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Air NZ awarded

: BTN News; Thursday, 11 April 2013

New Zealand's Air New Zealand has won the global tourism business category at the World Travel and Tourism Council's annual summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

United signals its Boeing support

: BTN News; Thursday, 11 April 2013

US carrier United Continental says it expects to resume B787 services from May 31, about a week earlier than it previously expected.

The WSJ reports the owner of US-based Frontier Airlines is in discussions with Indigo Partners, a private equity firm, and Anchorage Capital Group, which now are competing with Republic Airways Holdings to buy Frontier.

Vueling recommends takeover

: BTN News; Thursday, 11 April 2013

Spanish low-cost airline Vueling has recommended shareholders accept a takeover offer of EUR9.25 per share from International Airline Group, which owns Spain's Iberia and the UK's British Airways.

Hawaiian to add Beijing flights

: BTN News; Thursday, 11 April 2013

Hawaiian Airlines plans to launch non-stop service between Honolulu and Beijing, China in April 2014, pending approvals by US and Chinese regulatory agencies.

Utrecht set to match knowledge event support

: MICE News; Thursday, 11 April 2013

In a bid to combat economic cutbacks in Europe, the Dutch province and city of Utrecht will match rival cities in Asia by offering financial support to congress organisers if they are committed to organising and/or holding an existing knowledge event in the city.

Unique ranking for CIBTM

: MICE News; Thursday, 11 April 2013

Organiser Reed Travel Exhibitions has confirmed the China Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM) will be the only meetings industry exhibition globally to be officially certified by the US Department of Commerce.

Springsteen aids Foodbank

: MICE News; Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Australia’s Foodbank NSW raised A$37,000 during Bruce Spingsteen's three Sydney concerts at the Allphones Arena venue last month.

Lachmandas-Sakellariou new BestCities chair

: MICE News; Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Neeta Lachmandas-Sakellariou, assistant chief executive at Singapore Tourism Board, has been selected BestCities Global Alliance Board chair for 2013.

Travel insurance ‘a generational thing’?

: BTN News; Wednesday, 10 April 2013

New research shows Gen Xers are 30 per cent more likely than Millennials (Gen Y) or Baby Boomers to travel overseas without travel insurance.

CO2 increases turbulence - scientists

: BTN News; Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Turbulence on flights will become more severe by 2050 as carbon dioxide emissions rise, leading to longer journey times and increased fuel consumption, British scientists at the universities of Reading and East Anglia say.

Jet2 pulls out of Belfast

: BTN News; Wednesday, 10 April 2013

UK-based Jet2 says it temporarily ceased operations at Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland because of safety concerns about a runway resurfacing project.