Emirates has marked 30 years in Australia, celebrating the milestone at Melbourne’s State Library Victoria. The airline launched its inaugural Melbourne service in June 1996 and has since expanded to Sydney (2000), Perth (2002), Brisbane (2003) and Adelaide (2012). It now operates 70 weekly services across the five gateways, connecting Australians to nearly 140 destinations […]
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that India will host the WTTC Global Summit in 2027. The event will bring leading global travel and tourism CEOs and government leaders to New Delhi, with the destination selected following a highly competitive process. The WTTC has characterised India as one of the world’s fastest […]
Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) CEO Dean Long has taken a swipe at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) for declining an invitation to face travel industry members over its controversial credit card surcharge reforms. Speaking at ATIA’s Beyond Borders conference in Melbourne today, Long criticised the RBA’s decision-making and accused the regulator of relying […]
From the future of AI (nicknamed super intelligence) to airline competition and the growing threat of climate change, Australian travel industry leaders tackled some of the sector’s biggest challenges at ATIA’s Beyond Borders 2026 summit in Melbourne on Friday. Held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 9 October, Beyond Borders brought together senior […]
G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip and managing director for Australia, New Zealand and Asia, Sean Martin, believe tourism can help Cambodia rebuild its future, provided the communities who need it most share its benefits. Travel Weekly joined them to unpack that subject and more. Behind its ancient temples and warm hospitality, the Kingdom of […]
Little Sisters of the Poor encourage runners at the 2019 Nun Run 5K at the Jeanne Jugan Residence. (Dialog file photo) It’s a busy and beautiful October in Delmarva; it’s a great time to get out and support parishes in our diocese and have fun too. Here are some events scheduled in the coming weeks: […]
Scenic Group has opened pre-registration for the 2030 Oberammergau Passion Play, with river cruise and land journey packages to follow. Scenic and Emerald Cruises are inviting travel advisors and guests to register their interest in the once-in-a-decade event, which runs from 18 May to 6 October 2030 in the Bavarian village of Oberammergau. The 43rd […]
ATIA chair Christian Hunter has urged the Australian travel industry to attend Beyond Borders 2026, saying “you can’t afford to miss it”. The event will be held on Friday, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. ATIA says it is the only forum to bring multiple ATIA directors together with the ACCC, DFAT, the Aviation […]
The Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has confirmed the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) and Trafalgar will sponsor its upcoming events. GNTO will join the CATO Christmas Lunch 2026 as Welcome Sponsor and Trafalgar will join NTIA 2026 as Arrival Sponsor. CATO Christmas lunch The CATO Christmas Lunch will take place on Thursday, 3 December at […]
The Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has announced Xe as the official sponsor of the Tales on the Road panel at the 2026 CATO Christmas Lunch, as the countdown begins to one of the Australian travel industry’s biggest end-of-year celebrations. The CATO Christmas Lunch will take place at Le Montage in Sydney on Thursday, […]