New Zealand’s largest waterslide and sustainable thermal pools have officially opened.A $4.5 million development, including New Zealand’s largest water slide, was officially opened at the …
Travelopia sells education brands to WorldStrides
Travelopia has confirmed the sale of its North American Experience Education brands to WorldStrides.The brands sold to WorldStrides include World Class Vacations and Brightspark US, serving the US edu…
Europcar snaps up Fox Rent A Car in the United States
Europcar Mobility Group has agreed to acquire Fox Rent A Car, one of the largest independent players in the US market.The deal will be the “last” of a group of acquisitions begun three yea…
Lufthansa Group to take cost-cutting measures with Austrian Airlines
The Lufthansa Group will cut up to 800 jobs at Austrian Airlines and centralize its operations solely from its Vienna hub in an effort to trim $97 million in costs from the carrier by the end of 2021.…
Qatar Airways signs IndiGo codeshare partnership
Qatar Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with IndiGo, India’s largest passenger airline.Sales will start from today with the first codeshare flights to operate on December 18th.This agreem…
Wilderness Safaris to introduce new camps
Wilderness Safaris will open an exclusive camp, Little DumaTau, an exclusive and intimate camp featuring four tented suites.This is close to the DumaTau Camp, which has been part of its offering in th…
Chiloe, Chile: South America’s island of millennia-old myths and traditions
There were 5000-square-metre plots of Chiloe for sale in the Wall Street Journal the day I arrived on the island.No-one was revealing the price; but according to locals, and assuming they weren’…
Bottoms up: the best Queensland craft distilleries
There’re plenty of ways to describe Queensland, but spirited is one of the best.Up and down the coast, you’ll find creative distillers who’ve found a way to transform forgotten fruit…
Bahamas Paradise plans new agent initiative
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has opened an online portal for travel advisors and plans a new six-person team devoted to the agent channel.The portal, Bookparadise.com, has attracted more than 1,000 re…
Antigua & Barbuda partners with GeoTourist for new GPS tour
Antigua & Barbuda has partnered with GeoTourist to create navigational application content for the destination.It will offer visitors the chance to explore the destination independently, while bei…