Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. has confirmed it will begin daily non-stop Boeing 747-400 express freighter service between Cincinnati and Tokyo by the end of April. Polar also will double the frequency of its widebody freighter connections between the U.S. and Australia, via Japan, from two to four flights per week.
Read moreHawaiian Airlines will begin three-times-weekly non-stop service between Honolulu and Brisbane on Tuesday, November 27.
Read moreGreat Southern Rail Refurbishes Gold Twin Cabins on the Indian Pacific Train
DestinationsMoreTravel Technology April 3, 2012
As a result of a two-year refurbishment program, the Gold Twin cabins aboard the Indian Pacific now feature new modern, en-suite bathrooms and new, plush furnishings and fittings, as well as improved bunk ladders and safety rails. All cabins have also been fitted with a new in-cabin audio system.
Read moreEmirates is an airline known for posh service, state-of-the-art infrastructure and attention to detail. Those same qualities are showcased splendidly in the Dubai carrier’s owned-and-operated Australian luxury retreat, Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa.
Read moreSydney’s Manly Beach to Host Inaugural Australian Open of Surfing in Mid-February
DestinationsEvents January 5, 2012
More than 100,000 surfers, tourists, and Sydney-siders are expected to flood the beach to attend the free nine-day event, which also includes a Skate Bowl featuring the world’s best skateboarders and live concerts featuring some of Australia’s top musicians.
Read moreSingapore Airlines is adjusting service frequencies to various destinations during its northern summer operating season from March 25 to October 27, in order to match capacity to prevailing demand for travel.
Read moreAustralian carrier Skywest Airlines has taken delivery of the first of at least eight new ATR 72s, the aircraft becoming the first ATR 72 to operate in Australia. Skywest will operate its new ATR fleet on behalf of Virgin Australia to create a regional-airline network for the larger carrier.
Read moreTourism Australia Develops App to Encourage Vacations Down Under
DestinationsTravel Technology June 10, 2011
Compatible with iPhone and Android devices, the Tourism Australia app includes a number of features aimed at reinforcing the organization’s global marketing campaign, ‘There’s nothing like Australia’.
Read moreStrategic Airlines will operate two daily return flights from Monday to Friday linking Gladstone and Brisbane using an Airbus A320 with eight business-class seats and 144 economy seats.
Read moreAustralia Gives Go-Ahead for Etihad-Virgin Blue Group Alliance
Airlines February 3, 2011
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has granted authorization for an alliance between Etihad Airways and the Virgin Blue Group of Airlines for five years. The authorization allows the airlines to cooperate on joint pricing and scheduling of services across their respective networks.
Read moreDOT Plans to Deny Antitrust Immunity to Delta-Virgin Blue Alliance
More September 8, 2010
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing to deny an application for antitrust immunity made by Delta Air Lines and affiliates of the Virgin Blue Group for joint services between the United States and Australia.
Read moreVirgin Blue Holdings and Etihad Airways are establishing a commercial partnership which will enable Virgin Blue’s international arm, V Australia, to launch direct services to Abu Dhabi in 2011 and which will allow the two airlines to offer a joint network of more than 100 destinations from October 1 this year.
Read moreU.S. Firm Offers Tour to See Giant Lake Eyre Fill for First Time in a Century
DestinationsEvents July 22, 2010
Once every 50 years or more, life in the normally deserted Lake Eyre Basin, the lowest point on the Australian continental landmass at about 50 feet below sea level, awakens as the lake – roughly twice the size of Texas – fills with water.
Read moreThe largest light-and-music festival in the Southern Hemisphere has begun and is featuring new events and large-scale urban lighting never before seen in Sydney.
Read moreNew Luxury Hideaway Opens in Tasmania
Destinations March 23, 2010
Owner Brett Torossi and architect Craig Rosevear, who created the award-winning Avalon Coastal Retreat in Tasmania, have teamed up again to create a second Tasmania luxury accommodation, the new Rocky Hills Retreat.
Read moreTourism Australia’s ‘One Week Walkabout’ program is offering one-week vacations to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane starting at $1,299 for bookings by November 30 and travel during the period May 5-June 8, 2010.
Read moreEmirates and V Australia to codeshare on Trans-Tasman Flights
Airlines September 16, 2009
Dubai-based Emirates, and Virgin Blue Group’s new international airline V Australia are beginning a codeshare partnership on the trans-Tasman route between Australia and New Zealand on October 25.
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