Picstory
-
LATAM spirit an Aussie first
Monday | Jul 19 2021LATE last week LATAM Airlines successfully repatriated 120 Australians from Santiago to Brisbane – the first time the carrier had flown non-stop between the two cities.
-
Skal squeezes in lunch
Monday | Jul 19 2021THE Skal Club of Melbourne snuck in their Jul lunch last Thu at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, just before news of the Victorian lockdown broke.
-
Agents unite just in time
Friday | Jul 16 2021TRAVELMANAGERS’ Victoria-based personal travel managers had a lot of stories to swap when they met up recently in Melbourne, as fate would have it, a catch up only days before the city was plunged back into a snap five-day lockdown.
-
Just another Degree in paradise
Friday | Jul 16 2021THERE aren’t too many training colleges that offer five-star accommodation, indigenous smoking ceremony welcomes and amazing tropical surroundings, but that’s just what attendees will get at the newly constructed Hotel School Hayman Island.
-
IATA attacks EU fuel proposal
Thursday | Jul 15 2021THE International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh has criticised an EU proposal put forward overnight to slug airlines with fuel tax to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, labelling the move “counter-productive” to the goal of sustainable aviation.
-
Cloncurry surviving the shutdown
Thursday | Jul 15 2021THE tourism appeal of the Queensland outback town of Cloncurry is about to receive a major shot in the arm as it plays host to the latest season of Australian Survivor gearing up to air on Sun.
-
Paula picks up Luminary Award
Wednesday | Jul 14 2021GLOBUS Family of Brands Vice President Paula Hayes has been awarded this year’s Luminary Award by Aligned Loyal Leaders Inspire Educate Support (A.L.L.I.E.S), a network of travel advisors whose mission is to promote strong leaders in the travel community.
-
50 Degrees hits the flicks
Wednesday | Jul 14 202150 Degrees North is the sponsor of this year’s Scandinavian Film Festival which opens across Australia this month, with the company’s Jayde Kincaid and Salla Ekman (pictured) able to attend the festival’s opening night in Melbourne last Thu.
-
Air out of the tyres forever
Tuesday | Jul 13 2021THE long-running Blue Mountain Explorer Bus fleet has been parked indefinitely following a decision by owner Fantastic Aussie Tours (FAT) to call it a day on the once-thriving hop-on/hop-off sightseeing service.
-
Orchard bears big fruit
Monday | Jul 12 2021HILTON has revealed more details about the giant 1,080-room Hilton Singapore Orchard hotel it plans to open to the public from Jan next year.