The Unique Tourism Collection (UTC) has been hosting showcase events this week across three cities bringing together eight members of the UTC portfolio of clients and more than 100 UTC travel agent partners. With the Melbourne and Sydney events now concluded, a final event and a dinner will be held in Brisbane tonight. The showcase […]
South Australia has become the first Australian destination with a Michelin Guide, with a debut selection the state government hopes will draw new visitors from overseas and interstate. The Michelin Guide South Australia 2027 names 77 restaurants: one two-star, 10 one-star, 16 Bib Gourmand and 50 Michelin Selected venues. The selection spreads well beyond Adelaide. […]
Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) has taken its signature Tok Tok roadshow to Australia for the first time, hosting trade events in Brisbane and Sydney as it looks to reconnect with industry partners and showcase the destination’s next chapter. Speaking to Travel Weekly at the Sydney event, Vanuatu Tourism Office chief executive officer, Adela Issachar Aru, […]
Tourism and Events Moreton Bay has launched the Kiwi Cuzzy Guide to Summer, kicking off an integrated marketing campaign targeting the trans-Tasman visiting friends and family (VFR) market. The Kiwi Cuzzy Guide to Summer showcases the best of Moreton Bay’s spring and summer offering. Highlights include Bribie Island beaches, on-water experiences across the bay, seafood […]
Meet Alexandre Anderson – a water defender from Brazil For Alexandre Anderson de Souza and other artisanal fishers, Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a source of livelihood, identity and culture. But pollution from multiple sources, including the oil and gas industry, industrial waste and untreated sewage has turned the bay into a […]
Italy is seeing visitors spread across more months and more destinations, with nine of the country’s 15 fastest-growing emerging destinations in the south, according to a new report. The Data Appeal Company/Almaviva Group’s annual All Italian Data report, based on its Mabrian Travel Intelligence Platform, identifies five trends shaping Italian tourism in the 12 months […]
A woman prays with a rosary and a card portraying Pope Leo XIV Oct. 14, 2026, where the pope had surgery the previous evening to remove a lung nodule. The Vatican confirmed after the surgery that Pope Leo has lung cancer. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV is recovering as […]
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington March 31, 2026, during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots. (OSV News photo/Evan Vucci, Reuters) WASHINGTON — Catholic voters have soured on President Donald Trump since he returned to the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after disembarking Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland Oct. 10, 2026. (OSV News photo/Eric Lee, Reuters) Catholic leaders across the nation are continuing to express their shock and concern over the Trump administration’s plans to livestream a military execution. Questions over the […]
Alana Alvarez rises up for an attack for Ursuline. She had six kills. Dialog photo/Mike Lang WILMINGTON — Ursuline’s volleyball team grabbed its first in-state win of the season on Oct. 13, overwhelming St. Elizabeth, 3-0, at the St. E Center. Set scores were 25-12, 25-9, and 25-11. The Vikings did what they could to […]