Fresh from signing a joint-venture agreement with KSL Capital Partners (KSL), Baillie Lodges has announced a northerly addition to its portfolio of luxury lodges, with Tropical North Queensland bolt-hole Silky Oaks Lodge set to join the fold in April 2019. Set among the World Heritage-listed wilderness of the Daintree National Park and along the banks of the
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More travellers are visiting Queensland’s Sunshine Coast according to recent data from the National Visitor Survey. A record 3.5 million domestic visitors travelled to the Sunshine Coast in the year ending September 2018, generating a rise of 18.4 percent in expenditure to $2.4 billion. The International Visitor Survey was also released with international arrivals topping
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Virgin Australia has ramped up its New Zealand offer for Australians with two new routes launching across the Tasman. Virgin Australia Airlines Group Executive, Rob Sharp, said that in addition to these two new routes, the airline has also added extra services across several of their key Australia to Auckland routes,
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Australia's richest fishing competition, Million Dollar Fish, is back for a bumper fourth season, and with the odds better than ever, it's time to plan your next trip to the unmissable Top End. Five barramundis worth a cool one million dollars are now loose in the Territory's fast-moving waters, alongside 100
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Lonely Planet has chosen The Red Centre, Australia as one of the world’s Top 10 Regions for next year in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2019. Best in Travel 2019 is Lonely Planet’s 14th annual agenda-setting collection of the world’s hottest destinations, experiences and trends for the year ahead. The best-selling
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Qantas and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, have announced a new codeshare agreement creating new options for customers travelling between Australia and Holland. Qantas will add its code on KLM’s daily flights between Singapore and Amsterdam and KLM will add its code on Qantas international flights
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Condé Nast asked voters to rank the 30 best islands in the world outside the U.S. in the 2018 Readers' Choice Awards. Whitsunday Islands beat out Bora Bora (2), Moorea (3) and Tahiti (4) in French Polynesia to be ranked the best island in Australia and the South Pacific while Fiji
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National Geographic and Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours have teamed up to launch a new line of National Geographic River Cruises. These itineraries combine Scenic's all-inclusive luxury river cruise experience with National Geographic's legacy of science, conservation and exploration to create unforgettable experiences along the waterways of Europe and South East
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Virgin Galactic is “weeks, not months” away from its first trip into space. Sir Richard Branson told CNBC: “We should be in space within weeks, not months. And then we will be in space with myself in months and not years.” He added that “not too long after” the company would be
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Virgin Australia announced it has become the first airline outside North America to launch voice check-in through Amazon Alexa, allowing passengers to check-in to their flight with the power of their voice. Passengers who have linked their Velocity membership to Alexa can say, “Alexa, ask Virgin Australia to check me in”
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It is nothing but adventure on the high seas as P&O Cruises Australia has announced its newest and first Grand Class ship will be named Pacific Adventure and will join the cruise line’s family in late 2020. Pacific Adventure is certain to be a popular name choice among P&O Cruises’ many
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The world premiere Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition opened on Saturday 22nd September 2018, at the prestigious Melbourne Museum, sharing the story of Mandela’s rich and remarkable life. Producers iEC Exhibitions, TEG Live and Museums Victoria, in collaboration with The Nelson Mandela Foundation of South Africa, are thrilled to announce
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After a week of conservation-related activities, Rwanda’s annual gorilla-naming ceremony, Kwita Izina wrapped up in Kinigi, Volcanoes National Park on 7 September. Organised by the Rwanda Development Board, the ceremony of giving a name to a newborn baby has been part of Rwandan culture for centuries. It is named after the
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Carnival Legend is counting down to when it arrives in Sydney on 13 October to begin her summer season of sailings, fresh from a multi-million dollar upgrade. Australians who book on Carnival Legend will be some of the first local guests to experience her Fun Ship 2.0 upgrades made during a
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LUX* Hotels & Resorts have recently launched their new LUX* Me wellness concept aimed towards travellers who want an integrated approach to wellbeing whilst on their travels. The new LUX* Me concept has come as a result of the recent Global Wellness Summit’s report marking 2018 as a ‘new era of
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