News
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Emma relocates her biz
Tuesday | Jan 6 2026MELBOURNE-BASED travel agency Emma Whiting Travel has relocated its operations to 406 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North, after almost 20 years of being based close by at Clifton Hill.
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Window Seat 06 Jan 26
Tuesday | Jan 6 2026WHILE hiking is a relatively popular travel activity, most of us would probably not want to do it for more than a few hours, let alone 27 years – which is exactly what one man from the UK has done.
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Experts are betting on the Aussie dollar this year after it finally emerged from a four-year slump against the US currency in 2025. 06 Jan 26
Tuesday | Jan 6 2026ACCORDING to Commbank, pundits predict that the AUD could rise up to US73c this year if US tariff fears continue to ease, which in turn would prompt a rebound in global growth outlook.
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NT taps heavy hitters
Monday | Jan 5 2026TWO high-profile travel executives have been named on the inaugural Tourism and Events NT Advisory Board.
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End of the line for start-up
Monday | Jan 5 2026THE parent company of Rail Online is now in liquidation after falling into administration in Nov last year (TD 28 Nov 2025), a development exclusively revealed by Travel Daily.
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Coral Adventurer detained
Monday | Jan 5 2026THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has confirmed it has detained Coral Adventurer to determine her safety to sail after running aground on a coral reef in the waters of Papua New Guinea late last month.
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Hamilton Island bought
Monday | Jan 5 2026HAMILTON Island has been acquired by global asset manager Blackstone after being listed for sale by the Oatley family in Sep 2023 (TD 03 Oct 2025).
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Venezuelan impacts
Monday | Jan 5 2026DFAT has reiterated its advisory for Aussie travellers looking to visit Venezuela as ‘Do not travel’, after the US launched strikes on the country and arrested its President, Nicolas Maduro.
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Albo’s travel reform
Monday | Jan 5 2026PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed banning family members of politicians from flying business class on tax payer-funded flights as part of a sweeping set of drafted reforms of government travel expenses.
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Hawaii tax delayed
Monday | Jan 5 2026A SIGNIFICANT levy on cruise passengers sailing the waters of Hawaii has been delayed while the US Federal Court mulls an appeal lodged by the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA).