Tourism leaders in Tropical North Queensland have sounded the alarm over proposed changes to working holiday visas, warning workers are already leaving the region and businesses could struggle to service visitors during peak periods. The warnings come as new Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) research reveals tourism operators across the state fear they will be […]
Geopolitical instability is having an increasingly significant impact on where Australians travel. New research has found half now consider the risk of terrorism or armed conflict an essential factor when choosing a holiday destination. The findings come as wars and political instability around the world increasingly intersect with the travel industry, forcing travellers to weigh […]
Travel Weekly’s Luxury Roadshow is returning in February 2027, with just 10 travel brand partner positions available for next year’s events. Following two successful years, the Luxury Roadshow will once again head to Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, bringing together some of Australia’s leading luxury travel advisors and global travel brands. Designed to put suppliers directly […]
Travel operators are urging travellers not to abandon Nepal following devastating flooding and landslides, warning that cancellations to unaffected regions could inflict further damage on communities heavily reliant on tourism. World Expeditions CEO Sue Badyari said the scale of the disaster was unlike the seasonal flooding and landslides Nepal typically experiences during its monsoon. “This […]
An Indian pilot has been hailed as a hero after acting to save passengers when he was repeatedly stabbed by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight on Wednesday. Smit Machchhar was stabbed repeatedly by his co-pilot, who was allegedly attempting to crash the aircraft. Despite his injuries, Machchhar was able to fight off the attacker […]
Jetstar workers will escalate industrial action from Friday, with union members planning one-hour stoppages at major airports and refusing to carry out a range of duties over a long-running pay dispute. The Australian Services Union (ASU) said its Jetstar members had voted to increase industrial action from Friday, 2 October, coinciding with the NRL Grand […]
Elevated fatigue risks, overtime and staffing pressures inside Sydney Airport’s air traffic control tower have emerged as recurring areas of investigation following a string of near misses. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released preliminary reports into four of six aircraft coordination and conflict incidents it is investigating at Sydney Airport during July and […]
Travel businesses can no longer pass on the cost of accepting Visa, Mastercard or eftpos payments through card surcharges, as the RBA’s surcharge ban takes effect today. The new rules came into force on 1 October, three months later than originally planned following lobbying from the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) and other business groups. […]
Active engagement with loyalty programs is on the decline, a recent behavioural study into Australia’s leading loyalty programs has revealed. Conducted by Honeycomb Strategy, The Science of Loyalty report ranked 60 Australian loyalty programs across travel, retail banking and paid programs on three measures: membership rate, engagement rate and impact on spend. The study found […]
“The reason older women travel alone and feel safe is because we’re invisible,” Sally Loane, Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Destination NSW, joked, prompting nods from the audience at Virtuoso’s Sydney Luxe Report event yesterday. But if Virtuoso’s latest luxury travel data is anything to go by, female travellers are becoming increasingly difficult for the […]