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Lee to head IAAPA in Asia Pacific |
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M.I.C.E News
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 |
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Effective September 16, Andrew Lee becomes Asia Pacific executive director for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), based at the Association’s new Hong Kong office. |
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AIME buyer applications open |
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 |
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Hosted buyer program applications are now open for the 19th Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) 2011. |
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BA boss looking at Qantas again? |
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BTN News
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 |
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UK carrier British Airways is aiming to create the world's biggest international airline and could be back knocking at Qantas's door to achieve its aim. |
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Slow news day, another O'Leary outburst |
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 |
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Irish budget carrier Ryanair ceo Michael O'Leary has been accused of endangering passengers' safety after calling for co-pilots to be replaced in an emergency by trained flight attendants. |
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BA slams out of control BASSA |
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 |
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UK carrier British Airways, still facing the possibility of a pre-Christmas cabin crew strike, has said the Unite union airline stewards branch (BASSA) is out of control. |
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BTN News
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 |
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UK budget airline easyJet says it carried 400,000 more passengers in the year to August 2010. |
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Qantas loses commissions fight |
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Monday, 06 September 2010 |
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The Australian High Court has dismissed an application by Qantas to challenge a Federal Court ruling in May that it owes commissions to travel agents it short changed for more than six years. |
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Christchurch back in business |
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BTN News
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Monday, 06 September 2010 |
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New Zealand's Christchurch International Airport is now reopened for flights after the earthquake that hit the city in the early hours of September 4. |
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Goh replaces Chew at Singapore Airlines |
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Monday, 06 September 2010 |
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Singapore's Singapore Airlines has named Goh Choon Phong as chief executive officer, replacing Chew Choon Seng, who retires at the end of the year. |
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UNWTO releases global tour numbers |
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M.I.C.E News
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Saturday, 04 September 2010 |
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The first six months of 2010 saw international tourist arrivals grow by seven per cent, according to the August interim update of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. |
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Australian arrivals hit 47pc for Fiji |
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M.I.C.E News
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Saturday, 04 September 2010 |
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Fiji has again smashed all previous Australian visitor figures for a month of June with numbers released by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics this week showing the destination recorded a total of 27,651 arrivals for the period – a strong 48.3 per cent increase over the corresponding period in 2009. |
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Canberra calls on local talent |
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M.I.C.E News
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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Canberra, Australia is to call on academic institutions and prominent thinkers to front a new push to win a greater share of the conferences and events market for the nation's capital. |
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Two major 'nature' meetings won by Melbourne |
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M.I.C.E News
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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Melbourne, Australia has secured two major international conferences on aquaculture and plant biotechnology. |
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BTN News
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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The National Business Travel Association of Australia and New Zealand (NBTA AUS/NZ) has organised a forum on the workings of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the latest trends in the airline industry. |
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Connections wins Showground account |
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M.I.C.E News
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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Sydney-based Staging Connections has inked a new deal with the Sydney Showground to be its on-site venue services partner. |
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JAL to lay off 16,000 staff? |
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BTN News
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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Struggling Japan Airlines is tipped to lay off 16,000 staff as part of a turnaround plan, also involving route closures and financial assistance in the form of debt waivers. |
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Cyprus Air first half loss reported |
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BTN News
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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Cyprus Airways has announced pre-tax losses of EUR25.1 million for the first six months of 2010. |
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Ryanair to cut Belfast flights |
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair is to exit George Best Belfast City Airport, Northern Ireland from 31 October 2010. |
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IASC to look again at South Africa code share |
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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The International Air Services Commission (IASC) will this week review its ruling on the code-share agreement between South Africa's South African Airways and Australia's Qantas on the South Africa route. |
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Singapore Air to promote WA |
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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Singapore Airlines and Australia's WA state government have inked a three-year deal to promote the Australian destination in Singapore, Germany and China. |
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