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Silver Explorer ready to resume Antarctica service

Luxury expedition ship Silver Explorer, which sustained water damage in heavy seas earlier this month, is ready to resume its Antarctica season on Thursday, following repairs in Ushuaia. ‘Everything’s on schedule,’ a Silversea Cruises source told Seatrade Insider. The ship had missed the Jan. 21 sailing to undergo repairs. The Jan. 31 10-day cruise will […]

Iconic Reef House Resort joins Accor’s MGallery Collection

Iconic Reef House Resort joins Accor’s MGallery Collection

   After undergoing an impressive refurbishment, Reef House Resort & Spa in Palm Cove, a favoured hideaway of Australia’s elite is set to join the Accor network on 22 February and become part of its exclusive MGallery Collection of hotels. Originally built as a family residence in 1958, the 69-room resort which boasts beach frontage […]

Plantation island releases FREE private island cocktail party offer

 Fiji’s Plantation Island Resort has come up with the perfect solution for family gatherings, wedding parties or groups of friends looking to celebrate their holiday with something special – a free private island themed cocktail party. The special offer is readily available to any group booking a minimum of five rooms for a minimum of […]

Plantation island releases FREE private island cocktail party offer

Plantation island releases FREE private island cocktail party offer

  Fiji’s Plantation Island Resort has come up with the perfect solution for family gatherings, wedding parties or groups of friends looking to celebrate their holiday with something special – a free private island themed cocktail party. The special offer is readily available to any group booking a minimum of five rooms for a minimum […]

Sofitel announces Karl Lagerfeld as designer for new Sofitel So Singapore

Sofitel announces Karl Lagerfeld as designer for new Sofitel So Singapore

Sofitel Luxury Hotels has announced Karl Lagerfeld as the ‘Signature Designer’ for Sofitel So Singapore, the new luxury ‘designer hotel’ set to open in 2013. Lagerfeld will create a signature emblem that will symbolise the hotel’s creative style and will appear on a range of exclusive objects throughout the property. In keeping with the involvement […]

Putting Durif on the map, Rutherglen-style.

Putting Durif on the map, Rutherglen-style.

Wc28Jan13 DURIF grapes: Rutherglen makers look todeveloping Durif as one of our iconic red wines. David Ellis DESPITE the many organisations they have to promote their industry, our winemakers are a pretty much independent and individualistic lot, so it was with interest we learned of a group in Victoria’s Rutherglen who’ve been successfully working together […]

True blue reasons why we love you Australia.

PROOF is in the meat pie – Aussies love to holiday in their own backyard. According to Flight Centre, Australia’s largest travel agency, the number of travellers opting to stay on Australian turf increased by around 15% in 2012, compared to last year. The company analysed its domestic booking trends for the period from July […]

True blue reasons why we love you Australia.

PROOF is in the meat pie – Aussies love to holiday in their own backyard. According to Flight Centre, Australia’s largest travel agency, the number of travellers opting to stay on Australian turf increased by around 15% in 2012, compared to last year. The company analysed its domestic booking trends for the period from July […]

Air Canada becomes the only international four-star airline in North America

Industry quality ranking recognises carrier’s airport and onboard product and service improvements Air Canada has become the only international network carrier in North America to receive a  Four-Star ranking according to independent U.K. research firm Skytrax.  The much-coveted rating is considered an airline industry benchmark and is based on detailed, independently conducted quality analysis by […]

Air Canada becomes the only international four-star airline in North America

Industry quality ranking recognises carrier’s airport and onboard product and service improvements Air Canada has become the only international network carrier in North America to receive a  Four-Star ranking according to independent U.K. research firm Skytrax.  The much-coveted rating is considered an airline industry benchmark and is based on detailed, independently conducted quality analysis by […]