Plaza Premium Group has announced two Sydney openings for next year – Plaza Premium Lounge Sydney scheduled for late Q1 2020 and Aerotel Sydney slated for early Q3. With a 70pax capacity, Plaza Premium Lounge Sydney will offer guests a boutique experience with unique food and beverage offerings in Australian-inspired surroundings. Plaza Premium Lounge
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Scoot will operate from Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 1 (T1) from 22 October 2019, moving from its current operations from Terminal 2 (T2). The move seeks to facilitate Scoot’s growth in the next few years. Since April 2019, the low-cost carrier has added eight new destinations in China, India, Laos and Malaysia to its network
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The advent of winter this year will be like no other for the residents of one of Australia’s coldest towns, thanks to AccorHotels and what is billed as Australia’s biggest ever ‘Wintervention’. At 8.20am this morning AccorHotels surprised the whole town of Waratah, Tasmania, boldly taking a private plane full of residents to the Gold Coast
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SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, has launched the first non-stop flights between Singapore and Busan in South Korea. The inaugural flight, MI876, departed Changi International Airport on 1 May 2019 at 2337hrs (SIN time) and arrived at Gimhae International Airport at 0707hrs (Korea time) the following day. The flight duration was 6 hours
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National Geographic and Scenic Luxury River Cruises launched the 2020 program of National Geographic River Cruises with the addition of exciting new itineraries into Egypt and Russia. The joint venture combines Scenic's all-inclusive luxury river cruise experience with National Geographic's legacy of science, conservation and exploration to create a program
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Adventure World Travel, is continuing its 40th anniversary celebrations with the launch of a new website. The website’s enhancements ensure it is now more user friendly with simplified navigation, and with updated versions for mobile and tablet users, with quicker load times, making for an overall smoother user experience. The brand-new homepage video highlights the brand’s unique value
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Scoot, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines, launched its inaugural flight from Singapore to Laos on Monday 1 April, marking the start of its three-times-weekly flights from Singapore to Luang Prabang and Vientiane. With the addition of Laos, Scoot’s network now spans 67 destinations across 19 countries and territories, and
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Viking has released four brand-new ocean cruise itineraries that cover all the highlights of South America. Exploring the Americas — a 48-day ocean cruise from Buenos Aires to Los Angeles, calling into Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and more. Priced from $21,495 per person. Caribbean & South American Shores —
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The Sunshine Coast will be opened up to seamless travel from Europe, Asia and America, while offering locals the opportunity to connect directly with a vast number of international flights when Qantas’ new direct morning service from Sydney starts on 1 April. It is the second daily service offered by Qantas and reflects strong
Read MoreFrom June 17, American, Australian, Canadian and Japanese citizens who wish to disembark in Brazil, for tourism or business, will be exempt from visas. The end of the requirement is part of a decree published by the Brazilian government on Monday, 18th. The measure intends to increase the number of
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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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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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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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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
Read MoreAfter 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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