Australia’s business web site numbers fall
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
New research has found nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of Australian small to medium businesses* don’t have their own web site.
New Mercure for Rotorua
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
New Zealand’s popular geothermal tourist destination Rotorua now has its first Mercure-branded hotel, Mercure Rotorua.
Colenso wins Tourism Fiji account
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Tourism Fiji has appointed New Zealand's Colenso BBDO to handle its advertising.
Burleigh first female Sofitel Australia gm
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Amery Burleigh has been appointed general manager of the Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, Queensland, making her the first female general manager at any Sofitel property in Australia.
Home-print bag tags launched in Denmark
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
One of the world’s first home-printed bag tag solutions has been implemented at Billund Airport in Denmark.
Climate change to hit Aust tourism peaks?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Climate change could shift peak holiday travel dates, with major consequences for the Australian tourism industry, a Victoria University researcher has warned.
Hawaiian food comes to Sydney
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaii Tourism Oceania and Sydney’s Grace Hotel are bringing Hawaiian cuisine to Australia for the inaugural Flavours of Hawaii Food Festival in June.
LAMEC dates set
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
The 2012 Latin American Meetings and Events Conference (LAMEC) will be held 17 August at the WTC Convention Centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
SCEC set for million delegate year
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre (SCEC) next year will see more than a million people in one of its heaviest conference, incentive and exhibitions periods in recent years.
Germany’s events industry posts record
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Germany's events industry achieved record results in 2011: 2.72 million events with 338 million participants took place.
Berlin newest BestCities member
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Berlin, Germany has become a full member of the BestCities Global Alliance after completing a one-year application phase.
SIM-based check-in trial a ‘first’
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
France’s Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is the world’s first airport to trial SIM-based Near Field Communication (NFC) to allow passengers to pass through the airport’s checks, controls and gates using only their mobile phones.
Asia Pacific international visitor arrivals increase
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
International arrivals into Asia/Pacific destinations grew by a collective seven per cent year-on-year during the first two months of 2012, according to preliminary data released by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
