The 18 finalists in Tourism Australia's Best Jobs in the World competition have arrived in Australia to embark on a series of challenges to determine who will nab each of the coveted roles.
Stay tuned to Travel Today's blog to follow their progress.
The management rights for Horizons Resort Jindabyne have been acquired by Amalgamated Holdings Ltd (AHL) with the property to be rebranded as Rydges Horizons Snowy Mountains.
The 120 self-contained apartments are expected to "complement" the firm's ski resort operation in Thredbo.
G Adventures is urging Australian and New Zealand travel agents to register and book before the June 30 closing date for its Uber Massive Incentive 2013.
Chief executive and founder Bruce Poon Tip reported a strong response to this year's incentive from the region.
“Over the last two years the support that we have received for UMI from Australian and New Zealand agents has shifted the region from being our fifth biggest seller to the second largest” he said.
Rail Plus has confirmed Nigel Rodighiero, formerly of Phil Hoffman Travel, will take on the newly-created role of sales executive South Australia and West Australia, based in Adelaide.
Travel the World has appointed Deb Corbett as its new marketing and product manager, to join the team in mid-July.
Meanwhile, the firm confirmed that Tauck's Australian Ambassador, Ita Buttrose, will be hosting a French waterways river cruise form Paris to Lyon in May 2014.
Amarterra Villas Bali Nusa Dua has become the second Balinese property to join Accor's MGallery Collection.
The 39-villa new build property is located in the Bali Tourism Development Corporation complex in Nusa Dua on the southern coast of the island.
Travelport has launched its Mobile Agent tool in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.
Travelport-connected agents using the Galileo GDS platform are now able to download Travelport Mobile Agent to access and modify bookings on-the-go via their iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or Android devices.
South African Airways has been awarded International Air Transport Association Environmental Assessment stage one status, in recognition of its group environment strategy.
It becomes one of the first airlines in Africa and one of six in the world to achieve the status.
RV rental company Britz will launch in the US, to be operated by the company that also operates Road Bear RV.
Vehicles can be booked from August and will be available for hire from November in Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando and San Francisco.
