Anthony Dennis

Anthony Dennis
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Anthony is Traveller's national travel editor. One of Australia's most experienced travel and tourism editors and writers and the author of two travel books, he is a long-time commentator on travel and tourism issues. He has appeared at many travel and tourism events over the years as both a speaker and a moderator. Anthony is a former deputy editor of The Sydney Morning Herald as well as former editor of the Australian Travel + Leisure magazine. He was the Australia-New Zealand correspondent for Travel + Leisure US. www.traveller.com.au

The lagoon in Cairns. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has infuriated Far North Queensland operators by ...

'Killed slowly and painfully': Tourism industry calls for Queensland border to open

Queensland tourism operators face ruin if they’re unable to target southern Australians for winter holidays due to borders remaining closed.

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The Oakleigh Motel on the Princes Highway, Victoria.

Thanks to COVID-19, the great Aussie motel is set for a comeback

Motel and motor-inn style accommodation is well placed to benefit from the anticipated increase in Australians taking self-drive holidays.

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When cruising resumes, social distancing, not socialising, will be key to a cruise, with the pastime likely to become a ...

The party is over: Ten steps the cruise industry needs to take to recover

Here are 10 things that the cruise industry should consider as it embarks on a path to recovery.

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Qantas face masks for COVID-19 protection.

New Qantas health rules at odds with experts' advice

Qantas' new COVID-19 health policy contradicts advice from Australia's leading government health experts.

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El Questro in the Kimberley, Western Australia.

Australia's most isolated resorts unlikely to enjoy domestic tourism boom

Australia's far-flung accommodation has become a victim of the tyranny of social distance.

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Chinese tourists visit the jacaranda trees in bloom on McDougall St, Kirribilli, Sydney.

Why we need Chinese tourists less than we think

How the world's most populous nation can wield its economic power virtually in an instant offers a sober warning to Australia.

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Goodbye to queuing for some watery scrambled eggs at the breakfast buffet.

Good riddance: Seven things in travel that won't be coming back

We don't know how travelling will change in the future, but here are some things that will likely disappear.

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It's estimated each cruise ship that visits Eden on the NSW South Coast generates $150,000 to $250,000 for the town.

The Aussie town desperate for cruise ships to return

The Sapphire Coast town of Eden needs cruise ships to return after COVID-19.

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Qantas and Jetstar planes grounded at Avalon Airport.

Why Qantas passengers shouldn’t be fooled by Joyce's $19 airfares

It's the great pandemic travel fire-sale, designed to entice us to start holidaying again.

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so many airplanes are in line on the runway waiting for take off

How a city smaller than Canberra now has the world's busiest airport

This city may have a smaller population than Canberra, but next week it's got more scheduled departures than London Heathrow.

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The Cook Islands (pictured), Fiji and Vanuatu could be part of a 'trans-Pacific bubble', allowing Australian tourists to ...

Call to include Pacific islands in 'trans-Tasman bubble' for travel

The proposed 'trans-Tasman travel bubble' should be extended to tourism-dependent Pacific island nations as a means of strengthening Australia's strategic influence in the region.

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Requiring heavy cleaning of aircraft after each flight could increase turnaround time and reduce flight schedules.

New coronavirus hygiene rules could send airfares sky-high

Airfares set to soar as airlines and airports pass on costs of implementing new biosecurity measures.

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Destinations such as the UK are likely to be off-limits to Australians until 2021 at least.

'Very risky': Overseas holidays unlikely before 2021, say experts

Infection rates will need to be close to zero before Australians can travel to popular spots such as the US and UK.

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Sofitel Sydney Wentworth – the city's most enduring five-star international hotel – prepares to celebrate its ...

Welcome to Hotel Pandemic 2020: Luxury hotel throws iso party for quarantined guests

One of Sydney's original luxury hotels has unexpectedly transformed into an elaborate halfway houses for quarantined Australian travellers. Here is a glimpse into how an establishment like this operates in such historic and challenging circumstances.