Tasmania’s key tourism body is calling on the rest of Australia to wake up this winter and book a domestic holiday to Tasmania.

An intimate gathering of local expedition, education and cultural touring specialists, along with some VIP travel advisors, were educated on the up-and-coming Saudi Arabian city of AlUla at an event in Sydney on Wednesday [21 April, 2021] evening.

ILTM Asia Pacific will be a virtual event this year, postponing the face-to-face event until 2022 and taking place online from 20 – 22 July.

Around 100 travel advisors in Melbourne and Sydney were out in force last week to learn about Hurtigruten’s latest products and incentives.

Kyoto City Tourism Association this week invited a group of Australian travel agents to discover Kyoto’s elusive geisha culture in an exclusive “meet and talk” online experience with a Kyoto maiko. The event promoted upcoming free streaming events which will include a geisha district guided tour and geisha performance video.

South-East Queensland and Northern NSW based Virtuoso advisors were finally able to enjoy the Gold Coast leg of Virtuoso Travel Week Australia. It took place last week after being postponed multiple times due to COVID-19.

International Luxury Travel Market Event Director, Alison Gilmore, has expressed confidence that the high-end travel market will bounce back and to new levels.

Whilst travel to Tokyo is not possible just now, Tokyo’s travel industry will be beamed to audiences around the world live next week during a virtual trade event. Tokyo Metropolitan Government will host a web-based B2B live event “Tokyo Online City Promotion 2021” free of charge to participants who register. A daily draw of raffle prizes is also up for grabs.

Sydney’s travel industry turned out on Monday night to attend a French-themed evening with Avalon Waterways, part of Globus family of brands and Atout France, France’s tourism development agency, for a screening of the French comedy, Le Chef at United Cinemas at Opera Quays.

Okinawa Tourism hosted a select group of media this week to a very hands-on (and as it turns out feet-on!) cooking masterclass at Sydney Cooking School. Representing Okinawa Tourism was Sonia Holt and Antonio Khattar of The Walshe Group.

Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) hosted an event at the Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) in Sydney on 5 November 2020. The exhibition Light Shadow: Koo Bohnchang, a photographic exhibition of Korean ceramics is currently on display and was the perfect backdrop. The event featured a panel discussion on specific areas of Korea – K-Culture, Culinary, Culture and general facts about travelling in Korea and guests were treated to an arrange of Korean Cuisine including its famous fried chicken.

After more than a decade spent commuting 90 minutes each way to her job in a Sydney-based corporate travel agency, Lisa Metzl knew she was ready for a change. She initially tried working as a freelancer for a retail travel agency but her sense of separation from the in-house consultants had her casting around for a better option.