Etihad Airways has swept the Skytrax World Airline Awards’ First Class category, receiving all three awards, for the second year in a row. The Abu Dhabi-based airline took home the coveted title of Best First Class for the fourth consecutive year, as well as taking home top honours for Best First Class Seats and Best [...]
Air New Zealand unveiled the first of its brand new fuel-efficient Airbus A320 aircraft at the Paris Air Show overnight. Air New Zealand is the launch customer for the aircraft, which features 2.4 metre high curved wing tip devices known as Sharklets that increase fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. Ten of the Sharklet equipped [...]
About 90 minutes drive on gravel roads from Jackson Hole, Wyoming I was privileged to experience a day’s guided, exclusive backcountry fly-fishing trip with a local outfitter called ‘Fish The Fly,’ with their senior guide Tim Smith. After a mile’s walk I waded into the creek seeking native Snake River cutthroat trout and Yellowstone cutthroat [...]
Tickly, dry, throats can spell sleepless nights – and there’s no fun lying awake all night in a foreign hotel bed, knowing you’re going to be too tired to do any serious tourism the following day! Blackmores introduce Respra Syrup; a sugar-free formula that can be enjoyed by kids as young as six months*. This [...]
The 100-seat venue replaces Todd English and is based on the same concept as the popular and award-wining Verandah on Queen Elizabeth, with a slightly different menu featuring a sophisticated, contemporary and relaxed theme. Cunard President and Managing Director Peter Shanks said Queen Victoria’s new Verandah restaurant was an exciting addition to the Cunard culinary [...]
Whale watching on the Gold Coast provides a fantastic opportunity for onlookers to get up close and personal with the largest living mammals on Earth. The waters along the Gold Coast are commonly referred to as the Humpback Highway with approximately 25 000 viewing opportunities during the annual migration up and down the coasts of [...]
Perfect for kids on the move! Going troppo in the search for a drink the kids will love and you feel happy with? Farewell the fruitless search because fruity just got fun, thanks to new SpongeBob fruit drinks – the drink that makes it hip to be square! Based on the colourful character kids know [...]
Remarkables Market’s red barn doors will re-open this week for its much-anticipated American Express Queenstown Winter Festival mid-winter markets, with a number of new stalls in the line-up. Hugely popular throughout summer for its artisan products and seasonal produce, this year’s winter markets will offer locals and visitors delicious winter fare as well as festival [...]
The merging of culture and tourism is the perfect marriage, says Malaysia’s Minister of Tourism and Culture, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz. In New Zealand as part of a global campaign to attract more foreign visitors to Malaysia, Nazri says his country’s diverse cultures enhance the country’s competitiveness and attractiveness as a travel destination. [...]
Auckland’s City Lodge, one of only a select few 5-star Qualmark rated Backpackers and Environmental Silver rated properties, has undergone significant improvements to further impress new and repeat guests. “Five stars is a very high achievement, no matter what the category, and City Lodge has proven repeatedly that it is at the pinnacle of the [...]