New year,new cruise pledges. Could Hurtigruten’s solar- and battery-powered ships finally signal a real sea change for sustainability?
The new Australis and Aurora suites will take off on The Ghan,Indian Pacific and the Great Southern from April 2026.
“We should pay attention when reminder letters are sent by banks to check the balances on our cards.”
In three decades,the destination has been transformed from a tropical paradise into a centre of mass tourism.
Indonesia may be moving its capital,but Jakarta is continuing to grow with a new hotel taking eclectic design to the maximalist max.
If we lose these two icons,the effect on tourism will ultimately be the least of our problems.
Australians were the second-biggest market for this idyllic island nation. But after unrest in May last year,all tourism ground to a halt.
These luxury manors were already good enough for the pop star,but an Australian has helped take them to the next level.
The media often erroneously reports cruise ship “bans” which are anything but.
“I wasn’t allocated the extra legroom seats I paid for and a month later Qantas had still not refunded me the cost.”
Japan,Hungary,Turkey – all these countries love public baths. Australia is finally getting in on the act.