Etihad Aviation Group to include Etihad Airways, the newly formed Hala Group including travel and tourism management and global loyalty companies, Etihad Airport Services, and Group support functions . New executive appointments include Chief Operating Officer Etihad Airways; Chief Operating Officer Hala Group, and Chief Operating Officer Equity Partners who will oversee investments in other airlines.

Technology in work and life, globalisation and other major trends transforming the meetings industry, per global meetings study released by the German Convention Bureau. The German Convention Bureau has released findings from “Meetings and Conventions 2030: A study of megatrends shaping our industry.”According to Matthias Schultze, Managing Director of the German Convention Bureau, “The meetings industry is an economic driver for nations all over the world. As an innovation leader, we envision this megatrends study helping players in the industry develop a future-oriented strategy that can generate business and economic success.”

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the largest and most dynamic hotel groups worldwide, announces their very first hotel on the Greek island of Crete: The Radisson Blu Beach Resort, Crete Milatos featuring 318 guest rooms is scheduled to open in Q2 2016. Carlson Rezidor already operates one property in Greece, the Radisson Blu Hotel Athens. Radisson Blu is Europe’s largest upper upscale brand and known for its contemporary design, innovative service concepts and the unique philosophy Yes I Can!

New Research Reveals Insights Into German Travel Habits. Visit Orlando, the offical tourism association for Orlando, launched a new marketing campaign running in Germany February/March 2014. The campaign leveraged insights from a research study, commissioned by Visit Orlando, to explore the travel habits of German travelers ages 25+. Two primary research results found that the majority of German travelers visit Orlando without children and that German travelers would have extended their stay, if they knew more about the breadth of the destination.

SCB’s Global Marketing & Communications Director spoke on harnessing team member’s creativity and talents to create better business results at the 2013 ICCA Congress in Shanghai; this practice was put in place at the recent ASEAN Tourism Forum 2014.Sarawak Convention Bureau’s (SCB) Global Marketing & Communications Director, Ms Amelia Roziman was the first female Sarawakian speaker to present at the prestigious ICCA 2012 Congress in Puerto Rico.

In summer 2014, airberlin will be offering its guests the widest range of city destinations, underlining once again the strength of its network within Europe. By offering 40 city destinations from its hub in Berlin airberlin is the carrier with the highest number of European city routes. Furthermore, from Dusseldorf airberlin offers more flights to Southern Europe than any other carrier. In summer the airline has 139 connections per week from the regional capital of North Rhine Westphalia to 15 southern city destinations in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal.