Destination marketing professionals are no doubt reeling upon hearing about the Brazilian tourism board’s recent mega-gaffe.

A new app claims it is helping Australia’s tourism and hospitality industries by curating date ideas for singles at venues and attractions across the country.

There’s no doubt $12 million can go a long way, but can it shake the stigma of holidaying next to a detention centre?

Travel Weekly’s editor attended the recent Mi Save Solo event in the Solomon Islands, and to prove he was paying attention and not off trying beetle nut with the locals, he wrote this.

Just like the fireworks in the accompanying photo, two prominent industry bodies have gone off about the NSW government’s big funding cut to its tourism agency.

If you think we left the name of the top brand out of this headline to make you click on it, you’re absolutely right.

The new rules will also mean fines for placing your mouth around the nozzle of drinking fountains, which is pretty bloody gross anyway if you ask us.

Sadly, Agoda’s Peter Allen does not advise agents to hand out free avocados or discounted rates for first home buyers. Worth the read, nonetheless.

The TW staff have done their fair share of uncomfortable travelling, though this surely takes the cake.

We considered entering ourselves into the Guinness World Records for most hours spent procrastinating. How many hours are in a year? Times that by at least seven.

We threatened to go on strike if the line outside the cafe downstairs didn’t shorten, but apparently whether we do our job or not does not affect the city’s baristas in the slightest.

The only things worth protecting in our house is our dog and our collection of rare Leonardo Dicaprio posters, which we are willing to protect with our LIFE.