WEEKLY REVIEW: Sunday 20 September, 2026
Hello travellers, Greetings from the central coast of New South Wales! I’ve just had a very pleasant weekend being pampered and fed by some good friends. It’s been a quiet week on the blog, as I have had a few business issues to deal with. Some of you may hav…
Greetings from the central coast of New South Wales! I’ve just had a very pleasant weekend being pampered and fed by some good friends. It’s been a quiet week on the blog, as I have had a few business issues to deal with.
Some of you may have received a previous email with repeated details from last week. My apologies.
Air New Zealand has had a sale, which unfortunately finished on 18 September.
TransNusa has announced the commencement of a Melbourne to Bali service from October with some extremely competitive introductory airfares.
Qatar Airways is increasing its services into Australia, and its flights offered through Virgin Australia.
Other than this weekend away, I have spent my time in Sydney this week, and the same is true for next.
Sorry for the delay, but some new posts in the Oh Canada! trip review series will be coming from next week.
In the meantime, confirm that your travel insurance is up to date, keep your vaccinations current (I updated my COVID-19 shots last week), check Smartraveller before international flights, and travel safely.
Qatar Airways is turning up the volume in Australia, with more flights from Sydney and Melbourne, the return of Canberra, and additional Virgin Australia services operated by Qatar aircraft. That means more seats to Doha and more options onwards to Europe. Melbourne gets twice-daily Qatar From 9 December 2026, Qatar Airways will double the number […] Read in browser »
Indonesian airline TransNusa is heading further east in Australia, launching direct Melbourne, Bali flights from 19 October 2026 and introducing a new Premium Plus product. The airline’s media release says the Melbourne, Denpasar service will operate daily, with introductory one-way fares starting at AU$299 for a basic ticket and AU$699 for Premium Plus. That gives Melbourne travellers […] Read in browser »
Air New Zealand has launched another round of SaleAway fare specials across the Tasman, with Economy fares below AU$300 from some Australian cities and, more interestingly, Business Premier from around AU$760 one-way. The sale runs until 11.59pm AEST on Friday, 18 September 2026, unless seats sell out first. Fares are for travel through to August […] Read in browser »
WEEKLY REVIEW: Sunday, 13 September 2026 SHENZHEN AIRLINES: Sydney gets four weekly Shenzhen flights from December FIJI AIRWAYS: Western Sydney, Nadi flights confirmed for March 2027 EGYPTAIR: Direct Sydney to Cairo flights return in 2027 via Singapore AUSTRALIA: International routes making a comeback before the end of 2026
