The golden age of cheap, easy travel is over
We've just lived through a golden age of travel. Until COVID-19 came along.
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Even before COVID-19, I banned myself from overseas travel
These mini-breaks, or micro-cations, will help all of us become less harmful travellers. No house-sitters required
Covid-19 makes flying business class feel more like economy
​Forget the flute of chilled Moet & Chandon before takeoff, midflight gin and tonics and a roaming dessert trolley after dinner. Flying business class isn't what it used to be.
What happens when a plane gets scrapped
When its flying days have come to an end, an aircraft still has value.
How the much hyped 'travel bubbles' burst
Four months ago, the 'travel bubble' was the idea that could save tourism. Or, if not save it, at least keep the industry on life support until a vaccine was developed. In the UK, we got 'travel corridors', and all the subsequent chaos.
Better than the beach: Australia's ten most spectacular places to take a plunge
What could be finer than a dip in water as clear as gin or in natural rock pools that fizz like Champagne? Here are 10 of Australia's best swimming spots.
Podcast: Best things to see and do in Queensland (once the borders open)
Looking to explore Australia's Sunshine State? Here's what you can see and do, and where to go.
'Flexible fares won't last': Airlines reveal what flying will be like in 2021
Forecasting the future is fraught right now, especially if you've tried making travel plans recently.
Don't go topless: Seven of the weirdest laws in foreign countries
Even before COVID-19 brought out some weird and whacky rules and regulations, some countries already had some pretty bizarre laws.
Don't fall for this trap when you stay at a hotel
Free is not always free. That's what Mark Sulkin discovered this year when he picked up a "free" bottle of water in his room at the DoubleTree hotel in Phoenix.
The countries open to Australian tourists (but we're not allowed to go)
Since Australia has navigated the pandemic with relatively few cases, we're more likely to be welcomed into other countries.
The ban on international travel seems to have no end game
It's hard to know, in some ways, exactly what Australia is aiming for.
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