Sydney Marriott now a Pullman
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Hotel operator Accor will add a total of 43 hotels across Australia and New Zealand as a result of its purchase of Mirvac Group's hotel interests.
Chinese carriers to fight ETS
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Chinese airlines will continue to oppose the European Union's emissions trading system (EU ETS tax) despite the EU's threats of punitive measures in response.
Ryanair posts record profit
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Irish budget carrier Ryanair's ceo Michael O'Leary says the carrier has achieved a 2011-12 FY record profit, but says it is unlikely there will be a repeat performance this year.
Thai ousts president
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
The board of directors of Thailand's Thai Airways International has terminated president Piyasvasti Amranand's contract, citing communication problems as the main reason.
AF447 - Airbus and Boeing disagree on fly by wire
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
The report into the tragedy of Air France 447 is due next month, but an article in the UK's Telegraph media says Airbus's aircraft design may have contributed to one of the world's worst aviation disasters and the deaths of all on board.
US carriers block more seats
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Reports say US carriers are reserving more window and aisle seats for those passengers willing to pay extra, making it more difficult for groups and families who don't pay the fee to sit next to each other without paying about US$25 per flight.
Changi cargo down further, passenger growth slows
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Singapore's Changi Airport has reported a steeper decline in its April cargo volumes, down 4.9 per cent from a year earlier to 148,200 tonnes. The March figure was a fall of 1.8 per cent.
Qantas confirms major restructure
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Australian airline the Qantas Group has confirmed a restructure of its airline business and changes to its executive team in the next phase of the five-year transformation plan launched in August 2011.
Good Q1 for HSH
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH) says its business divisions continued to perform positively in the first quarter of 2012.
Lao Central opts for Amadeus
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Newly launched Lao Central Airlines (LCA), Laos’ first independent airline, has signed a global distribution agreement with Amadeus which will provide the GDS’ travel agents with access to the airline's range of fares, domestic and international schedules and inventories.
Washington to host three major exhibitions
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 22 May 2012
This northern summer, a display in Washington DC, USA called Modern American Genius will feature three exhibitions by modern artists: Jasper Johns’ Variations on a Theme (June 02–Sept 09, 2012) at The Phillips Collection; In the Tower by Barnett Newman (June 10, 2012–Feb. 24 2013) at the National Gallery of Art and Richard Diebenkorn’s Ocean Park Series (June 30–Sept 23, 2012) at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Meetings Show names Advisory team
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 22 May 2012
The Meetings Show UK has named the team on its Advisory Board. They include industry experts from around the world.
Pearce exits AEH
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Pat Pearce has announced his retirement from Adelaide Expo Hire (AEH) after a 25-year career that saw his company win multiple awards for excellence.
