Velocity Frequent Flyer has become the first airline loyalty program to partner with ShopBack in Australia, giving shoppers a new way to turn everyday spending into flights. The partnership lets ShopBack members convert cashback into Velocity Points at a rate of $1 for 50 points, with no fees. Members can turn cashback earned on groceries, […]
Emirates has unveiled several accessibility concepts still in development – including a cabin familiarisation experience for blind and low-vision customers, an accessible lounge suite and biometric boarding gates – at the AccessAbilities Expo in Dubai. The airline’s stand at the eighth edition of the expo, running at Dubai World Trade Centre from 19–21 October, was […]
Malaysia Airlines has scooped two major titles at the 2026 World MICE Awards The airline took home World’s Best MICE Airline and Asia’s Best MICE Airline for the first time. The double win was announced at a ceremony in Jamaica on 12 October. The awards recognised the carrier’s offering to the meetings, incentives, conferences and […]
Corporate Travel Management has had a $65 million security guarantee released by the International Air Transport Association, which has also restored the company’s previous settlement cycles. The arrangements replace the settlement and guarantee terms introduced in December 2025, which CTM said were temporary measures put in place while its FY25 financial statements were being finalised. […]
Qantas has launched a week-long sale across its Pacific network, with more than 180,000 discounted seats to eight island destinations – Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Samoa, Norfolk Island, Tonga, Palau and the Solomon Islands. Economy return fares start from $579 from Brisbane to Port Vila, with travel on select dates between January and September 2027. […]
Melbourne Airport has released new artist impressions of its $4.5 billion international terminal expansion, with planning and design progressing after the opening of new pick-up and drop-off zones for Terminals 1, 2 and 3. The designs show check-in, arrivals and departure satellite areas expanded into the current forecourt, with a focus on natural light to […]
The congregation gathers at a memorial Mass for Redemptorist Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari Oct. 18, 2026, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Guayaquil, Ecuador. A day earlier he was fatally injured when a large crucifix tipped forward and fell, striking the priest directly on the head while he was celebrating Mass at […]
Demonstrators react amid tear gas in Paris Oct. 18, 2026, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices. (OSV News photo/Abdul Saboor, Reuters) France’s bishops condemned “unacceptable violence” that “gripped” the country over the Oct. 17-18 weekend, saying the scenes of rioting “plunged the country into […]
Pope Leo XIV clasps his hands after leading the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 18, 2026, after being released from the hospital the previous day. Lead surgeon Dr. Stefano Margaritora said the pope’s recovery is progressing normally and that there is no medical reason to cancel his planned Nov. 6-17 trip […]
Bishop Koenig meets with members of the student council at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School in early October. He was joined by several priests and Lou De Angelo, the superintendent of schools. Courtesy photo BERLIN, Md. — Students at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School in Berlin, Md., had an opportunity to learn about leadership from […]