News
Industry movements: New hires at Intrepid, TravelManagers, Silversea and more
Keep tabs on all the latest movements in the industry, find who you need to shmooze at the next networking event and suss out all the latest gossip right here.
Cruise
Coral Princess brings cruising back to Newcastle
Cruising has returned to Newy, marking more opportunities for the locals to hang out by the water and wear thongs.
Hotels
Soneva introduces cryptocurrency payments at its resorts
This new update could mean that other travel companies may soon accept crypto, and then someone may finally buy our Travel Weekly NFT!
Tourism
Paul Hogan gets top Tourism Australia honour
Hogan was reportedly quite happy with the award, but quietly disappointed that it wasn’t a knife which he could compare with his larger knife.
Events
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News
Jucy to expand rental car fleet with $40m worth of new inventory
Jucy is a vehicle rental operator, not the company that makes those pink velour track pants, in case you were also a bit confused.
Aviation
Qantas group engineers vote to strike
More than 700 Qantas, Jetstar and Network Aviation’s maintenance engineers are in favour of industrial action over pay negotiations.
Events
NTIA 2022 tickets are on sale!
Industry events are a great opportunity to do some networking, reconnect with friends, and wake up the next day with a crippling hangover and anxiety about what you might have said to your boss.
Events
Virtuoso announces its first tech summit
Meanwhile, Travel Weekly will be attempting our first mountain summit. Though it’s not really a mountain, but a hill near our office we try and avoid if possible.
Tourism
Aussie representatives made their mark at Australia Marketplace North America
Its rumoured that some of the reps spent the whole time warning Americans about drop bears and telling people how to ride a kangaroo.
Cruise
Tourists stranded as Europe’s rivers continue to drop
Water levels across Europe’s rivers continue to plague cruise operators with reports of marooned boats on the Doubs River.
Hotels
Midweek Interview
Midweek catch-up with Italian hotelier Gaia Quartucci
This week, we sat down with Gaia Quartucci, global sales and marketing director for part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the world group.
From bustling Southeast Asian streets and island getaways to ancient rainforests and highland retreats, Malaysia is full of surprises.
Off the beaten path: the treasures of Malaysia
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MSC Cruises webinar
27-07-22 | Online,NSW
MSC Cruises invites travel agents to master the skills needed to successfully sell an MSC cruise, in their latest webinar.
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Aloha Down Under roadshow 2022
22-08-22 | Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland,NSW
Presented by Hawai‘i Tourism Oceania (HTO), the roadshow celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and will visit Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland.
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The Great Barrier Reef Festival
04-08-22 | The Whitsundays,QLD
Bought to you by Cruise Whitsundays, The Great Barrier Reef Festival takes pride in inclusively connecting the reef to the shore and celebrates the coastal region of the Whitsundays at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Brand USA upcoming webinar, featuring Amtrak and Rocky Mountaineer
29-06-22 | Online,OVERSEAS
Next Wednesday 29 June at 10AM AEST, Brand USA is hosting its next agent webinar, which focuses on the US’s rail offerings.
Find out more >
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