WA's AAP back for 2025
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Western Australia's 'Affordable Airfares Program' (AAP) is returning, with reduced cost for leisure travel between Perth and Broome, Exmouth and Kununurra.
Kyoto to hike hotel taxes
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 14 January 2025
The Japan city of Kyoto is planning to increase its hotel tax rates from next year, with guests at hotels and other accommodation types paying as much as JPY10,000 per person per night on a sliding scale based on per-night room rates.
Tauck launches Australian incentive
- BTN News
- Sunday, 12 January 2025
Tauck has launched an 'advisor incentive' to thank the Australian travel agents who have played a crucial role in the company’s 100-year success.
Vietjet adds four more jets to fleet
- BTN News
- Sunday, 12 January 2025
Following its end-of-year addition of two A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) aircraft from Airbus in December, Vietnam's Vietjet has added four wet-leased aircraft to its fleet.
Jeju Air data boxes had 'stopped recording'
- BTN News
- Sunday, 12 January 2025
The 'black boxes' holding flight data and cockpit voice recordings for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 of 181 passengers and crew dead, stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry says.
November demand up 8.1pc in the cabins
- BTN News
- Sunday, 12 January 2025
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says November's total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), was up 8.1 per cent compared to November 2023 and total capacity in available seat kilometres (ASKs), was up 5.7 per cent year-on-year.
Ryanair to sue passenger for flight costs
- BTN News
- Sunday, 12 January 2025
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to sue a passenger for EUR$15,000 after a flight from Dublin to the Spanish island of Lanzarote with 160 passengers was forced to divert to Porto, Portugal and be delayed overnight.
Edinburgh okays bed tax
- BTN News
- Sunday, 12 January 2025
Hotels, short-term lets and campsites in Edinburgh will start charging a visitor levy of five per cent plus VAT on all overnight stays from July 24 2026.
Ryanair to sue passenger for flight costs
- BTN News
- Sunday, 12 January 2025
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to sue a passenger for EUR$15,000 after a flight from Dublin to the Spanish island of Lanzarote with 160 passengers was forced to divert to Porto, Portugal and be delayed overnight.
ACI strengthens training ties
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 January 2025
Airports Council International (ACI) World and SITA have renewed their support for the ACI-International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Airport Management Professional Accreditation Program (AMPAP), enabling more training to be offered in the next three years to airport executives.
Qatar Air launches Formula 1 packages
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 January 2025
Doha-based Qatar Airways, the Global Partner and Official Airline of Formula 1, and its partner Qatar Airways Holidays, have launched their 2025 fan packages covering the upcoming F1 season and the home race, the Qatar Air Grand Prix November 28-30 at Doha's Lusail International Circuit, where tickets include access to post-race concerts.
MCEC releases 2025 eco-friendly menu
- MICE News
- Thursday, 09 January 2025
Australia's Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is introducing a 2025 menu that includes new eco-friendly packages with native ingredients and what it describes as 'a taste of Melbourne'.
Rottnest crash kills three
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 January 2025
A privately-owned Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft that crashed during takeoff at a popular Western Australian tourist destination killed three people and injured three others, officials say.
