Oceania

Virgin Australia has implemented Sabre Branded Fares, joining a growing list of airlines globally.The solution allows travel agents and online travel agents using the Sabre global distribution system …

The evolution of Dunedin’s Speight’s Brewery continues with a redesigned tour, writes Daniel Simmonds.Winston Churchill said it best: “History is told by the victors” and who b…

Daniel Simmonds checks into the Dunedin Distinction hotel.Getting there: A brisk 30-minute drive from the Airport to the City Centre on Liverpool St, and just a five-minute stroll from Dunedin’s…

Still not made plans for Labour Weekend? Jane Jurgens has some ideas for last-minute getaways to make the most of the first long weekend of the summer season.RotoruaIf you’re looking for an acti…

Patricia Greig leaves the city behind and gets a taste of the good life on Waiheke.Maybe it’s the three-storey spiral staircase that makes The Treehouse Waiheke Island the reigning champion amon…

AccorHotels has signed an agreement with Mantra Group with the view to acquire all of the issued capital in the company by way of a scheme to be approved by Mantra shareholders.Under the terms of the …

Phil Vine takes a river cruise with ‘all the patience in the world’.If ageing is an art form – and it probably is – the Murray Princess is a floating gallery, a boatload of por…

AccorHotels has made a non-binding $1.2 billion takeover offer for Mantra Group, Australia’s second-largest hotel operator.French-based Accor is already the largest hotel operator in the country…

Tim Roxborogh checks into the Matakana Castle.Location:At the start of the Tawharanui Peninsula; a five-minute drive from Matakana village and 15 minutes from Warkworth.Rooms: Three suites, the premie…

The Daurian Steppes and ancient city of Yazd may not figure on many bucket lists yet but that probably is about to change. The sites are among 26 new or expanded entries added to the World Heritage re…