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 […]
Small group touring specialist Bunnik Tours has launched its Africa, Asia, UK, Ireland & Europe, and South & Central America brochures for 2027, with a mix of new and returning itineraries. New additions include ‘Azores Island Explorer’ in the Europe program, and ‘Best of Bhutan’ and Mongolian Explorer in the Asia 2027/28 collection. Returning favourites […]
Time is running out: late entries for the 2026 Women in Travel Awards close at midnight tonight. If you have been sitting on the fence about submitting your application, now is the time to take the leap! There are just hours left to put your name forward, celebrate your achievements and be a part of […]
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 […]
Viking representatives hosted travel advisors from Helloworld Travel, RACT Travel and Cruise Travel Centre aboard the Viking Fjolvar, Viking’s newest Longship which entered service in June. The group experienced the eight-day Paris & the Heart of Normandy river journey along the Seine river. The famil provided firsthand insight into one of the cruise line’s most […]
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 […]
A select group of travel agents and trade partners gathered at Restaurant Hubert in Sydney on Thursday night for a superb dinner and to absorb fascinating insights into Normandy as a destination for Australian travellers to France. Titled “From Australia to Normandy: A Journey Through Shared History”, the Atout France event held in the restaurant’s […]
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 […]
Just You has appointed Ashley Walker as the tour operator’s trade channel support manager, effective immediately. Walker has worked in the travel industry for a decade, previously holding various roles at Riviera Travel, including business development executive and senior trade support executive. “I’m incredibly excited to begin this new chapter with Just You, a brand […]
Ten years ago, Ong-On Piyaritthipong took a leap of faith, leaving behind the familiar to start a new life and career in Australia. Today, as a Tourism Authority of Thailand’s marketing communications consultant, she looks back on that decision as one of the moments that taught her to trust herself, take up space and dream […]