That Matters names speakers
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 09 August 2016
The award-winning All That Matters festival will be hosted September 12-15 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
Delta outage a warning for all
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 August 2016
The Atlanta, USA 12-hour power outage that forced Delta to cancel 450-plus flights world wide - and delayed thousands more - has highlighted to airlines everywhere the importance of quality power supplies and disaster control systems.
India tells ICAO 'no emissions tax for airlines'
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 August 2016
India has told the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) that the country will not agree to any move to impose a carbon emission tax on its airlines as part of plans to offset emissions in the aviation sector, saying the global market-based measures must "take care of interests of poor and developing countries".
Nigeria warns more airlines may go
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 August 2016
Nigerian tourism and travel interests have warned more airlines of the 50 or so that previously served the country may pull out because of low load factors and the new foreign exchange policy from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Some 14 airlines recently have cancelled services.
Brazil gets most of its Olympics act together - just
- BTN News
- Saturday, 06 August 2016
Just hours ahead of the 2016 Olympics opening ceremony in Brazil, it looked as though many new and upgraded facilities would be ready - just.
QAL reports passenger record
- BTN News
- Saturday, 06 August 2016
Australia’s Queensland Airports limited (QAL) saw a record number of passengers at its terminals in the 2015-2016 financial year, with more than eight million passengers across its four facilities.
Rosie releases Feejee Traveller app
- Health & Leisure
- Saturday, 06 August 2016
Fiji’s Rosie Holidays has launched a Feejee Traveller mobile digital app offering continually-updated destination information on Fiji, places of interest and experiences that visitors can enjoy while on holiday.
