KLCC boosts wi-fi capabilities
- MICE News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) has increased its wi-fi capability to 40mb to offer customers faster connectivity at no cost on a ‘best efforts’basis.
GBTA calls for award nominations
- BTN News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
The Global Business Travel Association is calling for awards nominations to be held in conjunction with its annual conference and exhibition in Sydney, Australia.
Etihad takes Aer Lingus stake?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
Irish carrier Aer Lingus says it is in talks with Abu Dhabi based Etihad on reciprocal code-sharing arrangements, while separately, reports say Etihad has bought a 2.987 per cent stake ahead of bidding for the Irish government's 25 per cent share in Aer Lingus.
Welcome to where?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
Edinburgh, Scotland-based on line flight-finder Skyscanner has released a list of European airports with 'misleading' names because the airports are so far from the cities that form part of their names.
Jetstar inks China distribution deal
- BTN News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
Australian Qantas group unit Jetstar has inked a deal to have content distributed in China by local distribution entity TravelSky.
CTM buys R&A Travel
- BTN News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
Corporate Travel Management has acquired US-based firm R&A Travel (effective July 2012) and will use it as a platform to penetrate the USA market and better-satisfy demand for US services from its Australian and NZ customers.
Emirates extends free limo reach in Scotland
- BTN News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
Scottish passengers flying Emirates first class from Glasgow to or via Dubai to points beyond will be offered a free chauffeur-driven limo service up to 150 miles from the airport when flights are doubled to twice daily from 01 June.
March figures a one-off?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says March's international air cargo traffic was up 2.2 per cent on February, but rose just 0.1 per cent compared to March last year, though passenger traffic was up by 9.6 per cent.
MAS, AirAsia cancel share swap
- MICE News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
Shareholders of Malaysia's Malaysian Airline System (MAS) and the country's low-cost carrier AirAsia have decided to cancel a share-swap agreement signed last year because of resistance from employee unions at MAS.
UK Immigration staff plan strike
- MICE News
- Thursday, 03 May 2012
As the row in the UK over long passenger queues at London Heathrow Airport continues, immigration staff have announced plans to strike.
Destination SA in July this year
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 02 May 2012
The Adelaide Convention Bureau (ACB) has confirmed dates for annual showcase mart Destination SA, now in its ninth year.
Melbourne chefs supporting Starlight
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Melbourne’s leading chefs will be defending their reputations outside the kitchen as a part of the Starlight Chefs’ Charity Cup on Saturday 02 June.
Turkish seeks more India rights
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Istanbul, Turkey-based Turkish Airlines wants India to extend bilaterals to enable it to increase its number of flights between Turkey and India, adding Bangalore and Hyderabad to its passenger destinations.
