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46% of Aussies choose travel over property in 2026
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (393+ words) Almost half of Australian non-homeowners (46%) would still choose travel over property in 2026 – a purchase preference particularly led by under-35s. Among Australians who do not own a home, 46 per cent said they would opt for travel over property this year, despite…...
Fly free to Europe: Travelmarvel opens 2027 river cruise sale
22+ hour, 25+ min ago (348+ words) Travelmarvel has released a Fly Free Europe sale offering free return airfares on select 2027 river cruises, bookable until 16 September or until sold out. Australians booking one of Travelmarvel‘s featured 2027 Europe river cruises will get their return economy airfare thrown…...
Mitsui Ocean Sakura debuts in 2026 with free Japan flights
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (460+ words) Mitsui Ocean Cruises will debut Mitsui Ocean Sakura on 19 September 2026 as Cruise Traveller releases fly-free packages for Australian travellers to get on board 2027 voyages around Japan. The Mitsui Ocean Sakura, formerly Seabourn’s Seabourn Sojourn, joins the Japanese luxury cruise line…...
Niche is Nice 2026 launches in Brisbane with record numbers
23+ hour, 41+ min ago (657+ words) Brisbane kicked off the third year of the annual boutique travel roadshow for advisors at the Pullman Brisbane King George Square last night with a palpable (and audible buzz) in the room. The popularity of the highly interactive Niche is…...
Bicton Travel's Carole Smethurst: most admired advisor
19+ hour, 6+ min ago (943+ words) Bicton Travel's Carole Smethurst was named Virtuoso's most admired advisor ANZ at its recent Travel Week event in Las Vegas. She sits down with Karryon to reflect on building her incredibly successful family travel business. “I am truly honoured to…...
Marriott signs Ritz-Carlton Reserve's first-ever urban resort in Shanghai
20+ hour, 5+ min ago (318+ words) The signed agreement makes Shanghai the first urban concept in the Reserve portfolio, which until now has existed only as a small number of secluded properties in far-flung locations. For Australian advisors with high-net-worth clients travelling to China, it adds…...
AmaWaterways opens 2028 river cruise bookings with two new ships
21+ hour, 24+ min ago (431+ words) AmaWaterways has opened 2028 reservations for Australian and New Zealand travellers, adding new ships AmaMaria on the Rhine and AmaGaia on Portugal's Douro to take its fleet to 38. The 2028 program brings two new vessels across two rivers, a new France itinerary…...
Jetstar launches Australia's first low-cost flights to Sri Lanka, with sale fares from $319
1+ day, 23+ min ago (439+ words) Jetstar has launched the first direct low-cost service between Australia and Sri Lanka, with its inaugural Melbourne to Colombo flight departing today. The new year-round service operates three times a week, adding more than 100,000 seats a year between Melbourne and…...
Royal Caribbean opens 2027-28 Ovation, Navigator bookings
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (313+ words) Royal Caribbean has opened bookings on new holidays for the newly amplified Ovation of the Seas and Navigator of the Seas as part of its expanded 2027-28 Australian summer season. The amplified Ovation of the Seas sails into Brisbane for 2027-28, joining…...
Free flights: Garuda gives Aussies onward Indonesia seats until November 2026
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (475+ words) International travellers holding a Garuda Indonesia round-trip international ticket to Indonesia can add on a domestic round-trip leg at no extra cost, letting them continue past their arrival city to destinations across the archipelago. Garuda Indonesia is offering 170,845 complimentary round-trip…...