AmaWaterways’ US-based co-owner Gary Murphy and managing director AU/NZ Steve Richards have launched its Australian-based operations with the openeing of a new 30th floor office with panoramic views over Sydney Harbour. But the guest of honour was cruise veteran and Virtuso travel agent Barbara from Bondi who was responsible for the first local AmaWaterways booking, […]

Air traffic in the French territory of New Caledonia remains at a standstill with both the domestic and international airports closed. Flights to and from Nouméa’-La Tontouta international airport were cancelled on Tuesday and aren’t expected to resume until Friday 17 May at the earliest. France has declared a state of emergency on the Pacific […]

Hotels.com unveiled “Perfect Somewheres” 2024, a first-of-its-kind program celebrating a selection of the top 1 per cent of hotels on the Hotels.com app. Aimee Edwards was on the ground at the Expedia Group’s EXPLORE conference in Las Vegas for the announcement. Unlike other travel awards, Hotels.com Perfect Somewheres is based on a data-driven approach to […]

The government’s $1.7 billion investment in a Future Made In Australia Innovation Fund will give a “significant” boost to the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Australia, James Goodwin CEO at the Australian Airports Association (AAA) told Travel Weekly. In the 2024-2025 budget released on Tuesday, the government said the $1.7 billion investment will […]

Apparent’s first integrated brand campaign goes live this week for Corporate Traveller, the flagship SME business-to-business brand of Flight Centre Travel Group. The campaign features a number of scenarios with playful headlines such as ‘We’re friends with (travel booking) benefits’ and ‘Corporate by name, not by nature’ which gives the campaign a cheekiness and levity […]

Thembisile Sehloho was appointed as the new chief marketing officer (CMO) South Africa Tourism in early April, so she’s literally had her feet under the desk for just longer than a month. At Africa’s Travel Indaba, David Hovenden sat down with for her only Australian interview and discussed the work being done on South Africa […]

Australian Cruise Association (ACA) and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) will return to Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) this month to promote the diverse range of cruising products in Australia to the international travel market. ATE is a pivotal opportunity to position Australia’s thriving cruise industry on the global stage and will this year be held […]

Australian tourists feeling the pinch from the cost-of-living crisis, might find an unlikely ally in South African Tourism in the future according to a panel at Africa’s Travel Indaba (ATI). With six out of ten young Africans failing to explore their own continent, despite constituting the largest demographic within the 1.3 billion-strong African population, the […]

Excellent news if you've ever experienced the sheer horror of realising you don't have a functioning passport.

Tired of dining with the riff raff? Get yourself a DayAway membership and slip into a life of luxury.

Be prepared - this article has more silver than your local jewellers!

With images like these - you're bound to regret being asleep during Australia's version of the northern lights.

We aren't endorsing ditching your work to look at flights to Ho Chi Minh but we're also not not endorsing it.

Spare a moment to think about the cleaner who had to pick up all the confetti after this one kicked off.

We've done the monotonous trawl through budget reports so you don't have to. You can thank us later!

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless its announced at a big conference, then it'll probably be reported.

VietJet's making big plays in Australia but is drawing the line at buying a defunct airline.

If you feel like we just haven't spent enough of our lives talking about Covid, then boy is this the article for you!

COMO Hotels and Resorts has launched its new farmhouse apartments in the heart of Tuscany, just in time for Australians to escape our wet winter. And it’s also an ideal time for Aussies of Italian ancestry to explore their home country as 2024 has been declared the year of Roots and Heritage Tourism by the […]

All things sounding positive for Townsville, apart from the fact its football team is playing like 10 year olds.

New Caledonia officials have announced a 6pm-6am curfew, a liquor ban and have closed the country’s main airport after overnight riots in which vehicles were torched and roads blocked in the wake of proposed constitutional reforms. Australian Government website Smartraveller has issued an alert informing visitors to exercise a high degree of caution in metropolitan […]

Gambling reform policy makers are shocked at the news surrounding the passing of a guest onboard last week.

Get lit! Well maybe not the kiddies, but there is a heap of bright and colourful events on at Vivid Sydney 2024.

Brothers will offer hotels bang for their buck in Sydney's booming southwest.

Don't blame us if you're yearning for a carb-filled pasta lunch after watching this week's episode!

Aeronology's the new kid on the block making big waves and lucky for you, we're here to get you up to speed.

Low demand prompts Qantas to drop its Sydney-Shanghai flights like a hot dumpling.

The harsh glare of our monitors on the news desk have been relieved somewhat by this local brand done good...

Tap into your inner explorer an save a couple of $K on flights? The trade-off will be frozen fingers.

Hit a festival in Spain, enjoy a Portuguese tart or take in the raw beauty of North Africa. This feature has it all!

It's not even winter yet and Vietjet's already talking about summer. We certainly aren't judging them!

Teaching the next gen in hospo how to serve drinks, take a restaurant order and hold a conversation - yep we're in!

Cost of living crisis? Forgeddaboutit! If you run a tourism business, your costs have doubled since Covid.

APT punches above its weight in European river cruising - let's see what its got when it comes to naming conventions.

The 'W' themed lights and settings are optional, we hope!

We were hoping to get a start at a fashion week event, but apparently our dress sense wasn't up to scratch...