Travel Planning

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What a sudden coronavirus outbreak would mean for our summer holidays

With coronavirus fear in the air, Australia's states are on a hair trigger alert right now.

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Where to travel: Author Kerry Greenwood

These are the dream destinations on this author's travel list.

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"Makes me shudder further now I hear that all service desks will be shut": Kieran McGregor, Hawthorn, VIC.

Letters: Stressed staff, no service desks, four hours on hold - no winners here, Qantas

I really felt for the Qantas customer service representative I spoke to who was kind but obviously stressed.

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What do the two animals on Australia's coat of arms have in common?

Travel quiz: What do the kangaroo and emu have in common?

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

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Melbourne laneways: Melbourne did it first and they're awesome.

Dear Melbourne, we still love you

Sydneysiders love Melbourne. We love it because it has all of things that Sydney does not. When you want a break from Sydney city life there's nowhere better.

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Vintage Americana Las Vegas sign on The Strip, with palm trees and clear blue sky on a sunny day.Vertical composition ...

World's 10 most incredibly cheesy towns you can't help but love

These outrageously touristy, shamelessly kitsch places are still crowd-pleasers for a reason.

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New York's Times Square on a busy evening.

Expert claims mass tourism's return 'around the corner'

Even in comparison to other bullish industry leaders, Expedia CEO Peter Kern is steadfast in his conviction that travel's recovery isn't just on the horizon, but around the corner.

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Melbourne's Victoria Market is one spot where you can see and sample the vibrant mix of Australian cuisine.

'Australian food': The best places to try our local cuisine

Tim Tam slams, pad Thai or bush tucker: What is "Australian food" and where we can best enjoy our local cuisine.

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The Dingo Fence is one of the longest structures in the world.

Traveller Letters: Our 'big, beautiful wall' is better than yours, Trump

Our 5614-kilometre long dingo fence is certainly bigger and better than yours, Trump.

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Last trips: The mighty Victoria Falls, which sits on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The last destinations we visited before the borders closed

Nostalgia has a purpose - to reflect, to learn, to change. Here's what our writers have learned from their last overseas trip before the pandemic hit.

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What milestone will Qantas celebrate on Monday?

Travel quiz: Qantas will celebrate what milestone on Monday?

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

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The pandemic has caused more travellers to spend time outdoors.

Eleven ways 2020 has ultimately improved travel for us all

The conventional wisdom is that 2020 has nearly destroyed travel. And though it's true that covid-19 ruined our vacations and took a wrecking ball to a large part of the industry, the conventional wisdom is wrong.