The 20 biggest questions about travel, answered

Anthony Dennis

Travel, as we knew it, is making its first tentative steps out of enforced hibernation.

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The return of the wanderer.

This is why you're missing out on a refund

Michael Gebicki

Painful though it might be, missing out on a refund from a hotel booking could be down to us.

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Many of us won't be seeing a credit or a refund for a non-stay, and it's likely down to us.

One Qantas frequent flyer's codeshare flight with China Eastern resulted in a scary transit experience.

Letters: 'Frightening' transit through China on Qantas codeshare flight

Expecting to transit, these travellers found themselves on the wrong side of the terminal and without the visa they needed...

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guest in hotel room

Hotels used for quarantine returning to 'normal' guests

With domestic travel beginning to resume, hotels should start reopening fully to the general public again.

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Anthony Dennis

One of the many beautiful white sand coves at Jervis Bay in New South Wales.

'Captive market': NSW hotspots prepare for school holidays influx

With the Queensland border remaining stubbornly closed, regional NSW towns are poised to cash in.

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Josh Dye

A Residence suite on board an Etihad Airbus A380 superjumbo..

Travel quiz: How many 'Residence' class seats are on board an Etihad A380?

Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with our travel quiz.

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Craig Platt

The ACCC says customers may have missed out on refunds they were entitled to.

ACCC raises concerns over Qantas cancellation refunds

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A woman who uses a wheelchair and is legally blind was told to "hold it" by crew on American Airlines.

Plane passenger 'humiliated' for trying to use the loo

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Queensland

From the Daintree Rainforest to the Great Barrier Reef, from the Gold Coast to the Whitsundays, Queensland will put a big smile on any face - espeically when borders (hopefully) reopen on July 10.

The strange Russian settlement of Pyramiden in Norway's Svalvard is like a Soviet time capsule.

In this mysterious abandoned town, the hotel is still open

Pyramiden was abandoned suddenly and some say mysteriously. Everyone left in a hurry.

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Jamie Lafferty

A recreation of Ozti.

Crowds are flocking to see the victim of a 5300-year-old murder mystery

A museum in northern Italy accommodates an intriguing ancient resident.

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Andrew Bain

The ancient city was abandoned, virtually intact, around 1540.

Unlock the secrets of Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is a mystery and you won't find clues to unlocking its secrets at the mountain top.

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Isobel King

Inside the world's most beautiful transport system

Kropotkinskaya Moscow Metro Station.

The overtouristed destination seeing a bright side to the pandemic

Visitors are viewing and taking photos of cherry blossoms in unseasonably snowfall at Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan, while ...

Kashmiri goats invading deserted seaside resort are the new heroes of social media

A herd of goats walk the quiet streets in Llandudno, north Wales. The group of goats have been spotted walking around ...

Six of the best floatplane flights in British Columbia

GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST: One of the most incredible wildlife experiences you can have in British Columbia begins with a ...

Six of the best winter experiences in Europe

COSY CAFES, VIENNA, AUSTRIA: There's no better place to watch the world go by than a historical Viennese coffee house in ...

The world's top 10 places that are better at night

Local superstition maintains that vampires flap about when the moon is full, but don't let that put you off.

New 'world's biggest airport' attracting 70,000 sightseers a day

It's easy to see where the nickname 'the Starfish' comes from.

The Three Sisters seen from the Echo Point lookout near Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, NSW.

Podcast: Regional travel in Australia - the best places to visit

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Ben Groundwater in Esfahan, Iran.

'Stick to writing about holidays'? Congratulations, you're privileged

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The Hydro Majestic Hotel in the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains.

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