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Obama signs anti-EU ETS bill

: BTN News; Wednesday, 28 November 2012

US president Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that requires US airlines not to participate in the European 's emissions trading scheme (ETS).

New Dubai city named

: BTN News; Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Dubai ruler His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has announced there will be a new city within Dubai called ‘Mohammed Bin Rashid City’ with an early focus on family tourism with a park for up to 35 million visitors a year and the largest family centre for leisure and entertainment in the Middle East, Africa/Indian subcontinent and region.

Qantas turns on former ceo Dixon

: BTN News; Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Australia's Qantas has dropped its three year, A$44 million marketing deal with national tourism body Tourism Australia (TA), claiming TA chairman Geoff Dixon - a former Qantas ceo - is "agitating" to remove the current Qantas management. Qantas now will redirect its marketing funds to state-based tourism bodies.

Airport dating site attracts 20,000 travellers

: BTN News; Wednesday, 28 November 2012

A US scheme to encourage airline passengers to meet at airports claims to have attracted some 20,000 members since it launched in May last year.

Pilotless flight trialled next month

: BTN News; Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Tests on civilian aircraft using the same pilotless technology currently found in military drones begin next month in the UK.

Consumers seek more transparent airline pricing

: BTN News; Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Consumer rights groups in the US have launched a campaign demanding more transparent pricing from airlines.

Pandaw adds Vietnam series

: BTN News; Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Pandaw Cruises has added three or four night Vietnam cruises from December 2012 through March 2013 visiting Saigon, Phnom Penh and Siam Reap.

Matters new Outrigger gm

: MICE News; Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Leah Matters has been appointed general manager of Outrigger Twin Towns Resort, Australia in the Queensland and New South Wales border towns of Coolangatta and Tweed Heads.

Sabre Online adds tools

: BTN News; Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Global travel IT provider Sabre Online has added new tools and an 'enhanced user experience', with updates to its corporate online booking engine rolled out to agencies across Australia and New Zealand.

RCE joins Tier 1 PPP program

: MICE News; Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Reliance Conventions and Events (RCE), a Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based professional conference organiser, has joined three other companies appointed by the Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) and become a Tier 1 member of MyCEB's Professional Conference Organiser Partner Program (PPP).

Hertz in Queensland push

: BTN News; Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Hertz Australia has announced a major expansion in central Queensland, Australia, opening five new rental locations and expanding two others to service the booming coal mining and natural gas regions of the Bowen and Surat Basins.

Winter re-elected to ICCA Board

: MICE News; Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Martin Winter, chief executive of Gold Coast Tourism, Queensland, Australia has been re-elected to the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Board of directors.

Star set for new Events Centre opening

: MICE News; Tuesday, 27 November 2012

More than 150 executive and personal assistants from across Sydney, Australia recently joined The Star's managing director Frederic Luvisutto and his sales team for a presentation on the award-winning hotel.