3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (451+ words) Alabama is making a play for Australian road-trippers with a new campaign built around its music, civil-rights history, Southern food and drive routes, positioning the state as an alternative to the usual US gateways. Alabama Tourism Department and Travel South…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (544+ words) Australian visitor spend in California is forecast to return to growth at USD$1.35 billion (around AUD$1.89 billion) this year and rise to USD$1.43 billion (around AUD$2 billion) in 2027, as Aussies stay longer, visit more destinations and spend more in the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (614+ words) 2,000 meals and steak sandwiches with extra steak? When your passengers include some of the biggest athletes in professional sport, the usual long-haul catering order is unlikely to cut it. Qantas has revealed what it took to transport the Los Angeles…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (469+ words) Sydney Airport is set to welcome new China flights, with Shenzhen Airlines launching a four-times-weekly service between Shenzhen and Sydney on 14 December 2026. Using its Airbus A330 aircraft, Shenzhen Airlines will fly four times per week on the route, adding around 130,000 seats…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (478+ words) A 119-year-old wood-fired steam engine is about to power a new chapter in Australian cruising, with PS Australian Star preparing to depart Echuca on its maiden overnight voyage on 18 September 2026. The new paddlesteamer has completed its testing and trials ahead…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (748+ words) Australians have poured almost NZ$1 billion more into New Zealand’s visitor economy in just 12 months, with spending surging 25 per cent to NZ$4.4 billion in the year to June 2026. Now Tourism New Zealand is chasing its next growth opportunity: Australians with…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (734+ words) Sydney is set to welcome EgyptAir in 2027, with the flag carrier planning a new Cairo service via Singapore that would give Australian travellers and agents another route into Egypt and the airline's wider international network. Subject to regulatory approval, the…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1215+ words) From the FIFA World Cup and Super Bowl to the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games, California will be one of the world's biggest sporting stages. For Australian travellers, Visit California Board Commissioner Sandra Fletcher tells Karryon that the real opportunity starts when…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (935+ words) Australia sent a record 45,907 visitors to Fiji in July. But for luxury travel advisors, the bigger story may be what a growing number of those travellers want once they arrive. Think fewer neighbours, more room to move and a holiday…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (344+ words) Vietjet has launched a three-day 9.9 flash sale offering one-way Eco fares from $199 including taxes and 22 per cent off Deluxe base fares, live from 8 to 11 September. The low-cost carrier’s sale covers all direct flights between Australia and Ho Chi Minh City,…...