Articles tagged “australia”

The Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games are still years away, but who can blame Delta for trying to make the most of its big-budget sponsorship deal?

Indians are combining their love for music with their desire to travel. And they are willing to spend as hotel rates, airfares, and concert ticket prices surge.

As Indians increase their travel spending, Australia is betting on love for cricket and sports to attract travelers.

Melbourne's hotel performance in October surged due to concerts by Olivia Rodrigo and Coldplay, the Melbourne Marathon, and Melbourne Fashion Week, with occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR reaching record highs.

Australians are traveling in record numbers in 2024, with significant growth in both outbound and inbound tourism, particularly between Indonesia, Japan, and China.

Indian travelers' growing demand for nonstop flights is a big win for local airlines, but they’ve got a tough road ahead. Middle Eastern and European carriers aren’t backing down without a fight.

Turkish Airlines will land in Sydney for the first time in December, but this is just the warm-up act. Expect things to get really interesting once the company gets new planes capable of flying from Istanbul to Australia non-stop.

The prospect of a level-headed and sustainable competitor entering the Australian market is exciting, but a huge number of unknowns makes it near-impossible to predict Koala Airlines' chances in the wild. 

Qantas is the latest big-name airline to switch from Boeing to Airbus for its next generation of planes. Despite huge retraining and operational complexities, the carrier is betting that the short-term pain will pay off handsomely.

India's hotel industry has gaps and enough potential to warrant significant growth over the next few years. But whether the players will be able to capitalize is a different question altogether.