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JUSTINE WADDINGTON, founder of Encounter Travel, reveals some dos and don’ts for solos when they’re on the road.
From a childhood dream to becoming the first female chief pilot for Air Tahiti Nui. In this exclusive interview with Traveltalk, AGNÈS CHANTRE discusses her ground-breaking career and the airline’s work on promoting gender equality.
Despite ever increasing demand from consumers travel agencies are being held back by one crucial deficiency – a lack of trained staff.
LATAM are relaunching daily direct Sydney to Santiago flights later this year. In this exclusive interview for our podcast Talking Travel, CHRIS ELLIS, Country Manager Oceania, LATAM Airlines, explains why the decision was taken and how Aussies are flocking to Latin America.
From Asia to Africa, discovering the best health and wellness retreats around the globe is a refreshing way to relax and rejuvenate. BETH RUSH, green wellness editor at Body+Mind, reveals some of her favourite places around the world.
Members of the Royal family and a host of A-list celebrities have joined more than 2,500 VIP guests from around the globe to welcome a glittering new luxury hotel.
BEN STINZIANI from Flight Centre Woden in the ACT went on a Wendy Wu mega famil with 100 agents from around the world. He reports back on his experiences in the Changsha and Hunan Provinces.
Four travel agents reveal their thoughts on two of Viking’s most popular European river and ocean cruises.
JENNY EVANS takes an unforgettable journey through Canada on one of the most famous and luxurious trains in the world.
The rehabilitation of the former HM Prison Pentridge from a cluster of derelict Heritage-listed buildings into a $1b lifestyle precinct has been nothing short of transformative for the north Melbourne suburb of Coburg.
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