Smartie Rides, an on-demand ride-hailing service in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, has launched positioning the locally developed platform as a home-grown alternative to international players such as Uber and Grab. The service lets locals and visitors request and book rides directly through the Smartie app. Founder and chief executive Brett Baudinet said the launch reflected an […]
Sherly Handjojo’s newly launched Marketing Wonders has been appointed the official Australia and New Zealand representative for Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), Singapore. The appointment, effective 1 August 2026, marks a major milestone for the sales and marketing representation company, which Handjojo launched earlier this year. Travel Weekly readers may remember Handjojo as the winner of […]
EgyptAir is Sydney Airport’s newest airline, with plans to launch a new service connecting Cairo, Singapore and Sydney from 2027 – creating a new air link between Australia and Egypt. The proposed service will be the first direct link between Sydney and Cairo via Singapore, with Egypt Sydney Airport’s largest unserved market in Africa for […]
Swiss Travel, powered by Entire Travel Group, has launched its new Beauty in Every Season campaign, which features savings of up to $2,000 per couple across a collection of Switzerland holidays. Designed to encourage travellers to stay longer and explore more of Switzerland, the campaign highlights the destination’s year-round appeal while showcasing the value and […]
Air India has appointed aviation veteran Tewolde Gebremariam as its new CEO and managing director as the carrier looks to rebuild trust and strengthen its safety culture following last year’s fatal Ahmedabad crash. Gebremariam will succeed Campbell Wilson at a critical point in Air India’s turnaround. The appointment comes after Air India flight AI171 crashed […]
You’d be hard-pushed in the Australian travel market to find someone who hasn’t heard of Damian Borg. Borg has, deservedly, earned the moniker of being one of the best-liked men in travel. Joining the industry in his late teens, he has more than three decades’ worth of industry relationships to his name. After spending nearly […]
With the 26th World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit arriving in Valletta from 7–9 October, Malta is set to take centre stage in front of some of the biggest names in global tourism. For a destination that can be crossed in little more than an hour, Malta packs an extraordinary amount into its […]
B Corp-certified tour operator Inside Travel, the parent company behind the InsideJapan and InsideAsia brands, has released its 2025 Impact Report, revealing early success from InsideJapan’s “Undertourism” strategy. The report lands as Japan, South Korea and Vietnam continue to see record international visitor numbers, with tourism heavily concentrated in a handful of well-known hotspots. InsideJapan […]
Holland America Line has debuted a redesigned Ocean Bar aboard Oosterdam, the first venue overhaul to roll out as part of the line’s Holland America Evolution fleet-wide refresh. The reimagined space – inspired by the golden age of ocean travel – brings a new stage, refreshed lounge seating and a reworked layout designed to draw […]
QantasLink’s first Embraer E190, VH-E9A, has landed in Perth, marking a major milestone in the airline’s fleet renewal program for its Western Australian resources charter operations. The aircraft undertook a 20-hour journey from Norwich in the United Kingdom, with stops in Bulgaria, Tajikistan, India, Malaysia and Broome before touching down in Perth this morning. The […]