Danielle Wright spends a day at a zoo just outside Melbourne, without the kids in towThe zoo is the last place I would have thought to take my husband Gavin on a date, but on our last escapade from…
Qantas to hop direct from Australia to England
The 14,498 kilometre service will be the first regular passenger service to directly link Australia with Europe when it begins in March 2018.The news came just two days before Melbourne-Los Angeles…
Tourism Australia deepens partnership with China Southern Airlines
The three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday (Tuesday 13 December) in Adelaide by Tourism Australia Regional General Manager, North Asia Andrew Hogg and China Southern Airl…
Parnell: Its own world
Parnell is enjoying a renaissance thanks to its retailers and galleries, writes Sarah Daniell.Looking out from the balcony on the fifth floor of the Quality Hotel Parnell, my eyes settle first on t…
Lonely Planet: Road trips in Auckland and the Bay of Islands
Known as the ‘Winterless North’, the traditionally milder weather of this area is one of many good reasons to venture north on a road trip.The Bay of Islands combines Russell’s he…
Expedia conference: survey shows ‘bleisure’ travel is booming globally
Unveiled at the 2016 Expedia Partner Conference in Las Vegas this week (Dec 7), the ‘Profile of the American Bleisure Traveler’ study by Luth Research uncovered the booking habits for b…
NCL, Oceania and Regent get permission to sail Cuba cruises
After waiting for six months, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) finally got the call it had been seeking from the Cuban government allowing it to start cruises to Cuba from Miami, beginning in …
John Key on why ‘the time was right to leave’
AA CEO Doug Parker, NZ Prime Minister John Key and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce The post John Key on why ‘the time was right to leave’ appeared first on Hotel Management.
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North Asian tourists driving massive Australian economic growth
Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Steven Ciobo, says the growth from the market has been massive and even higher numbers of travellers could be on the way.“Austral…
Industry praises Australia’s open skies agreement with China
TTF CEO, Margy Osmond, said the agreement also represents a significant challenge for industry and governments at all levels, as they mobilise to meet the expected super-surge in visitor arrivals f…