Destinations
AGENT GUIDE: joyful experiences for the whole family in New South Wales
by Sponsored by Destination NSW
NSW’s cultural activities and natural landscapes give agents all they need to craft a family trip packed with joyful experiences for everyone.
Destinations
AGENT GUIDE: bring your clients joy in New South Wales
by Sponsored by Destination NSW
NSW’s unique contrast of culture and nature is a recipe for memorable experiences you won’t find anywhere else– from sparkling Sydney to otherworldly desert landscapes
Hotels
REVIEW: QT Melbourne is a luxury boutique with a rock ‘n’ roll mentality
by Ali Coulton
QT’s Melbourne property is the embodiment of everything we love about the Victorian capital – it’s both uber-chic and a little bit bad-ass.
Aviation
Qantas updates air fleet, expects $1.1b loss by end of 2021
The latest updates from Qantas have clarified that the airline is ‘flying high’ physically, but not so much metaphorically.
Hotels
Hilton’s new campaign encourages consumers to “travel the world” closer to home
The advertising push champions international experiences in domestic locations. For example, sipping espresso outside a Melbourne cafe and then crying because you’re not in Italy.
Destinations
Flight Centre boss reconsiders suing WA thanks to English cricketers
Skroo has revealed he might not sue Western Australia after all. But what do English cricketers have to do with it? Find out here.
Tourism
New research reveals Aussies “lukewarm” on international travel
It appears Aussies’ appetite for international travel may not be quite as big as the industry had hoped once borders began reopening.
Aviation
NEW ROUTES: QantasLink to connect NSW’s Riverina with QLD and two of Australia’s premier wine regions
The national carrier’s regional arm will kick off two new regional services in anticipation of a boom in interstate holidays early next year.
Destinations
WA to ease border restrictions with NSW, impose mandatory vax policy for states with transmission and (finally) roll out COVID roadmap
The coming days will be a bit of a big deal for Western Australia, with a spate of major changes coming into place alongside what we expect to be a hefty reopening roadmap.
Travel Agents
Travel agents left out of NSW’s $530m plan to revive tourism and events
The plan includes vouchers to encourage domestic travel and a fund to lure international airlines back to Australia, but AFTA’s chief argues a crucial element of the industry has been left out.
Destinations
Victoria reopens to fully-vaxxed travellers from Sydney, WA to allow quarantine-free travel for Queenslanders
Here are a couple more positive signs that domestic travel is getting back to the good old days.
Wholesalers
AAT Kings launches 2022-23 season with flash new interactive brochure
Get early access to the season’s opening sale and save your clients up to $1,000 per couple using the handy promo code in this article.