Virtuoso has revealed Australia as the first destination partner for a new online hub that will generate new leads for the island nation online.

Airfare capacity and pricing continue to remain primary concerns for inbound tourism to Australia, Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell highlighted at the Destination Australia conference in Sydney yesterday [Thursday 16 March 2023].

Virgin Voyages appears to have strong confidence in the Australian market, with the adult-only cruise line securing multiple slots in key Australian ports for Resilient Lady for the 2024/2025 cruise season.

Delegates of Virtuoso Travel Week (VTW) were encouraged to keep Australia front of mind as a destination for their high-net-worth-individual clients in an address by Tourism Australia’s Managing Director, Phillipa Harrison.

PONANT will restart its highly anticipated Kimberley 2022 expedition season after Western Australia said it would welcome small interstate and international expedition ships to its waters. WA’s current ruling permits vessels up to a maximum of 350 persons.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has today [Monday 7 February 2022] confirmed that Australia’s border ban on foreign visitors will be removed effective 21 February 2022. The decision comes a month shy of two years since Morrison shut off Australia to the world in order to contain the number of coronavirus cases. That move came into effect on 20 March 2020.

Tourism Australia is continuing to keep Australia front of mind with key overseas markets, this week releasing the latest instalment in its ‘Australia in 8D’ video series.

Many travel companies that previously relied on outbound tourism, particularly those based in Australia, pivoted their businesses during the pandemic to cater for the resurgence in domestic travel. Tauck however didn’t. Here’s why.

Viking has opened for sale a selection of ocean cruises in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Alaska departing up to April 2024, offered aboard Viking Orion.

Days out from the launch of the quarantine-free TransTasman Bubble between Australia and New Zealand comes a forewarning from Virtuoso’s regional chief regarding inventory and meeting client expectations.

Start-up small group, experiential tour operator Arcadia Expeditions had pushed back the launch of its maiden season by around six months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Abercrombie & Kent has this week rolled out its expanded portfolio of tailor-made and flexible small group journeys across Australia and New Zealand.