FCM Consulting, a division of FCM Travel, has appointed Gemma King as global practice lead, outsourced travel resources (OTR). King will lead the growth of the company’s OTR practice and give enterprise clients flexible, on-demand access to senior travel management expertise. She brings more than 20 years of experience designing, building and transforming corporate travel […]
Queensland has claimed two of the three titles on offer at the 2026 Australia’s Top Tourism Town Awards, with Stanthorpe named the nation’s top tourism town and Airlie Beach crowned top small tourism town. Stanthorpe took Gold in the category for towns with a population above 5,000, while Airlie Beach won Gold in the small […]
Marriott Bonvoy has reported a substantial increase in US visitation to Melbourne following Australia’s first-ever regular-season NFL game at the MCG last week. The NFL’s official hotel partner said the spike bucked the usual pattern of domestic-led demand, with US travellers representing the largest source market at more than 50 per cent of its Melbourne […]
Federal Transport Minister Catherine King has accepted lifetime access to Qantas’ top-tier platinum status membership. The Australian Financial Review reported that King had listed the status on her register of interests on Monday to include the gift she had received from the airline. The benefit offers full access to first and business class lounges, priority […]
Emirates has closed its northern summer season ahead of expectations and enters winter with strong booking momentum across a broadening range of markets, as the airline continues to invest in its fleet, network and customer offering. Between July and August, Emirates carried more than 8.6 million passengers, maintaining healthy seat load factors across its network. […]
Australia’s two largest airline groups have posted strong financial results despite significantly higher jet fuel prices, according to the ACCC’s latest Domestic Airline Competition in Australia report. The Qantas Group reported underlying earnings before interest and tax of approximately $2.35 billion, down 11 per cent on 2024–25. Virgin Australia reported underlying earnings of $753 million, […]
Cathay has appointed Aldric Chau as regional general manager, Southeast Asia & Oceania and Richard Jones as area head, Oceania. The pair will spearhead Cathay’s passenger and cargo growth and development ambitions across Southeast Asia and Oceania under their respective portfolios. Both Chau and Richard will oversee travel, lifestyle, cargo and operations with an ongoing […]
By Naomi Bernaldez, Campaigner on Amnesty International’s Central America team Naomi took part in the Write for Rights campaign for Juan López and created a collage using fragments from more than 15,000 letters sent from around the world. In this article, she reflects on what it meant to carry a sample of that solidarity to […]
Chris Cerasari of St. Elizabeth confronts Archmere defenders including Chase Lengkeek, right. Dialog photo/Mike Lang First, there were a few days of football, and last week high school sports started on Wednesday. This week, it’s back to six days of soccer volleyball and all the other fall sports around the Diocese of Wilmington. The action […]
BATAM, Mediabatam.id — Konflik yang diduga berkaitan dengan persoalan lahan di Setokok, Kecamatan Bulang, Kota Batam, Senin (14/9/2026), berubah menjadi tragedi berdarah. Bentrokan antara dua kelompok pecah sekitar pukul 16.30 WIB. Peristiwa tersebut tidak hanya menimbulkan kepanikan di tengah masyarakat, tetapi juga menelan korban jiwa. Dua orang dinyatakan meninggal dunia setelah mengalami luka akibat senapan […]