Madhok acting Suntec head
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Arun Madhok has been appointed acting chief executive of the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, replacing Pieter Idenburg.
ACC meal donations top 50,000
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Disadvantaged and homeless South Australians have now received over 50,000 meals from the Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) through its partnerships with Foodbank SA and OzHarvest Adelaide.
ETS trade war closer
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 June 2012
It's official. China is expected to take swift counter-measures (which could include impounding European aircraft) if the EU punishes Chinese airlines for not complying with its scheme to curb carbon emissions, the China Air Transport Association says.
Load factor slips at SIA
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says load factor in May hit 66.9 per cent, marginally lower than April - which was 68.5 per cent - and slightly below the 67.4 per cent a year earlier.
Qantas to increase Perth-Melbourne A330s
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Australian airline Qantas will increase the number of A330 services on its Perth–Melbourne route from 15 October 2012.
Qantas going daily to Dallas
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Australian airline Qantas will increase the frequency of its services between Sydney and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to daily from 01 July 2012.
TWA to focus on events
- MICE News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Tourism Western Australia (TWA) will increase its use of major events to attract tourists to and from within the state according to Gwyn Dolphin, executive director Eventscorp (a division of TWA).
Tourism Australia sticks to its knitting
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Tourism Australia's latest advertising campaign - There's nothing like Australia - is off to an impressive start, with the ad receiving more than eight million views since being launched a fortnight ago.
Busselton, Broome in WA flight reviews
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Busselton Airport in Western Australia's south west (around a three hour drive from Perth) may be upgraded to take wide-body aircraft on direct flights from the eastern States - and possibly international flights at some stage in the future.
PNG goes global
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
The prime minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, has announced plans to invest PGK10 million per year (A$4.9 million per year) over the next five years in global tourism campaigns with the target of increasing international visitor numbers by at least 20 per cent.
Qantas to make Australia a hub
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Australian airline Qantas is not in the market raising capital and is not in merger or takeover talks with any other airline, according to Stephen Thompson, executive manager Qantas Global Sales.
PAL on acquisition trail ahead of LCC move
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Philippine Airlines (PAL) says it is in talks to invest in a foreign carrier using funds from Philippines-based San Miguel Corp.
MAS to boost network
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Malaysia's Malaysian Airline System (MAS) is seeking to nearly double the number of Asia-Pacific destinations served by 2015 and fly to 25 cities in countries including China, Japan and India. Flights on some existing routes will increase by as much as 50 per cent. MAS currently flies to 13 regional destinations.
