Virus outbreak sees Sydney hotel activate robot staff
Jerry Schwartz's robot hotel workers were originally purchased as a gimmick, but now they have a vital role.
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Anthony Dennis
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
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Only one country was willing to help trapped Australian cruise passengers
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The five lessons every traveller must learn from the pandemic
The events of recent weeks have emphasised the fragility of travel and how exposed travellers are and can be in a major crisis.
Government accused of 'hiding' Ruby Princess away from Sydney
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Aside from its annual hiatus over the festive season, Traveller in print has been published continuously for more than a decade. Until, sadly, now.
Flags of convenience prove inconvenient to stranded cruise ships
Cruise ships stranded off the NSW coast could be forced to declare that they are in distress in an effort to disembark crew on board.
Holidays at home to drive Australia's tourism recovery
Australians spent nearly $80 billion on domestic travel in 2018-19 with the industry supporting 302,500 businesses.
Cruise passengers don't deserve to be vilified by us
Where's our duty of care, let alone moral obligation, for innocent, hapless cruise passengers?
Have the Tokyo Games fallen victim to the 'Olympic curse'?
Earlier this week there was speculation in Japan about an "Olympic curse" having befallen the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Five things travellers should do now you can't travel
Australia and the world will benefit enormously from us taking one (or two) holidays to help revive the global economy, once we can travel again.
Sydney's new hotel offers an overdue history lesson
If there was ever a time for a weekend away at some big city Australian digs it is now.
Traveller and coronavirus: A note from the editor
Each day, if not every hour, brings fresh news about the coronavirus crisis. Travel, and the travel industry, are among its major casualties.
Even in Antarctica, coronavirus casts a shadow over travellers
On board my luxury cruise ship to Antarctica the main health concern among my fellow passengers is sea-sickness.
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