Wendy Wu Tours has launched its Spring Travel Sale wherein travellers can save up to $3,500 per person on select 2027 and 2028 group tours globally. The sale runs until 29 October and covers selected departures across Wendy Wu Tours’ worldwide collection, spanning Asia, Europe, Africa, South America and Antarctica. Travellers can also add a […]
Emirates has kicked off Arabian Travel Market 2026 with a flurry of dealmaking, signing seven Memoranda of Understanding with tourism boards spanning the Indian Ocean, Europe, Southeast Asia and the UAE, while also renewing partnerships with technology and retail players. Emirates uses tourism board partnerships to build awareness of destinations in its source markets across […]
Capella Hotel Group has appointed Lauren Tesch as regional director of sales, Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Tesch brings more than 20 years of experience spanning luxury hospitality, aviation, travel, loyalty and commercial partnerships. Most recently, she served as commercial director APAC at The Appointment Group (TAG), where she led commercial strategy and […]
Capella Sydney ranks as the Best Hotel in Oceania and 16th in the global ranking of The 50 Best Hotels 2026, returning to the prestigious global ranking for a second consecutive year. In 2025, the hotel in Australia ranked 12th of the top 50. “To be recognised once again among the world’s finest hotels is […]
Group members, from left, are Beth Byrd, Toni Leggio and Bridget Wheatley, sorting through finished prayer shawls. Dialog photo/Cathy Rossi When summer turns to fall and we pull out sweaters and wraps, we find soft comfort in clothing that keeps us warm. Add a little love and a lot of prayers woven into a hand-knitted […]
Student at Cathedral of St. Peter School. By Lauren TyreeSaint Mark’s High School graduate A few years ago, I was standing in a small, impoverished community in the Dominican Republic, helping lead a service project with a group of student volunteers. One of the young girls we met was shy and hesitant to speak with […]
A file photo shows the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica during sunset at the Vatican. Pope Leo XIV has repealed provisions introduced by Pope Francis in March 2021 that reduced the salaries of cardinals and Vatican employees as a cost-saving measure during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vatican published the papal decree, signed earlier in the […]
Boutique cruise line Swan Hellenic has opened its first bricks-and-mortar store in Australia, will introduce advisor training modules online and share informative videos in its bid to secure a bigger slice of the lucrative Australian cruise passenger market. The play has been revealed to Travel Weekly by Swan Hellenic’s chief commercial officer, Mario Bounas, who […]
Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral is pictured in this file photo. The Archdiocese of Chicago said it has paid out more than $400 million to abuse survivors, with the announcement coming on the heels of an abuse settlement announcement by a St. Paul, Minnesota-based attorney who has settled Chicago clergy abuse cases for more than 25 […]
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Amgen Irish Open at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, Ireland, Sept. 13, 2026. (OSV News photo/Kylie Cooper, Reuters) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump backed Irish unification during a meeting Sept. 12 with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin, a move that drew praise from a U.S. Irish […]