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 […]
APT Travel Group’s Travelmarvel has announced plans for a brand new premium small ship – the first ever designed and built specifically for the brand. Scheduled to enter service in April 2029, the new small ship will provide access to smaller ports and destinations beyond the reach of larger cruise ships. Its ice-class hull will […]
Tourism Central Australia (TCA) has launched a campaign to get more Australians on the road and exploring the Red Centre. Funded through the government’s $5 million Red Centre Marketing Boost, the campaign will see $500 vouchers awarded to 600 interstate visitors on a first come, first-served basis. The vouchers can be redeemed with eligible accommodation […]
Adventure World has partnered with Hurtigruten to offer exclusive savings of up to 25 per cent on selected Coastal Express Voyages. Available exclusively through Adventure World, the offer applies to selected Hurtigruten Coastal Express southbound voyages from Kirkenes to Bergen in Norway, departing between 1 October 2026 and 31 December 2027. The partnership brings together […]
The travel industry isn’t short of conferences, but CT Partners’ upcoming event is set to be a little different. This year, the group is taking its 2026 annual conference to a luxury superyacht. According to CT Partners CEO Matt Masson, Ritz-Carlton saw an opportunity to put a growing group of high-value travel sellers on board […]
Wendy Wu Tours has launched In Pursuit of Wellness in China, a new nine-day journey designed to introduce Australian travellers to a different side of China. The tour covers seven elements of wellbeing – mindfulness, Qigong, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Reiki, hot springs, Chinese herbal meals and Miao medicine – alongside cultural experiences and sightseeing. At […]
Indonesian authorities have temporarily paused flights at eight airports following a volcanic eruption. Around 170,000 travellers are reportedly stranded after Anak Krakatau began showing signs of activity on Friday night. After ash from the volcano entered the airspace near Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesian authorities made the decision to halt flights. Soekarno-Hatta closed on Sunday […]
There are currently delays averaging nearly 90 minutes at Miami International Airport after an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway and landed on a road. Five people were killed, and five more injured, after an Amazon Prime cargo plane travelling from Puerto Rico overshot the runway, hitting cars and later catching fire. The accident happened […]
Travel Agent Finder (TAF) is celebrating its fifth birthday with the launch of its national campaign, ‘Five Years of Finding the Perfect Match’. The campaign invites travel advisors and their clients to share their TAF success stories to go in the draw to win a prize pool worth more than $12, 500. There are two […]
An emergency department nurse from Orange, NSW, is swapping scrubs and shift work for swimwear and Sri Lankan adventures after beating more than 30,000 applicants to become Luxury Escapes’ first-ever Travel Tester. Emily Sutherland, an avid traveller who has visited more than 20 countries, will spend the next 12 months road-testing a selection of the […]