Dinosaur figures meticulously handmade at the Kanna Dinosaur Center in Kanna, Gunma Prefecture, have grown to become a new local specialty item. Their sales have increased year after year, contributing to the town’s increased publicity.The figures are produced by non-regular…
Wilderness adventure in Fiji can mean assuming new dignity and nobility, drinking big bowls of love, and immersing oneself in a sinister underworld, writes Paul Rush.It’s a solemn moment when I’m presented with the tall bundle of yaqona (kava) root…
Following the April christening of the 167-passenger Robert Burns in Vienna, Riviera plans to launch its second ship on the Douro River, the 121-passenger Douro Splendour, in August. That will be followed by the launch of two ships in Europe…
1 Mt Olympus, New ZealandWhat do they say, don’t leave the country before you’ve seen your backyard? We’ve been a few places and are happy to report that there is nothing out there that compares to the New Zealand club…
Brunch: a made-up meal that’s a sort of all-day breakfast and that gives you permission to start as late as you like and put vodka in your tomato juice.It should really be “breakfast-lunch”, but the Saturday morning laissez faire contracts…
Tourism Australia has confirmed the appointment of Sally Cope as its new regional general manager for the UK.She will oversee Australia’s fourth largest international inbound tourism market, which delivered 733,000 visitors to Australia last year.Cope joins Tourism Australia from Ultimate…
As part of an initiative that puts the interests of the consumer at its core while giving airlines an opportunity to collectively build load factors in a progressively competitive aviation space, Tourism Australia has brought together eight full service and…
InterContinental Hotels Group has launched voco, its new upscale hotel brand, alongside announcing a first signing in Australia.voco will focus primarily on conversion opportunities and will strengthen IHG’s offer in the $40 billion upscale segment, which is expected to grow…
Qantas has become the latest airline to join the Amadeus NDC-X program.Amadeus will connect to the Qantas Distribution Platform and deliver NDC content to travel sellers.This will allow travel sellers to book NDC content alongside other travel content, enabling greater…
The International Air Transport Association has announced that Korean Air will host the 75th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Seoul, South Korea.The event will take place from June 2nd-4th, 2019.This will be the first time…
