9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (595+ words) Eurail is retiring its name and adopting the Interrail brand globally from 10 September 2026, unifying European and international rail travellers under a single identity. From today, Eurail Passes will no longer be sold for new purchases, and travellers from outside Europe,…...

11+ hour, 56+ min ago   (335+ words) Twenty-five years after 9/11 reshaped aviation, many of the industry’s biggest changes remain invisible to travellers. Justin Brownjohn, Senior Manager, RMIT Aviation Academy, reflects on how security transformed flying, what younger passengers never experienced and why further cockpit changes may still…...

16+ hour, 36+ min 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…...

18+ hour, 21+ min ago   (507+ words) Intrepid Travel has released its annual Not Hot List, spotlighting 10 lesser-known destinations positioned as tourism-ready alternatives to overcrowded hotspots for 2027, alongside five new trips advisors can sell now. The 2027 Not Hot List ranges from Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve and Timor-Leste’s…...

18+ hour, 43+ min 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…...

19+ hour, 25+ min 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…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1591+ words) As a member of Destination Canada's Strategic Advisory Group (SAG), Karryon founder Matt Leedham joined Australian travel industry leaders on an action-packed immersion trip through Winnipeg, Churchill and Riding Mountain National Park, hosted by Travel Manitoba with Destination Canada and…...

1+ day, 16+ 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…...

1+ day, 16+ 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…...

1+ day, 19+ 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…...