Meanwhile, our office dog has made it compulsory for all employees to give her pats whenever we walk past. Those who do not comply wind up with wet patches under their desks.

If Travel Weekly had an award for the industry’s best beard, Aussie expat Paul McCallum would be the clear winner.

There are plenty of good signs for the tourism industry judging by this week’s Destination Wrap. Here’s Travel Weekly’s roundup of what’s been happening domestically and internationally.

A luxury hospitality group has agreed to return millions to the US government after accessing it from a COVID-19 relief fund for small businesses.

The United States’ flagship inbound travel tradeshow has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even though trips to America’s capital are off limits for now, there are still plenty of ways for your clients to stay inspired.

Scott Morrison said he has received intelligence that shows Iran shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines flight that crashed on Wednesday.

A Boeing 737 aircraft has crashed shortly after take-off in Iran, killing all on board. Here’s what we know about the incident so far.

The US has imposed a travel ban on its citizens visiting Cuba, in a move that would stop thousands of would-be travellers visiting the island from America.

China has issued a travel warning for its citizens travelling to the States, citing concerns travellers have been “interrogated, interviewed and subjected to” forms of harassment by US law enforcement.

Fortunately, travellers will not be required to disclose their internet search histories to US immigration authorities.

Are you or a client flying over the Persian Gulf in the near future? You may want to give this a read.