Big occupancy differences for WA regions
- BTN News
- Sunday, 15 January 2012
ASEAN's 'Feel the Warmth' faces industry heat
- MICE News
- Saturday, 14 January 2012
A new phase of ASEAN tourism marketing, taking on joint marketing outside the region, has been heralded by ministers meeting at the ASEAN Tourism Forum in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Air France Group tightens reins
- BTN News
- Saturday, 14 January 2012
Europe's Air France-KLM Group says it will cut fleet size and capacity, freeze pay and hiring and enter into productivity talks with unions as it restructures to meet predicted challenges to the sector.
India into Australia's top 10
- MICE News
- Saturday, 14 January 2012
Changes to visitor arrivals source markets for Australia have seen New Zealand stay in top spot with more than 100,000 visitors, while the UK and China tied for second place with about 50,000 each, although that may prove to be a crossover figure.
AirAsia X exits Europe, India
- BTN News
- Saturday, 14 January 2012
Malaysian low-cost long haul carrier AirAsia X is to pull out of Paris, France; London, UK and Mumbai and New Delhi, India, citing taxes and other government impediments to growth as well as falling passenger demand from Europe.
Another high-speed UK route
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 January 2012
The UK is to have a new high-speed train service, initially running between London and Birmingham, with stage 2 - and beyond - plans to extend the line eventually to Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland.
New charter carrier for Aust?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 January 2012
A new domestic Fly In Fly Out air charter carrier says it will launch in Australia within months. JetGo Australia is expected to will offer services from Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
Airbus cracks 'very small' - IME
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 January 2012
A mechanical engineering expert says cracks developing on the wings of A380 need to be monitored, but they are very small.
Emirates adds 1st class and second Glasgow service
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 January 2012
UAE-based Emirates airline is to introduce a second daily non-stop flight - and will introduce first class on both services at the same time, a Scottish airports first - from Glasgow to Dubai from the beginning of June. The new service increases capacity on the route by 47 per cent, an extra 199 seats each way.
Smartphone use more than doubles
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 January 2012
The number of passengers at Beijing International Airport carrying smartphones has more than doubled in the past year, fuelling the rapid adoption of passenger self-service at the hub.
MAS boosts international frequencies
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 January 2012
Following recent cutbacks on poorly-performing routes, effective 25 March 2012, Malaysia's Malaysia Airlines is increasing its weekly frequencies to several better-performing ASEAN destinations as well as to Beijing, Taipei and Los Angeles.
Dolphin to head Eventscorp
- MICE News
- Thursday, 12 January 2012
Doyle to head sales for Captain Cook Crusies
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 11 January 2012
