Loyalty Takes Flight as AI Reshapes the Travel Experience: Female Leaders Discuss

Loyalty has long been the engine of the travel industry, but what earns repeat business and drives longstanding customer retention is rapidly changing. While points and perks remain important, today's travellers increasingly expect brands to recognise their preferences, anticipate their needs and deliver personalised experiences at every stage of the journey. New research from the…

August 23, 20260Comments

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Destinations News

From Sisterhood to Self-Care: Four Wellness Events You Can’t Miss in 2026

In today’s always-on, supercharged digital environment, it’s never felt more empowering to take a step back from it all and enjoy a truly immersive wellness escape, reconnecting with nature, like-minded communities and yourself. From transformative women's gatherings to immersive festivals celebrating creativity, music and holistic wellbeing, these events offer the perfect opportunity to stop, take…

August 13, 20260Comments

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Experiences News

Solo, Not Sorry: New Report Reveals Why Australian Women Are Travelling Alone — And Loving It

She packs one bag, books one seat, answers to no one's timetable but her own — and for a growing number of Australian women, that is exactly the point. An industry-first report from Reflections Holidays, the Wander Woman Report, has confirmed what many women have long known instinctively: solo travel has shifted from a last…

August 10, 20260Comments

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Hotels & Resorts News

Travel Habit: Amanda Archer’s New Luxury Hotel Booking Platform Unlocks VIP Perks

Some people talk about ideas. Amanda Archer builds them. I've known Amanda for years — we worked together closely, and I saw first-hand what she's capable of. About a decade ago, we pulled off something most editors only dream about: exclusive interviews with Paris Jackson and her grandmother Katherine Jackson. And I flew to Los…

August 8, 20260Comments

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How This Hero of a Flight is Saving The Budget Airline Experience

Not all heroes wear capes ... Some of them decorate an aeroplane departing from Singapore's Changi Airport, in an attempt to make an eight-hour flight from a sterotypical stopover destination a touch more entertaining. In this instance, the unlikely protagonist is Scoot's new Spider-Man: Brand New Day themed aircraft, which has (among other itineraries) been…

August 3, 20260Comments

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa

Experiences News

Why the Best Ski Days Aren’t Just About the Snow

Discover why community, connection, and fresh tracks make Thredbo’s Rossignol Ladies Day the ultimate mountain escape for female skiiers of all levels. The older I get, the more I realise my favourite ski days have very little to do with the skiing itself. Of course, I love finding untouched corduroy first thing in the morning…

July 21, 20260Comments

ByAmber Sherlock

Destinations News

Madeira’s Luxury Renaissance

Ricardo Madias-Farinha shares Madeira’s most exciting luxury resorts with a select group of Australian media, writes Cathy Wagstaff Scenic aerial shot of a coastal village in Funchal, Madeira, surrounded by cliffs and ocean. Photo by Matej Simko As demand for meaningful multi-generational travel continues to surge, Madeira is quietly emerging as one of Europe’s most compelling…

May 24, 20260Comments

ByCathy Wagstaff

Experiences News

The Great Deceleration: Swapping Viral Hotspots for Slow Travel in South America

We’ve officially retired the "fly-and-flop" holiday. Looking at the shift in travel over the last year and backed by the newly released Explore Worldwide 2026 Travel Trends report, it is clear we are no longer just escaping our busy lives; we are fundamentally reimagining them. From swapping crowded European summers for the golden autumns of…

May 10, 20260Comments

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Why the Future of Travel is Slow, Sustainable, and Female-Led

Beyond the Tourist Trail: Meet the 'Architects' of Regenerative Travel. Report by Lucy Broadbent in London. When global travel ground to a halt several years ago, travel consultant Jill Hurd experienced a sudden, undeniable clarity about the future of her industry. While her business temporarily paused, a new vision began to take shape. Two of…

The Art of Travelling Stylishly On Points

Amelia never boards a plane in a hurry. Always dressed impeccably, she glides through security, heads to the lounge door, then enjoys a coffee she orders more out of habit than need. After checking emails and the final boarding call, she boards. Business class to London. Again. Tower Bridge in London. Photo by Chris Schippers My…

March 26, 20260Comments

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