AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND ANTARCTIC LEADERS MEET TO DISCUSS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Monash University expert alert, 19 March 2024;  Leaders from the Australian and New Zealand Antarctic science communities will meet at Monash University this week for the Australia-New Zealand Workshop on Antarctic Research... Read more »

JARDINE MATHESON AND HONGKONG LAND CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF JARDINE HOUSE

Hong Kong’s first skyscraper continues to innovate and attract world-class tenants HONG KONG SAR – (Media OutReach Newswire, 3 July 2023) Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land are commemorating the 50th anniversary of... Read more »

INDIA AND PAKISTAN: THE FORBIDDEN TRUTH OF PEOPLE AND CULTURES

By Mahboob A. Khawaja;  STORY OF ABRAR HASAN, A PAKISTANI MOTORCYCLE TOURIST Legacy of British Colonialism and Loss of Strategic Direction While the politicians and extremists manufactured hatred and wickedness to further... Read more »

MINISTER SPORTS ORGANISES SONGKHLA HAT YAI SONGKRAN FESTIVAL

Bangkok (Report by Sulida Wangchi): Minister of Tourism and Sports H.E. Pipat Ratchakitprakarn is leading the charge to make the Songkran Festival in Hat Yai bigger and better than ever before. His goal is... Read more »

GARMA HAS THE ABILITY TO TRANSCEND COLOUR, CREED AND RACE

(Report by Jason Frenkel, Director of Media, Garma Festival, Casuarina NT, 5 August 2022) Garma Festival is Australia’s premier Indigenous event, a celebration of the cultural, artistic, and ceremonial traditions of the... Read more »
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Emirates announces new partnership with low-cost flydubai

Emirates, flydubai carriers partner to fly across 200 destinations Dubai-based airlines Emirates and flydubai have unveiled their extensive partnership agreement including integrated network collaboration and coordinated scheduling. “Both airlines will continue to... Read more »
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Sweden lists entire country on Airbnb

Sweden lists entire country on Airbnb, opens doors to all tourists Sweden has listed its public parks and beaches on Airbnb to promote its national policy on free-roaming. A collaboration between Airbnb and Visit Sweden,... Read more »

Australia announces Indigenous tourism jobs with $6.7 million grant

Tailored Assistance Employment Grant has enabled Voyages to commit to employ, train, and mentor 690 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Minister Scullion said Nearly 700 jobs and traineeships in tourism and hospitality... Read more »
Warner Bros to open theme park in Abu Dhabi in 2018

Warner Bros to open a $1 billion Theme Park in Abu Dhabi

Currently under construction, the indoor theme park is slated to open on Yas Island in 2018. Warner Bros. will open a theme park in Abu Dhabi in 2018.  The development will include a... Read more »

Dubai Airport will now charge service fee of Dh35 per passenger

Collected fees will be transferred to Dubai Airports and subsequently to the Dubai Government public treasury: Officials DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) – Passengers departing from Dubai will pay a 35-dirham ($9.50) service... Read more »

World’s largest Cruise Ship sets sail

World’s largest cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas, sets sail on first sea trial. Royal Caribbean cruise ship is bigger than the Eiffel Tower and has robot bar tenders The newest, biggest... Read more »
Qatar Airways begins new route to Sydney Airport. Photographer Seth Jaworski captured the aircraft as it headed into Sydney.

Qatar Airways begins new route to Sydney Airport

Qatar begins flights to Sydney, announces plans to upgauge to A380 on a seasonal basis Sydney Airport has welcomed new airline Qatar Airways on 02 March 2016 – marking the start of... Read more »
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Cathay Pacific rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon

The Cathay Pacific Group has announced plans to rebrand regional carrier Dragonair as Cathay Dragon, aimed at helping the group capture more traffic growth from the mainland China market. The group has... Read more »
A woman uses a mobile phone to take a picture at the China Ice and Snow World on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 4, 2016. Over one million visitors are expected to attend the spectacular Harbin Ice Festival, where buildings of ice are bathed in ethereal lights and international ice sculptors compete for honours. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAOWANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

Harbin Ice Festival in China: World’s most stunning winter festival

More than one million visitors are expected to attend the spectacular Harbin Ice Festival, where buildings of ice are bathed in ethereal lights and international ice sculptors compete for honors. The legendary... Read more »

Hainan becomes Sydney’s sixth new airline for 2015

Hainan Airlines has returned to Sydney for the first time since 2012 with the inaugural direct seasonal service from Xi’an touching down at Sydney Airport on Thursday morning. Hainan launched flights to Sydney in January... Read more »
A walkable map of the world made from soil and stone by one man

Walk around the world at Verdenskortet in Denmark

A walkable map of the world made from soil and stone by one man Roaming around the world on foot may require commitment of good number of years of one’s life, along... Read more »
Emirates' new airline is spacious and comfortable, offering one of the industry's widest in-flight entertainment screens, at 13.3in

Emirates launches new Airbus A380 – largest ever passenger plane

Over the weekend, Emirates airline unveiled a new Airbus A380 outfitted with 615 seats. Economy class is getting even bigger after Emirates reconfigured its new Airbus A380-800 planes to hold the most... Read more »

Cathay Pacific airline reveals new aircraft livery

A new livery unveiled by Cathay Pacific will be progressively introduced onto all aircraft in its fleet as part of an overall revamp of the airline. The livery was showcased yesterday on... Read more »
Sydney voted as one of the top cities in the world

Sydney voted as one of the top cities in the world

“With Sydney’s buzzing night life, spectacular harbour and beaches and world-class restaurants, it’s no wonder that this city is continually loved by visitors from across the globe,” Minister Ayres said Sydney has once again... Read more »

Tony South appointed chairman of Tourism Australia

Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb, who is also responsible for tourism, announced the appointment of Tony South as the new Chair of Tourism Australia. Mr Robb said Tony South has been... Read more »

Foreign tourists’ spending in Australia reach a record 33.4 billion dollars

Minister for Trade and Investment – with responsibility for tourism – Andrew Robb, welcomed the latest International Visitor Survey showing international visitor spend grew by 10 per cent to a record $33.4... Read more »
Virgin Australia’s new business class seats are manufactured by B/E Aerospace. (Seth Jaworski)

Virgin Australia unveils all new business class suites for its A330 fleet

Virgin Australia has unveiled its new Airbus A330 business class cabin which features the longest and widest lie-flat beds than any other domestic business class seat in the world. The new business offering... Read more »
Turkey to build comfy, serene Hobbit Homes in eastern Turkey

Turkey to build a real ‘Hobbit village’

Comfy, serene Hobbit Homes in Turkey attract locals and foreigners Whether you are a fan of Hobbit villages and homes or not, the beauty, comfort and serenity of these hobbit homes will... Read more »
Qatar Airways has been named the Best Airline in the World for 2015 by leading aviation consumer website Skytrax.

Qatar Airways voted as world’s best airline of 2015

Qatar Airways has been named the Best Airline in the World for 2015 by leading aviation consumer website Skytrax. The Gulf-based carrier was presented with the honor at Tuesday’s award ceremony at... Read more »