Health & Leisure

Google launches Touring Bird

: Health & Leisure; Monday, 10 September 2018

Google has created a new tool branded Touring Bird that allows tourists to see tours, attractions, and activities in the city or country that they're visiting.

Adelaide first to see SIA's A350-900

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 06 September 2018

Adelaide will be the launch destination for Singapore Airlines' first A350-900 aircraft fitted with all new medium-haul cabin products.

Qatar to open third Vietnam route

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 06 September 2018

Qatar Airways will launch direct flights from its Doha base to Da Nang, Vietnam, starting 19 December 2018.

Thumbs up for Virgin/PNG Air code share

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 06 September 2018

A further development on the Australia/Papua New Guinea route has seen Virgin Australia allocated 900 seats weekly in each direction with capacity allowed to be utilised for the provision of code share services between Virgin Australia and PNG Air.

Hong Kong rail links to be extended

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 30 August 2018

The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) will be commissioned on 23 September to connect with China’s national high-speed rail network, offering direct trains to 44 destinations.

Indonesian travel industry feels the impact of Lombok earthquakes

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 30 August 2018

Recent earthquakes in Indonesia have been responsible for a 26 per cent drop in bookings since the second major earthquake this year on 05 August.

Tours and Activities ‘on the rise’

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 24 August 2018

A new Phocuswright report – ‘Escaping the Sidelines, Tours & Activities Get Going’ says the Tours and Activities (T&A) sector is growing faster than the overall travel industry and will be worth US$183 billion by 2020.

Perth-Derby flights back on the agenda

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 23 August 2018

Domestic direct flights between Perth and Derby that have not operated since 2016 are a step closer to taking off once more.

More earthquakes hit Lombok

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Another earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia - at 6.9 magnitude - has killed 10 people, two weeks after a series of earlier earthquakes killed more than 450.

There also have been multiple aftershocks.