If you’ve ever wondered whether to lock your checked suitcases, watch this extraordinary video footage, showing an airline baggage worker rifling the baggage of Jetstar passengers and allegedly pilfering. … Continue Reading
47 employees from G Hotel Gurney who reached milestone years of employment were given a formal acknowledgement during the recent 10th annual staff party for serving both G Hotels’ business success, goals and values. … Continue Reading
Aranui Cruises is offering travel agents and wholesalers an extra incentive to book their clients on an Aranui 5 cruise in the new year with all bookings made until April 2018 receiving an extra five per cent commission. … Continue Reading
Qantas has unveiled its first Boeing Dreamliner, the game-changing aircraft that will open up new routes and new levels of comfort for travellers. … Continue Reading
• KLM 2017-2018 winter schedule: 5.5% increase in capacity
Singapore Airlines’ brand new A350-900 aircraft touched down at Brisbane Airport (BNE) this morning, signalling the beginning of upgraded Airbus services for three of Singapore Airlines’ four daily flights between Brisbane and Singapore. … Continue Reading
Bianca Orsola-Rose has joined Star Clippers as the Sales Manager for Victoria and Tasmania. She brings vast experience to this role having been the Business Development Manager for Adventure World for six years that also included Cruise Spirit and Creative Cruising, as well four years as the Sales Manager at Creative Holidays (inc Creative Cruising), and most recently as Account Manager at Travelport. She has also had ten years experience within retail and travel management/events. … Continue Reading
The World Youth Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation announces its partnership with Vagaband for the only recurring global study of youth and student travel, New Horizons. Vagaband will give its travel safety wristbands to twenty lucky winners of the survey’s prize draw. … Continue Reading
• AIM Group Announces Financial Results for 2016With the volume of internet data set to reach 44 zettabytes, or 44 trillion gigabytes, by 2020 – what is the value of all this information for the modern consumer? Prominent Australian business leaders will gather at the inaugural Millennial 20/20 Summit in Sydney next month to discuss how both traditional and disruptive businesses leverage data to respond to the changing expectations of millennials. … Continue Reading
• Regional Tourism Champions to Convene in Canberra
Carnival Cruise Line celebrated its fifth anniversary in Australia today with the world’s longest conga line at sea, marking the first ever World Conga Day™. Over 60,000 guests took part in the Carnival Conga over the past week, which travelled across 25 Carnival ships, via 13 countries, 7 time zones, spanning over 16,000 kilometres. … Continue Reading
Grab your favourite fascinator and a few friends and celebrate the race that’s stops a nation on Tuesday 7th November 2017, on Captain Cook Cruises Melbourne Cup Lunch cruise. … Continue Reading
The Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board, Sherin Francis, has described the opening of the new Fire and Ice – Bar & Lounge at Eden Island, as an added choice of entertainment venue for the new generation of travellers. … Continue Reading
Thailand is imposing a smoking ban on some 20 popular beaches across the country as part of the country’s sustainable tourism plan efforts. The ban comes into effect in November 2017. … Continue Reading
With SWIFT gpi, corporate treasurers around the world are getting a better payments experience from over 120 leading transaction banks … Continue Reading
Luxury travellers no longer want souvenirs. They want experiences. They want stories. And this is what VOMO in Fiji provides. … Continue Reading
Regent Hotels Group and Cottonwood Management, a prominent North American real estate development and management company, have officially launched their first collaborative project- 133 & 135 Seaport, a Regent Collection and appointed JLL, Taiwan to be their exclusive residential condominium sales agent in the Asia Pacific region. … Continue Reading
MGallery is a pioneer in addressing the distinct needs of the female traveller, with its special offering designed especially for women: Inspired by Her. … Continue Reading
Early 2018, Raffles Europejski Warsaw will open its doors to welcome a new chapter in an extraordinary history which spans 160 years. … Continue Reading
• The Grand Opening Of Fairfield By Marriott, Coimbatore Gives Guests Access To Tamil Nadu’s Top Natural And Historical AttractionsSTR’s September 2017 Pipeline Report shows 58,410 rooms in 374 hotel projects Under Contract in the Central/South America region. The total represents an 8.4% decrease in rooms Under Contract compared with September 2016. … Continue Reading
• STR: Caribbean/Mexico hotel pipeline for September 2017Most of us dream of simplifying our lives, even for just a few days. The tiny house movement is gaining momentum globally, the urge to reduce excessive consumption has led to a desire for more sustainable living. … Continue Reading
• Aussies Reduce Food WasteFor the first time in nearly a decade, Sheraton Waikiki’s meetings and convention spaces have a new look, thanks to a $1.4 million project over the summer. The hotel features one of Oahu’s preeminent meeting and convention facilities with one of the largest hotel ballrooms in Waikiki with the Hawaii Ballroom at nearly 26,000 square feet. … Continue Reading
Representatives from UNESCO World Heritage cities will have a golden opportunity to explore fellow heritage city Gyeongju’s unique contributions to the UN register when they visit the ancient Korean capital for the 14th World Congress of the OWHC, to be held at HICO from October 31st – November 3rd. … Continue Reading
• Looking Ahead At International Business Events: Growth In Bid Losses Outpaces Bid Wins
TravelManagers’ personal travel managers (PTMs), national partnership office (NPO) staff and a handful of partner suppliers joined forces across the country recently, as they tested their general knowledge regionally, in a series of ‘battle of the brains’ style trivia nights. … Continue Reading
Slingshot, alongside Amadeus and Brisbane Airport Corporation, are pleased to announce the cohort for the Horizons accelerator program. … Continue Reading
Cape Cod Central Railroad announced today that it is adding an additional full-length dome car for its Train to Christmas Town event this holiday season. … Continue Reading
• New Online Transfer Booking Platform Launched for Agents
A Winter Wonderland of snow-white sands melting into turquoise lagoon and never-ending Sapphire Ocean. Neon and fireworks lighting up the starry sky in a Countdown to the Surreal. … Continue Reading
Mantra Group’s Rising Stars, a group of 21 team members, teamed up with OzHarvest to participate in their corporate hands-on cooking class ‘Cooking for a Cause’ to transform rescued food items into restaurant-quality meals as part of their development week at Mantra Legends Hotel on Thursday 12 October. … Continue Reading
The FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 football tournament has got underway with Qatar Airways as the Official Airline Partner of the illustrious tournament. … Continue Reading
• Australian Champion Kitesurfer Chases Waves on Queensland’s Great Barrier ReefSabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, is pleased to announce that Virgin Australia has recently implemented Sabre Branded Fares, joining a growing list of airlines globally. … Continue Reading
• BBVA and BBVA Bancomer deploy DLT-based FX matching pilot from Calypso Technology and R3Whether it’s self-driving the Amalfi coast of Italy in a Peugeot, rolling along the countryside of the Cotswolds in the UK in a rental car, or packing up a motorhome and creating your own itinerary through the USA; self-drive specialist DriveAway Holidays have a deal to suit all travellers in its recently launched Earlybird specials for 2018. … Continue Reading
Victorinox Travel Gear launches the Etherius Gradient Collection, imparting new metallic colour schemes to its popular range of lightweight luggage. … Continue Reading
