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 […]
Australia’s first shore-powered cruise terminal has moved a step closer to operation, with installation of the project’s Onshore Power Supply (OPS) system marking one of the most complex engineering milestones completed to date. The two-storey OPS structure is the electrical heart of the shore power system, converting 33,000 volts of electricity from the local grid […]
Tom Fertal, head of school for Holy Cross High School, points to the location of the new school campus with the Frederica water tower in the background. Dialog photo/Joseph P. Owens DOVER — Holy Cross High School has received final approval from the Kent County Regional Planning Commission to move forward with the development of […]
Solomon Airlines has revised its international schedule as it awaits the return of its second Airbus A320 H4-SIB which is currently under repair and will be returned to the lessor once it’s lease ends. Brisbane, Honiara, Munda, Nadi, Auckland, Santo and Port Vila flights have been revised as a result. The Pacific islands carrier saying […]
Qantas has officially opened its new Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide, with South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas joining Qantas Group chief technology, AI and transformation officer Rachel Yangoyan to mark the milestone. The technology and innovation centre, based in Adelaide’s central business district, will accelerate the delivery of intuitive, world-leading digital experiences for the airline’s customers. The centre will house the […]
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, […]