Journey Beyond has completed its acquisition of Kelsian Group’s national tourism portfolio, significantly expanding its presence across some of Australia’s most iconic destinations. The acquisition brings a collection of 14 tourism businesses into the Journey Beyond portfolio, spanning cruises, accommodation, sightseeing, tours and marine operations across the country. “These are established tourism businesses with strong […]
“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 […]
The Australian market is becoming increasingly important to Virtuoso, which has now brought its annual Australia and New Zealand-specific Luxe Report to Australia for the second year running. Yesterday, Misty Belles, Vice President of Global Public Relations at Virtuoso, hosted travel media at Bennelong restaurant in the Sydney Opera House to unpack the trends set […]
Bunnik Tours is taking a considered approach to touring in Africa, with its small-group program designed to give travellers more space, flexibility and time to experience the destination. Spanning Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, each of the family-owned operators’ itineraries are designed to make wildlife encounters more personal, comfortable […]
Industry identity Richard Taylor has launched Talent for Travel, a talent marketplace that showcases available travel industry professionals to employers, rather than advertising vacancies. Taylor said the platform, in what he says is a travel industry first, is aimed at the gaps left by both job boards and traditional recruitment. “This is not jobs. This […]
Viking announced it has taken delivery of its newest river ship in Egypt, the Viking Sekhmet, with the delivery ceremony taking place at Massara shipyard in Cairo. The cruise line built Viking Sekhmet, which can host 82 guests in 41 outside staterooms, specifically for the Nile. Viking Sekhmet features elegant Scandinavian design like her identical […]
Hobart Airport is expecting 131,000 passengers in the upcoming school holidays, with tomorrow, Friday 2 October expected to be the peak day as close to 9,000 passengers pass through the terminal. “More than 50 per cent of traffic over the school holiday period is expected to be on the Hobart-Melbourne route, with some passengers flying […]
Tourism Whitsundays has confirmed a record $273 million in international visitor expenditure, up 26.9% year-on-year, results from the Tourism Research Australia International Visitor Survey and Domestic Tourism Statistics for the year ending June 2026 show. International results International visitor expenditure in The Whitsundays is on the rise, with a sharp increase in expenditure recorded over […]
The South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) has appointed Wavemaker Australia as the media agency partner for its Destination portfolio following a competitive review. The appointment – the first time the account has moved since 2021 – takes effect from 1 October and covers all Australian domestic and global media, excluding New Zealand. It comes as […]
Princess Cruises has become the first global cruise line to launch a native app in ChatGPT, letting travellers research and plan cruises through conversation with the AI platform. Users add the Princess app to ChatGPT and tag @princesscruises to explore more than 330 destinations across 17 ships, check pricing and availability, and refine itineraries within […]