Travel Weekly’s editor skipped cycling to work this week in favour of taking Sydney’s light rail, but arrived at the office three hours late after realising it’s still not up and running.

In other news, we can now walk up the office stairs without getting a stitch! Ok, that was a lie, but at least we don’t beg our colleagues for piggybacks anymore.

Travel Weekly is on the ground at ExploreGB in Newcastle, relying on whisky to keep us warm after we forgot to pack our coat.

We raced through this article so we could get to our favourite gym class on time. Ok you got us, there’s a lunch special on at the pub.

The new terminal acknowledges the Hunter region’s attractiveness as a cruise destination.

The Fifth Holiday Inn Express in Australia announced in addition to growth of the mid-scale brand in New Zealand.

You can catch ’em all in the Gold Coast, Newcastle and Campbeltown.

The Mercure Newcastle Airport has been officially opened with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.

Pelican Airlines will take off next week and plans to bring Sydneysiders to NSW wine regions this winter.

From cruise ships to planes, the wild weather thrashing NSW, and Sydney in particular, is causing major disruptions for locals and travellers alike.

italktravel’s three agencies in Newcastle have been quick to take up local sponsorship funding provided by parent Independent Travel Group. […]