TRAVEL & FOOD

Ava Sambora walked the runway for her father Bon Jovi rocker Richie Sambora's new collection for the latter's White Trash Beautiful this weekend, while her mom Heather Locklear sitting on the fashion show's front row.

Thomas Tait was proclaimed the winner of the 2010 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize, awarded Wednesdsay night in the Orchid Room of The Dorchester in the United Kingdom.

The final event of the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize will take place today (October 19) in the Orchid Room at The Dorchester

Most Australians no longer appreciate the value of a Northern Territory holiday, according to new research by Brand Asset Consulting (BAC).

A strong weather front moving across eastern Australia may cause disruptions to flights today, according to Airservices Australia.

Mr. Chris Bowden and his family, the new owners of Sunshine Coast's Big Pineapple have planned to restore the iconic landmark in Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Darwin International Airport recently announced it had struck a new aviation pricing agreement with the Qantas Group that would bring in a planned investment of more than $100 million into its airport facilities over the next 10 years.

Australian cities offer the best value for expatriates in the Asia Pacific, based on Mercer's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2010.

Coming from an encouraging push at the onset of 2010, regional tourism operators are now witnessing a downturn, according to the May survey by the Victorian Tourism Industry Council, which showed declining profits for most operators.

Sydney Airport marked today the completion of the international terminal’s $500 million expansion works as airport chairman Max Moore-Wilson expressed confidence that the upgraded facilities would afford tourists grander travel experience as they pass through Australia’s largest city.

The Queensland Government has rejected a congestion or distance tax plan on major roads in the south east.

Operators of Brisbane's Clem7 have brushed off claims that the company has financial problems as it plans to extend its discounted tolls to increase dismal traffic flows.

Australia has always been one of the most favourable immigration destinations. The current volume of immigrants to Australia was not being affected even throughout the global economic crisis and recessions.

The Melbourne government is set to collect about $125,000 in compensation from the city’s train operator Metro, as it again failed to meet its punctuality target for the month of April, with only 84.5 percent of trains running on time, which is just 3.5 percent shy of meeting its 88 percent goal, that would have allowed the company to write off the fine.

The country’s eco-tourism drive has reached another milestone as forty tourism operators from Tasmania took part in the recently concluded Green Tourism project which aimed to promote environmentally friendly tourism by aiding operators to cut down consumption of energy and water as well as manage waste.

Airport operator MAp Airports Ltd, Sydney Airport’s majority owner, has reported on Friday that 31 percent spikes on its first quarter earnings with $100.71 million amassed in three months leading to end of March, as compared to posted income the same period last year.

The Australian Tourism Export Council has called on Australian banks for more help on the struggling tourism industry as industry operators revealed that they had resorted to raiding their savings and contingency funds in order to survive the worst of the global financial crisis.

Flights from Sydney to Europe resumed Wednesday after almost five days of grounding which stranded millions of passengers and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenues after a massive eruption of a volcano in Iceland prevented flights from and into Europe.