Star Alliance Interview – Convention and Meetings Support, IMEX
Star Alliance, has recently re-launched new MICE products under the name of “Conventions Plus” and are focused on delegates and organisers of meetings and...
AIDS Conference – Delegates Lost on Malaysian MH17 Downing
CORRECTION !! According to a news report from the Australian News Service ABC, (from July 17th), about 100 of the 298 people killed on...
Ping Liu from DMC China Star on Covid & Mice industry
Madam Ping Liu represents the DMC China Star from the Chinese MICE industry with her insights on the global MICE Market.
Barclays Bank Cuts Non-Essential Meetings Travel
It has been reported that Barclays is considering a clampdown on international travel to essential external meetings in an effort to control expenses. The...
VIZEAT Food Travel Experience Launches Partership Deals
Leading immersive food experience platform, VizEat, will be at the IBTM in Barcelona to talk about its new initiative of providing travel, events and...
Airline Merger Trial – American Airlines and US Airways
American Airlines and US Airways apparently closer to a clearing of the way to merge, creating the world's largest airline. A trial pitting the...
IATA Estimates a $113 Billion Airline Loss Due to Cornavirus
IATA estimated that the Corona virus crisis could cut US$113 billion of revenue. The total value of the US-Schengen airline market in 2019 was US$20.6 billion, with US-Germany (US$4 billion), US-France (US$3.5 billion) and US-Italy (US$2.9 billion) being the biggest losers.
Virgin Australia Steps In to Support Tourism Australia
Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti has been transforming Virgin Australia and says he has a complete strategy that works over the long term. Borghetti...
The Flight is Overbooked?
Do you know of anyone who got “bumped” due to overbooking? Overbooking lights is not illegal, and many airlines overbook their scheduled...
Coronavirus Impacts European Tourism
France has seen a 30% to 40% fall in tourists following the coronavirus outbreak according to the French Finance minister Bruno Le Maire. The drop off in tourist numbers is seen as posing a major impact on France’s economy. France is one of the most visited countries in the world, and tourism accounts for nearly 8% of its GDP. It is estimated that France welcomes around 2.7 million Chinese tourists to the country each year, but the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak will seriously impact the tourist season of 2020.
