Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is backing the champions of the cruise community with a new online course for travel agents, helping them to gain a greater understanding of the industry …
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Local Focus: Tongariro Alpine Crossing now an opportunity for Kiwis
As one of the most accessible of the Great Walks of New Zealand, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing is also one of the most popular.Since the 1990s the numbers on the track have increased tenfold, to aroun…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Dubai airport CEO – global travel still up in air over virus
The CEO of the world’s busiest airport for international travel wants to get the globe flying again, but even he acknowledges everything remains up in the air during the coronavirus pandemic.Pau…
Travel inspiration: A level 2 love letter to the Coromandel
New Zealand moves into Alert Level 2 at 11.59pm on Wednesday May 13, and we can’t wait to get out and about again. Keep an eye on Travel over the coming weeks to read about the best places to vi…
Etihad to resume service between Australia and United Kingdom
Etihad Airways will operate a regular scheduled service from Melbourne to London Heathrow via Abu Dhabi from Friday.A week later, on May 21st, the UAE flag-carrier will also introduce services from Lo…
Branson to sell $500m stake in Virgin Galactic
Richard Branson is reportedly to sell a stake in Virgin Galactic to raise $500 million to prop up his other businesses.He currently owns 55 per cent of the venture, and is thus likely to lose his cont…
Top 10 Auckland volcanoes to stretch your legs during lockdown
The city of Auckland is built on a vast volcanic field, currently dormant, but by no means extinct. Not many cities could claim to be built atop such a simmering hotpot of volcanic activity.Dozens of …
Coronavirus sweeps over in-flight magazines
Among the collateral damage that the coronavirus pandemic is having in the aviation industry are in-flight magazines. As airlines cut flights in late March, several companies removed the magazines for…
Dark predictions fulfilled – European airlines report massive layoffs
Three European airlines announced the loss of thousands of jobs at the end of April. The situation is very critical for the air transportation sector, which has been hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis.Th…
Carnival Cruises to relaunch eight ships in August
Carnival Cruises has revealed plans to return to limited sailing from August.As part of a phased resumption in North American service this summer, a total of eight ships will depart from Miami, Port C…