Global Travel Network marks a decade with recognition for founding agents and suppliers
The Global Travel Network closed its 10th Anniversary Conference with a Gala Dinner and Awards night at the Grand Hyatt in Kuala Lumpur, honouring founding members alongside a slate of […]
Richer and deeper experiences lead to 20%YOY growth for Kiwi travellers to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Tourism is targeting 20,000 New Zealand visitors this season, up from 14,000 last year, chairman Buddhika Hewawasam told New Zealand Travel Trade at the destination’s annual Auckland roadshow […]
Air New Zealand books $336 million loss as Qantas clears $2 billion
Air New Zealand has reported a loss before taxation of $336 million for the 2026 financial year, compared with earnings before taxation of $164 million in the restated prior year. […]
Thailand sets 2027 tourism direction as Thai Airways Auckland link prepares to returns
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has set its 2027 direction around revenue rather than arrivals, targeting at least 5 per cent growth in tourism revenue over 2026 and a 60:40 […]
AmaWaterways opens 2028 season with two new ships and nine land extensions
AmaWaterways has opened its 2028 season for sale, giving Australian and New Zealand advisors close to two years of lead time on a programme that adds two European ships, a […]
Fiji taxes the bookings agents already sold
New Zealand agents have a week to work out who pays for a Fijian tax that lands on holidays sold months ago, Fiji’s Tourism Services Tax takes effect on 1 […]
AmaWaterways delivers its biggest New Zealand and Australia trade incentive
When the Danube fell to its lowest level in decades this northern summer, AmaWaterways had a full ship of New Zealand and Australian travel advisors booked to sail it. What […]
Kamalaya launches lunar cycle programme as Thai wellness spending rises
The programme is offered over eight, 11 or 15 nights and can be booked and undertaken during any phase of the lunar cycle. It is structured around the two halves […]
Fuel costs set to thin northern winter schedules as airlines resist discounting
Airlines are expected to strip more frequencies out of their northern winter schedules and park aircraft in greater numbers than usual, as elevated jet fuel prices push marginal services below […]
Low water on the Rhine and Danube forces river cruise itinerary changes as European heatwave persists
Weeks of extreme heat and minimal rainfall have pushed water levels on the Rhine, Danube and Main below navigable thresholds in several stretches, forcing river cruise operators to swap ships, […]
