Sheraton Macao to be Starwood’s biggest
- MICE News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
The soon-to-open Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central is rolling out the red carpet for MICE planners with meeting offers at what is the largest hotel in Macau.
Carlson adds three to China tally
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has signed three new hotels in China, the 300-room Radisson Blu Plaza Wuxi, the 242-room Radisson Blu Chengdu East and the 348-room Radisson Blu Wuhan ETD Zone.
UK government to rethink Heathrow ban?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
UK prime minister David Cameron has set the ground for a re-think on a third runway at Heathrow airport by leaving the door open for the Conservatives to campaign at the 2015 election in favour of expanding Heathrow.
Sustainability in travel book for Rio launch
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
Travel and tourism leaders are calling for a new enlightened framework for sustainable tourism in a ground breaking collection of essays compiled by Australia's Victoria University academics.
Siebert increases AEH shareholding
- MICE News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
Michael Siebert, executive director of Adelaide Expo Hire (AEH), has increased his shareholding to 50 per cent of the company.
Amadeus inks Akamai cloud deal
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
Travel technology company Amadeus has signed a global partnership agreement with Akamai, a cloud platform operator that provides services for all web-based applications used by Amadeus and its customers, including airline e-commerce websites and Amadeus’ own suite of booking tools.
MAS launches specials
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
Malaysia’s Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has launched several fare specials to encourage travellers to book their flights early.
Marchingo, Leddy join ETF
- MICE News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
Exhibitions & Trade Fairs (ETF), organiser of the Australian Business Events Expo and Sydney’s Event Showcase trade shows, has confirmed Rowan Marchingo will be show director for both events in 2012, and Marion Leddy will become national sales and marketing manager for ETF.
Thousands visit London for Jubilee
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
Thousands of visitors flocked to London last weekend to celebrate the Queen’s 60-year reign, with over a million people lining the River Thames to watch the Royal pageant, and major attractions reported record numbers of visitors over the four day break – despite the weather!
Virgin America inks JAL deal
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
Virgin America has signed an interline agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL). The US carrier has 18 destinations and a fleet of 52 new aircraft and already interlines with Virgin Australia, Virgin Atlantic, Air New Zealand, Emirates, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, South African Airways, El Al, Qantas, China Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Air Pacific.
Turkish in market for more planes
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
Turkish Airlines is in the market for jumbo jets to keep up with traffic growth at its Istanbul, Turkey hub.
Tourism NZ goes beyond for business
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
Tourism New Zealand is to be more proactive in the business events sector.
Convention centre inquiry
- MICE News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
The New Zealand auditor-general’s office is to carry out an inquiry into the expressions of interest process for proposals to build an international convention centre in Auckland.
