Australia

Already one of the best represented groups in Australia, Accor is set to expand its offering in Melbourne with, among other things, a Mövenpick due to open in May. The brand's second Australian establishment after the one in Hobart, this future top-of-the-range hotel is located at the junction of two of the main thoroughfares in the capital of...

It seems that Australia is acutely reluctant to reopen its borders. According to statements by the Federal Secretary of State for Health, Brendan Murphy, Australia could indeed remain off-limits to international visitors. And that's until 2022. Only New Zealanders would be allowed to visit the country. Australia and New Zealand have...

Right in the heart of Melbourne's business district, at 408 Flinders Lane, the new W spot opened its doors on 4 February. The Marriott group has thus acquired a new strategic address on the Australian market, pending the brand's expected return to Sydney. "Melbourne is the ideal place for the...

Already announced in Melbourne, 25hours is doubling down on the Australian market with the arrival of a new address in Sydney. This 105-room hotel is expected to open on Oxford Street by the end of next year. It will occupy a former theatre, inaugurated more than a century ago. In keeping with its lifestyle positioning, 25hours is set to offer a...

Australian carrier Qantas has reopened bookings for international flights, with a date set for July 1. The carrier is optimistic that a large proportion of travellers will be vaccinated by this date. Qantas had already announced in November that it would only accept vaccinated passengers on board its aircraft....

Anti-vaccinationists are on a roll in France. But they could soon be disillusioned if their refusal to be vaccinated with covid suddenly closes the doors to aircraft... Because the future of air transport is very likely to involve vaccines. In an interview on the Australian television network Channel Nine,...

The Australian government has just presented its budget for the 2020/2021 financial year. With the assumption that international visitors will not be allowed into the country until the end of 2021. No sooner had the Australian government officially presented its budget for the 2020/2021 financial year than it made it clear that it was not planning to reopen the country to international visitors...

Over the past few days, there has been renewed excitement in Australia about the resurgence of cases of COVID 19. From 7,461 cases of infection on 21 June - a relatively low figure all things considered - on 2 July the number of infected people topped the 8,000 mark, and by the evening of 7 July had reached...

Covid-19 has claimed another victim in the airline industry, this time in Australian skies. Virgin Australia announced it on 21 April: the company is in suspension of payments and has placed itself under the supervision of four administrators from Deloitte. While this may not be reassuring for the airline's...

For Air France-KLM passengers doing business in South-East Asia, there has until now been the Skyteam alliance to cover this part of the world, thanks to cooperation agreements with alliance members Garuda Indonesia and Vietnam Airlines. From the end of December, passengers will benefit from a new alternative thanks to the signature of a new agreement with...

Are the results of the very long-haul London-Perth route encouraging Qantas to consider other routes? Carole Gé - The results after one year of operation have exceeded all our expectations. The route has become profitable after only a few weeks of operation, the load factor has reached an average of 94% and, thanks to the performance of our B787 Dreamliner used on...

How far will Accor go in developing its portfolio? Already well stocked with the acquisition of 14 new brands in 2018 alone, it has now added a new in-house brand: Tribe. The concept unveiled on 4 March by the French hotel group is already taking shape in Australia, with a 126-room establishment inaugurated...

In the end, there is a relatively limited choice of connections between Europe and Australia. From Europe, Singapore Airlines offers the most extensive Australian network, with half a dozen cities and convenient, short connections. But Singapore Airlines also has to contend with competition from Emirates - the airline's partner in...

Qantas is continuing to invest in renovating its lounges. According to an announcement dated 23 August, the next on the list will be those in Auckland, Brisbane, Hobart, Sydney, Tamworth and Tokyo. "Over the past few years, we have been constantly renovating the lounges in our network. This next wave of announced improvements will enhance the overall travel experience...

Sydney airport is currently testing a new biometric technology. This technology allows passengers to be identified by their face. The procedure involves four phases: check-in, baggage drop-off, lounge access and boarding. "In the future, passengers will no longer have to juggle between their passport and their suitcase at check-in, or rummage through their luggage to...

Air France and Qantas have just renewed a code-share agreement which in fact enables Air France to consolidate its position in the Asia-Pacific market, one of the world's most buoyant markets. "Thanks to this agreement, the Air France-KLM group is able to offer its customers one of the best travel solutions from Europe to Australia. This...

If you have two hours... Adjacent to the Central Business District, the historic district of The Rocks, the birthplace of Sydney, offers a striking contrast with the modernity of the business district. When the weather is fine, Hyde Park and the Botanic Gardens are the perfect place to relax in the heart of the city, amidst the ibis and...

QT Sydney HOTELS [caption id="attachment_48533" align="aligncenter" width="700"] A room at the QT Sydney hotel[/caption] Straddling two characterful buildings in the heart of the CBD - the State Theatre and the Gowings Building - the hotel has managed to make the most of this architectural wealth by distilling just the right amount of modernism and boldness. The atmosphere inherited from the theatre...

There was a unique precedent in the history of the Australian airline Qantas. In 1989, a Boeing 747-400 flew non-stop from London to Sydney. At the time, this single demonstration flight linked the two cities in 20 hours, 9 minutes and 3 seconds. The aircraft was powered by a special fuel...

Business travellers flying to Sydney will soon have access to a revamped Business Lounge. Qantas announced on 22 February that a multi-million dollar refurbishment plan would be launched in the airline's Business Lounge. The design of the new space, conceived by David Caon and Bates...