Hilton to double A-P mid market coverage
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Global hospitality company Hilton plans to double its focused service presence in Asia Pacific and offer 1,000 hotels in the mid-market segment.
Australia set to ban debit card fees
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Australia's Labor federal government is set to ban debit card fees and will provide A$2.1 million to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate excessive card costs.
Perth welcomes hundreds of travel sellers
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 October 2024
About 300 international travel agents are in Perth, Western Australia until Friday (October 18) for Tourism Australia’s G’day Australia.
Fraport releases September figures
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 October 2024
Germany's Frankfurt Airport served some 5.8 million passengers in September 2024, a 1.2 per cent increase on the same month in 2023, operator Fraport says.
Australia ends Lebanon repatriation flight series
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 October 2024
The last Australian repatriation flights left Lebanon on Sunday October 13, with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade saying 3170 citizens, permanent residents and their families had used 18 government flights since October 5.
WRTO meet headed for Penang
- MICE News
- Monday, 14 October 2024
The World Research Travel Organization (WRTO) is readying for the 2024 World Research Travel Conference, taking place 3 to 7 November 2024 at the Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, supported by the Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB).
Lotte to use Sabre CRS
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 October 2024
Korea-based Lotte Hotels & Resorts, which operates 35 hotels in seven countries, has signed for Sabre’s SynXis Central Reservation System (CRS) to support the group's growth in South Korea and internationally.
Qatar Air introduces new 'premium' Australian menu
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 October 2024
Doha-based Qatar Airways is celebrating 15 years of flying to Australia with a new, limited-time premium menu available until 15 December 2024 for business and first class passengers flying from Sydney and Perth.
Western Australia now connected to 20 international ports
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 October 2024
Japan's All Nppon Airways has restarted three-times weekly direct flights between Tokyo and Perth in Western Australia, delivering more than 17,000 inbound seats between now and March 2025.
Zipair to add Houston
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 October 2024
Japan Airlines's subsidiary Zipair plans to offer four flights a week between Japan's Tokyo Narita and Houston Bush from March 4, 2025.
United boosts international footprint
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 October 2024
United Airlines is launching flights to eight new international destinations, including seven that currently are not served by any US carrier.
BA suspends some B787 flights
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 October 2024
British Airways has cancelled hundreds of B787 flights due to maintenance issues that have forced it to ground five of the jets.
Dnata adds ground power units to Dubai fleet
- BTN News
- Monday, 14 October 2024
Dunai-based dnata says the addition of 14 new, 180kVA electric ground power units (GPU) at Dubai International airport (DXB) will handle 33 per cent of all GPU utilisation at the airport, replacing diesel-powered equipment and reducing fuel consumption by some 550,000 litres annually.
