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Conventa early birds on the rise

: MICE News; Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Organisers of Conventa 2013 in Slovenia say 62 exhibitors from six countries have taken advantage of early bird registrations - 20 per cent more than for the same time last year.

Brisbane launches on line city directory

: BTN News; Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Queensland, Australia’s Brisbane Marketing Convention Bureau (BMCB) has launched an on line city directory - the Brisbane Event Planning Directory - to support its website.

MyCEB recruits business tourism head

: MICE News; Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) has appointed Mohd Nordzat Mohd Yusop its senior manager administration and finance.

Boeing tips huge demand for aviation staff

: BTN News; Tuesday, 17 July 2012

The Asia Pacific region will lead the world in pilot and technician recruitment over the next 20 years, plane maker Boeing claims, with 185,600 pilots and 243,500 technicians needed.

UK government considers alternative airport solutions

: BTN News; Tuesday, 17 July 2012

The UK government is proposing to allow more international airlines to use London's Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports, prompting concerns that cheaper landing and other aviation fees at these rivals to Heathrow airport might cause a price war.

Hawaiian to launch Auckland service

: BTN News; Tuesday, 17 July 2012

US carrier Hawaiian Airlines is to launch non-stop services between Auckland, New Zealand and Honolulu three times a week from March 14 2013.

ACI by the numbers

: BTN News; Monday, 16 July 2012

Airport Council International reports a year-on-year increase of 7.1 per cent in passenger numbers was recorded at Asia Pacific airports in May, while Middle East airports were up 11.5 per cent.

AMR mulls American's options

: BTN News; Monday, 16 July 2012

American Airlines could leave bankruptcy protection as an independent or link with any one of a half-dozen other carriers, say US sources.

Qatar wins top airline award

: BTN News; Monday, 16 July 2012

Qatar Airways has won three of the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards, including the Best Airline in the World award - for the second consecutive time.

Airport scanners becoming smarter

: BTN News; Monday, 16 July 2012

New airport scanners disguised as queue barriers and designed to detect radioactive 'dirty bombs' and DIY biological weapons could soon be introduced in UK and other countries' airports.

MCVB restructures MarComs and Sales

: MICE News; Sunday, 15 July 2012

The chief executive of Australia's Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) Karen Bolinger has confirmed a restructure of the former Marketing and Communications department, and the Business Development and Convention Sales department.

Cuba reports cholera outbreak

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 13 July 2012

An outbreak of cholera in eastern Cuba has killed three and infected more than 100 people in the past few weeks.

Use common sense when hiring a bike or car - SureSave

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 13 July 2012

In the last financial year, almost a quarter of all travel insurance policies sold in Australia showed Asia as the prime destination, but a disproportionate 50 per cent plus of all claims settled (worldwide) were from that region. Of those, 45 per cent involved incidents in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia.