Travel company Expedia Group said its chief technology officer and a senior engineering leader over “a violation of company policy” just two days after the company held its annual product and partner conference in Las Vegas. CTO Rathi Murthy and Sreenivas Rachamadugu, the senior vice president of Core Services Product and Engineering, have been let […]

Qantas and Virgin have backflipped on their stance and given conditional approval to an ombudsman that would look over passenger complaints. The news comes ahead of the soon to be released aviation white-paper, criticism of the major carriers’ delay and cancellation rates and a $120m fine for Qantas. Qantas cops $100m penalty with passengers to […]

Too much screen time, or too much screen! At 24m long, this LED at RACV will be a challenge to read from left to right.

Wackadoo! The eagerly anticipated Bluey’s World is set to open in Brisbane, on 7 November, offering families an unforgettable Bluey adventure with tickets on sale from tomorrow. Bluey’s World is a one-of-a-kind, immersive experience that will take visitors into the Heeler’s iconic family home, backyard and beyond – for real life. Get ready to play […]

Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is preparing to welcome more than 40,000 humpback whales that are making their way up the Australian east coast on their annual migration. The Sunshine Coast is one of Australia’s premier whale tourism destinations, built on its long-established whale watching cruises and Sunreef’s pioneering Swim with Whales experience, which celebrates its 10th […]

Online travel agency Webjet has have relaunched their partnership with AirAsia with a huge Asia flights sale, available until 2 June. To give customers a greater breadth of choice and price point, hundreds of new flight options to Aussie favourite destinations have been added, including Bali, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok via AirAsia, AirAsiaX, Thai AirAsia […]

Personally, we think the world would be far more interesting if ALL rumours had to be addressed in the ASX.

Very impressive turnout here! Although we imagine it's bad news if you're waiting in line for the dunny.

Curated by an artist who thanked Sydney drug dealers for helping him win an ARIA, this commute will be a bit different.

A man's not a camel! 4WD enthusiasts get to follow explorers' ill-fated path... with in-car coolers on full charge.

This experience is so luxury that even the wild kangaroos have been known to wear Louis Vuitton.

Considering it was Sir Richard Branson who awarded the prizes on Facetime, we think these guests deserve a call back!

River boat tragedy on the Danube Bend claims two lives after cruise ship collides with smaller vessel.

If you've only ever visited South Africa for the safari then now might be the right time to revisit!

These women are flying high - making history as first female-founded private jet and lux business - in the Middle East!

Hewlett's spreading his marketing wings with this new role at Albatross.

The Luxury Travel Collection’s (LTC) inaugural business owners Soiree took place on Hayman Island last week. The event saw luxury leaders gathering to find out more about the key trends shaping the industry. The Immersion Day, held on Thursday 16 May 2024, followed the growing luxury client trend of valuing immersive experiences over material items. […]

Expedia Group has used the EXPLORE conference at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas to highlight initiatives that empower underserved communities worldwide.   In a groundbreaking move towards fostering diversity and inclusion within the travel industry, Expedia’s Global Social Impact and Sustainability Team is dedicated to shaping a travel landscape that is safe, welcoming, and accessible […]

P&O Cruises Australia has answered a plea for help from a group of young Australian Rotary volunteers, stranded in Vanuatu following the collapse of Air Vanuatu. The students, many of them teenagers from Albury, NSW, were volunteering for a youth project run by the Hive Rotary Club Australia when the airline abruptly cancelled all flights, […]

Intrepid has increased its presence in the Middle East with the opening of its first destination management company in Jordan. Based in Amman, the local team will operate Intrepid’s range of nine experiential small group tours in Jordan from this summer, with a view to expanding the range for 2025 and beyond. Zina Bencheikh, managing […]

Global hotel owner and operator Minor Hotels has appointed Puneet Dhawan as head of Asia as the group plots its growth in Asia and India. From July, Dhawan will be responsible for the performance of all Minor Hotels properties in Asia, working in close collaboration with the Minor Hotels senior leadership team and will report […]

Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group have announced that Evon Ler will join them in the new role of director of sales, Asia. She will work closely with Tony Archbold (VP, Sales, APAC, Crystal) and Susan Haberle (VP, Sales & Partnerships, APAC, A&K) with trade support across the region. Ler comes to the A&K family with more […]

The government has updated its advice for Aussies who may be considering New Caledonia during this time.

Like a bird with no wings, Air Vanuatu is grounded as its only Boeing 737 heads to Melbourne after being repossessed.

Local and international culinary stars will descend on Sydney for Vivid Food. Post-event hangovers a given...

We are still trying to confirm whether it is Matthew himself in the lead image, will report back.

Of course ever parent knows the real luxury experiences come when you find a way to leave the kids somewhere.

The real Penelope experience would be falling in love with someone who doesn't love you back but that's hard to market.

Cruising has always been extravagant and the Sun is no different, apart from riff raff like us being let on board.

Aussies do their bit for the global economy by propping up bars across the world. It's a proud day for us all.

Surprise surprise... Sydney Harbour and the Opera House come up trumps. Can you tell we live here?

The news means we're due a trip to Melbourne, but we'll wait for winter to past first!

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.