Australian Border Force (ABF) officers were forced to manually process passengers at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane international airports after a 14-hour e-gate outage disrupted travel ahead of the school holidays. The technical issue began around 9pm on Thursday, affecting both arriving and departing passengers. ABF deployed additional officers to manage queues while technicians worked to […]
The 2026 Cruise360 Conference is on at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney with Thursday’s opening conference sessions followed by an official Cruise360 Cocktail Party. As the biggest and most important annual cruise industry event in the Southern Hemisphere, Cruise360 Australasia brought together cruise industry professionals, including travel advisors, agency owners, cruise line representatives, ports […]
Air New Zealand will boost capacity on its Hobart–Auckland route by 28 per cent when seasonal flights return in October. The airline will operate three flights a week for most of the season. It will increase services to four a week between 27 February and 20 March. The expanded schedule begins on 25 October 2026 […]
By Angela WebbSaints Peter and Paul High School Generous donors throughout the Diocese of Wilmington have been changing the lives of students through their participation in the “Share in the Spirit Scholarship Fund” over the past several years. The positive impact of this campaign is felt in the lives of students, families and faculty alike. […]
Journey Beyond has appointed former Commonwealth Bank CMO Jo Boundy as managing director, Resorts & Lodges. Boundy joins Journey Beyond with extensive senior leadership experience spanning travel and tourism, media and financial services, with a focus on customer and commercial strategy, transformation and growth. She most recently served as CMO at Commonwealth Bank. Before joining […]
Australasia’s biggest cruise industry event opened in Sydney today, with almost 1000 members of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) gathering from across the region for the 2026 Cruise360 Australasia conference. As CLIA’s first expanded two-day conference held in Sydney, this year’s event has been designed to help travel advisors capitalise on the trends and opportunities […]
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 […]
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 […]
Flight Centre Travel Group has appointed Travel Associates general manager Rachel Kingswell to a newly created global role as it looks to double its luxury travel business by 2032. Kingswell will become global head of product, luxury brands, overseeing product strategy across FCTG’s luxury portfolio, including Travel Associates and Luxury Travel Collection. She will move […]