Industry News
Northern Territory musters for MICE
The inaugural Northern Territory Muster ’11 was held last month in a bid to attract more meetings, incentives, conferences and events to Darwin, Alice Springs and other areas.
The Darwin Convention Centre and Northern Territory Convention Bureau (NTCB) mustered its top meeting and event suppliers in a road trip through Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide.
They invited
Melbourne’s Grand Mercure goes back in time for a modern make-over
Lush carpets in bold colours, sheer patterned curtains, luxe designer wallpaper…it’s all part of the 90-year-old Grand Mercure Melbourne’ multi-million dollar make-over, inspired by the site’s historical significance in the fashion world.
An Accor Vacation Club Apartments property, the Grand Mercure at 321 Flinders Lane was built in 1921 on the site where the internationally renowned Jaeger Fashion
Corporate travellers wooed by carriers
With fierce competition among carriers, BCD Travel says corporate travellers are increasingly being ‘wooed’ with a large array of freebies designed to make their flight more comfortable and enjoyable.
Freebies offered to first class business travellers aboard Qantas include pyjamas, slippers and the Qantas First Amenity Kit which includes Payot skincare products, toiletries, an eye mask
Inflight entertainment streamed to your iPad
Qantas will trial a new service called Q Streaming, which allows in-flight entertainment to be streamed to a corporate traveller’s personal iPad, laptop or smartphone.
The six week trial will take place on a B767-300 on the Perth to Melbourne and Perth to Sydney routes during November and early December.
BCD Travel encourages corporate travellers to give Q
Favourite hotel freebies
Hoteliers around the world say a free room upgrade and free wireless internet are the top two favourite freebies among leisure and corporate travellers. People also like free gym access and free breakfasts, according to hotel industry news site, HotelNewsNow.com.
A report from consumer market researcher, J.D. Power and Associates has similar findings with leisure and corporate travellers nominating
Science examines fastest way to board a plane
Corporate travellers who have experienced the frustration of long queues to board a plane will appreciate science’s efforts to raise efficiency.
In the past few years, several scientists have put forward ideas to increase the speed of boarding a plane. It is claimed the most common method – blocks of groups boarding rear to front, is
Thailand seeks to double arrivals by 2014
It’s one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world and now Thailand is investing millions to attract more new leisure and corporate travel business with the aim of doubling arrivals to 30 million by 2014.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has launched a new two-year advertising campaign called ‘The Miracle Years of Amazing Thailand’
Already checked in online? Now you can change your booking!
Ryanair will soon allow customers to change their bookings even after they have checked in online. Corporate travellers will be able to change the name on their ticket and their flight dates even after they’ve checked in online. BCD Travel says it’s a great service for business travellers whose plans can often change at the last moment.
Advito’s 2012 Industry Forecast
2011 has been a year of healthy recovery for corporate travel. Booking numbers have returned to close to 2008 levels, as companies display renewed enthusiasm for travel, especially to and from developing markets driving global growth.
But recently, headlines have grown ominous: volatile stock markets, concerns about government debt in the U.S. and Europe, worry over a double-dip recession.
World’s most popular city pairs for air travel
Leisure and corporate travel between the Asia Pacific and the Middle East has grown at a compound rate of more than 13% per year over the past two years, making them the most rapidly growing regional pair destinations for air travel, according to a review by Amadeus.
Europe and the Asia Pacific remain the strongest