I still remember the moment I sat behind the wheel as a fully fledged driver for the first time. It was 1989; I’d walked out of the Dickson Motor Registry in Canberra after miraculously passing the test I thought I…
Australian-based corporate travel platform, Travelport Locomote, has announced its latest partnership with boutique travel management company, Jetstream Travel.Jetstream Travel is one of the first agencies in Australia to gain access to Travelport Locomote’s corporate travel platform.The news follows Travelport Locomote’s…
Huge swells don’t always produce ideal conditions for whale watching, but it’s worth a try.It’s a weekend of the big swell in Sydney. Television and social media are awash with images of water walls slamming into the coast’s sandstone cliffs;…
Enjoy lazy days on France’s Canal du Midi aboard the luxury Clair de Lune.Ineeded a holiday away from roads and Wi-Fi. Past experience suggests the best way forward is a canal cruise. Not one where you steer yourself, crash into…
Qantas would like to begin flying from the east coast of Australia to London and New York by 2022.“A challenge has been given to Airbus and Boeing to give their next-generation aircraft currently under development the range to make these…
According to the latest forecasts released by Tourism Research Australia (TRA), Chinese overseas visitor arrivals will overtake New Zealanders as the number one source of inbound arrivals, spending the most tourism dollars by 2017-18.The tourism body says Australia tourism has…
Flight Centre Travel Group has announced an impressive acquisition trail of six travel businesses around the globe in under six weeks.The acquisitions strengthen Flight Centre’s corporate and leisure presence significantly in markets such as Canada and New Zealand; as well…
There has been a significant increase in demand for Australian visas in India with the rising popularity of Australia as a holiday destination, an official statement said from the Australian government. Therefore, the Australian government has declared that the Indian…
LAS VEGAS — Virtuoso said it has added 1,000 travel advisers since January for a record total of 16,000 affiliated agents, with over half of the growth coming organically from current agencies adding staff members.David Kolner, senior vice president of…
A return trip goes up a gear, writes D’Arcy WaldegraveThe drive through Queenstown from the airport is always eye opening, not just for the sheer beauty of this alpine wonderland, but for the pace at which this former quiet village…
