Alan Joyce delivers: $19 Jetstar fares and triple points on Qantas flights
Jetstar sells 80,000 seats in five hours as Australians rush to book sale fares.
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Josh Dye
Josh Dye is a news reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Masks on, seats full: Our reporter flies the Sydney-Melbourne route
The most striking thing about flying in the post-COVID world is how it feels normal and bizarre at the same time.
Some skiers to miss slopes as lift passes sell out in record time
Thredbo says record demand for lift passes, coupled with capacity restrictions, means some people will not be able to hit the slopes this winter.
'Absolutely crazy': Beachside towns brace for long-weekend tourists
The NSW South Coast is bracing for an influx of tourists as city dwellers escape for the long weekend.
'Phenomenal': How Australia got 22,000 stranded citizens home
When Auprel McNeill realised her three-year-old son Lukas was trapped in the Philippines, she panicked.
From $1000 to $158: Flights get cheaper for school holidays
Flights between Sydney and Melbourne are still limited to a handful a day with some return fares above $1000, but that's about to change.
Virgin unlocks Velocity frequent flyer points for flights
Virgin Australia's 10 million Velocity frequent flyer members can now redeem their points on domestic flights.
Virgin freezes Velocity accounts after members crash website
Virgin Australia has frozen the accounts of its 10 million Velocity frequent flyer members.
What should you do with your frequent flyer points?
What do the airline groundings mean for your frequent flyer points? How much are they actually worth? And what happens if the airlines go bust?
Lonely Planet closes Australian office, lays off staff
The travel publisher, founded in Australia, has blamed the coronavirus pandemic for having to wind down its operations.
How much Australians will have to pay to get home on 'rescue' flights
For the next month, Qantas and Virgin Australia are flying Australians home on 13 weekly flights from London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Auckland.
What the travel bans mean for your frequent flyer status
Qantas and Virgin have slashed flights, closed lounges and made changes to their frequent flyer programs in the past week.
The Aussie dollar now buys you less in every country (except two)
Australian travellers are getting less value for money in most overseas destinations compared with a year ago.
Cheap airfares likely as airlines struggle to fill seats
Cheaper airfares could be on the horizon, experts say, as airlines struggle to fill planes due to the coronavirus.
Record breaker: Ship on world's longest cruise arrives in Australia
A cruise ship making its way around the planet on a Guinness World Record-breaking journey has arrived in Australia.
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