Cloudland’s Crystal Palais was the place to be last night for Brisbane’s travel industry as they celebrated the first Thirsty Thursdays of 2012.

The industry rang in the Year of the Dragon with fine food, fine wine and fine outfits last night at the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s Chinese New Year celebrations.

Over 160 travel agents were welcomed aboard Classic International Cruise’s MV Athena during her rare visit to Sydney yesterday.

Qantas hosted a group of Agents to LA where they attended the Black Tie Gala along with many celebrities.

Ian Cameron (centre), General Manager of Centra Taum Seminyak Bali welcomes Samanan Ratnam (far right), Annusuyai Devi Suppiah (far left) and their children upon their arrival to stay at the resort as the first guests.

Royal Plaza on Scotts ushers in prosperity and good fortune through its doors today with lion dance and dragon dance performances at the hotel lobby.

APT served up the hospitality for this group of agents at the Australian Open.

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited organized an activity marking National Children’s day 2012 on 14 January 2012 at the THAI Border Police School at Khlong Had district, Srakaew province, that is 30 kilometers away from the Kampuchea border.

International Tour Management Institute (ITMI) graduates spent the Martin Luther King Holiday in the first business day of ITMI’s 25th Symposium and Reunion, but the philosophy of Dr King was not far from their thoughts.

The Gold Coast Reaches Adventurous New Heights

It’s all systems go aboard Celebrity Summit as she becomes the next ship in Celebrity’s fleet to become ‘solsticised’.

Carnival Spirit entered dry dock on 7 January for her ‘Aussification’, including the installation of the world’s steepest and fastest waterslide at sea, ‘Green Thunder’.

DriveAway held a BBQ for staff and their families at Clifton Gardens. A great day was had by all with Santa making a guest appearance.

Five women are embarking on a journey from Adelaide to Rockhampton in the name of love, Australian tourism and to raise funds for The Cancer Council.

It’s a white Christmas at Pukaha Mount Bruce with the surprise hatching of a second rare white kiwi at the national wildlife centre.

Adventure World has announced the winner of its Golden Ticket, and one lucky agent from Escape Travel in Neutral Bay, Lara Heenan, couldn’t be happier.

New Horizons Holidays hosted Christmas appreciation drinks for their top 20 agencies of 2011, recognising each agency with a Top Selling award and sharing in the seasons festivities with a high quality selection of wine, beer, sparkling wine and canapés upstairs at Helvetica Whisky Bar in Perth.

More than 150 young Cantabrians experienced some early Christmas cheer today with a special festive flight operated by Air New Zealand.

BENCH International held its Christmas party at the Cheeky Food Group's kitchen in Foveaux Street, Surry Hills, where chef Jason took the Bench team through an extensive cooking tuition in which teams of people cooked separate dishes in an extravagant buffet dinner featuring beef fillet, flambe prawns, vegetable dishes and brownies for dessert

World Square in Sydney has been flaunting a touch of the Rocky Mountains this month with a log cabin, Canadian flags and snow-covered Christmas trees to promote the “Canada’s 7 Days of Christmas” campaign.

The 2011 Carnival Australia Partnership Summit wrapped up with cocktails and canapes onboard Dawn Princess this week with 400 top cruise agents from Australia and New Zealand in attendance.

Earlier this month New Horizons Holidays hosted West Australian travel agents on an lavish famil to Bali.

The Sebel on Albert Park put on a spectacular function complete with snow on arrival for Melbourne Skalleages on Thursday.

A group of Flight Centre agents doubled their fun in Hawaii when they visited Oahu and Maui during a recent Hawaiian Airlines, Infinity Holidays and Hawaii Tourism Oceania famil.