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GBTA loses Harper

MICE News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
RachaelThe Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is looking for a new Sydney-based operations director Asia Pacific following the resignation of Rachel Harper (pictured). Harper is moving to Melbourne company Locomote, a travel technology company.

Harper has been with GBTA for more than two years and said it was a very tough decision to make as she had made many friends and business contacts in her Sydney role.

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Menzies opens new-look ballroom

MICE News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
menzies-Aust-BallroomAustralian hotel the 446-key Menzies Sydney has re-opened its new look ‘Australia Ballroom’ in a glitzy affair with 200 corporate clients.

With capacity for up to 500 guests, the Ballroom boasts new carpeting, paintwork, furniture and lighting, but still retains touches such as chandeliers.

The six-week refurbishment also saw the installation of Fairchild’s ‘SeeMe Now’ e-concierge tablet. Event organisers can now easily and quickly communicate requirements to hotel staff for AV equipment, air-conditioning and lighting settings or make other requests.

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Princess adds to fleet

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, has reached an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build a new ship that will enter service in 2017.

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Budget carriers on the rise in Australia

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Australia's Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development says budget carriers operating international flights from Australia are winning more of the market, with their May traffic share at 16 per cent compared to 13.9 per cent in May last year.

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Air Algerie crash offers no easy answers

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
The Air Algerie plane that crashed in the northern Mali desert last week, killing all 118 on board reportedly has left experts with a grizzly puzzle: There are no intact bodies to identify.

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Dublin now seventh for transatlantic services

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Ireland's Dublin Airport's pre-clearance procedures for US-bound passengers is attracting travellers from Scotland and the north of England who want to avoid flying to the USA via Heathrow or other European hub airports such as Amsterdam, according to Aer Lingus.

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India to build cheap airports

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
India's government is planning to build up to 50 small regional budget airports with rudimentary facilities that lack conveyor belts, arrivals lounges and air-conditioning.

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Australian cruise numbers break records

Health & Leisure
Thursday, 31 July 2014
A record-breaking year for the Australian cruise industry saw passenger numbers in 2013 hit an unprecedented 833,348, the highest ever recorded, according to a report by the Cruise Lines International Association.

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Waddell replaces Nelthorpe at MAPTO

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Waddell-ChairDavid Waddell (pictured) has been appointed chair of the Mandurah and Peel Tourism Organisation (MAPTO) in Western Australia, replacing Clive Nelthorpe.

Waddell is a Mandurah-based business consultant.

Meanwhile, the region has reported strong domestic visitation numbers in the first quarter of 2014, with Tourism Research Australia recording nearly half a million overnight domestic travellers now heading to the Peel region.

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Solomon Islands, Fiji still at odds

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
The dispute between the national airlines of Solomon Islands and Fiji that has halted flights by both carriers "can only be resolved through the intervention of the prime ministers of both countries", the Association of South Pacific Airlines says.

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GBTA loses Harper

MICE News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
RachaelThe Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is looking for a new Sydney-based operations director Asia Pacific following the resignation of Rachel Harper (pictured). Harper is moving to Melbourne company Locomote, a travel technology company.

Harper has been with GBTA for more than two years and said it was a very tough decision to make as she had made many friends and business contacts in her Sydney role.

Read more ...

Menzies opens new-look ballroom

MICE News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
menzies-Aust-BallroomAustralian hotel the 446-key Menzies Sydney has re-opened its new look ‘Australia Ballroom’ in a glitzy affair with 200 corporate clients.

With capacity for up to 500 guests, the Ballroom boasts new carpeting, paintwork, furniture and lighting, but still retains touches such as chandeliers.

The six-week refurbishment also saw the installation of Fairchild’s ‘SeeMe Now’ e-concierge tablet. Event organisers can now easily and quickly communicate requirements to hotel staff for AV equipment, air-conditioning and lighting settings or make other requests.

Read more ...

Princess adds to fleet

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, has reached an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build a new ship that will enter service in 2017.

Read more ...

Budget carriers on the rise in Australia

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Australia's Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development says budget carriers operating international flights from Australia are winning more of the market, with their May traffic share at 16 per cent compared to 13.9 per cent in May last year.

Read more ...

Air Algerie crash offers no easy answers

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
The Air Algerie plane that crashed in the northern Mali desert last week, killing all 118 on board reportedly has left experts with a grizzly puzzle: There are no intact bodies to identify.

Read more ...

Dublin now seventh for transatlantic services

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Ireland's Dublin Airport's pre-clearance procedures for US-bound passengers is attracting travellers from Scotland and the north of England who want to avoid flying to the USA via Heathrow or other European hub airports such as Amsterdam, according to Aer Lingus.

Read more ...

India to build cheap airports

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
India's government is planning to build up to 50 small regional budget airports with rudimentary facilities that lack conveyor belts, arrivals lounges and air-conditioning.

Read more ...

Australian cruise numbers break records

Health & Leisure
Thursday, 31 July 2014
A record-breaking year for the Australian cruise industry saw passenger numbers in 2013 hit an unprecedented 833,348, the highest ever recorded, according to a report by the Cruise Lines International Association.

Read more ...

Waddell replaces Nelthorpe at MAPTO

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Waddell-ChairDavid Waddell (pictured) has been appointed chair of the Mandurah and Peel Tourism Organisation (MAPTO) in Western Australia, replacing Clive Nelthorpe.

Waddell is a Mandurah-based business consultant.

Meanwhile, the region has reported strong domestic visitation numbers in the first quarter of 2014, with Tourism Research Australia recording nearly half a million overnight domestic travellers now heading to the Peel region.

Read more ...

Solomon Islands, Fiji still at odds

BTN News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
The dispute between the national airlines of Solomon Islands and Fiji that has halted flights by both carriers "can only be resolved through the intervention of the prime ministers of both countries", the Association of South Pacific Airlines says.

Read more ...