APAC destinations are trending in a big way, comprising half of the top 10 hot spots that have demonstrated the greatest momentum among travellers, according to the Mastercard Economics Institute report on travel in 2024. Overall, the global travel sector is breaking boundaries in 2024 as consumer spending on tourism remains robust and passenger traffic […]

Sydney’s reinforced its position as the world’s preferred Australian host city, and top Australian city in the APAC region for international and local business events. Sydney secured 25th place in the worldwide ICCA city rankings and ranked 6th (ICCA) and 3rd (CVENT) in the Asia Pacific region. Tourism Australia also celebrated the ICCA 2023 rankings […]

Melbourne-born, Sydney-based chef and restaurateur Luke Mangan will open his first Melbourne restaurant in more than a decade this winter with the launch of Bistrot Bisou, set within the art-focused, character-filled Hotel Indigo. Set on the corner of Flinders Lane and Spencer Street, the relaxed French bistro and bar will feature modern takes on classic […]

Three young surfers on an all expenses paid surf trip on the Aussie coast.... What could go wrong?

Paspaley Pearl by Ponant will offer a gem of a cruise, as the new team shows by their pearly whites.

Memphis Tourism would win the award for coolest sponsor if there was one. But there isn't.

Forget what your mum told you, you can make yourself look better by making others look bad.

Clickety-clack, more than a century on track. Unlike the Overland, our poetry is not in demand.

You should click on this article for the content but it's also okay if you just want to see someone cut a ribbon.

Despite appearances, being stranded in a luxury resort isn't all milk and honey.

Surprisingly, no hotels with bed bugs were represented in the top 1% of top hotels.

Time to start saving up your waste - Australia is about to become a hub of biofuel innovation!

Despite appearances, even the most severe-looking businessperson wants heart in their travel.

South Africa Tourism's chief marketing officer reminds us all we were once joyful children and not grumpy adults.

Watch your back Kyle and Jackie 'O' - a new power couple is in town.

In an unlikely move, South African Tourism is actually encouraging young people to travel MORE.

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...