Travel news
Affordable ‘digital nomad’ hotel brand set to expand across Australia
Little National’s hotels offer a unique vibe that deliver affordability combined with the trappings of a luxury digital nomad lifestyle.
- by Julietta Jameson
Seatbelts on: Warning over likelihood of more unexpected bumps on planes
There’s a reason cabin crew tell you to keep your seatbelt on, but this week’s LATAM incident shows it’s more important than ever.
- by Katherine Scott
Traveller Letters: When it comes to premium economy seats, Qantas wins
“With pre-departure drinks, to enhanced food and wines, Qantas wins – a down-graded business class. Whereas the Singapore Airlines equivalent was an upgraded economy class.”
Opinion
Air travel
Without a control tower, Sydney’s new airport will die hard in the hearts of travellers
I’m completely opposed to news that Australia’s newest international airport will not include a traditional control tower.
- by Anthony Dennis
New flights to Europe as one of the world’s most-awarded airlines arrives
Turkish Airlines arrives with the launch of its first Australian route, with plans to rapidly expand.
- by Julietta Jameson
Traveller Letters: A hotel told me I was too old to stay there
“I was able to cancel and will hopefully get a full refund, but I couldn’t believe that this was possible.”
Opinion
Cruises
The death of cruising was greatly exaggerated – it’s bigger than ever
How the naysayers gloated at the height of the pandemic as they watched the struggles of the cruise industry and predicted its imminent collapse.
- by Brian Johnston
Branson’s Virgin Voyages scraps next summer’s Australian cruises
Sir Richard’s Branson’s ship Resilient Lady isn’t so resilient after all, with the cruise line revealing it will not return to Australian waters for its planned second season.
- by Katherine Scott
New first-class seat for Japan route can be booked with Qantas points
Japan Airlines will now be the only carrier to offer a first-class cabin on flights between Australia and Tokyo.
- by Julietta Jameson
This remarkable landscape offers an experience that’s unique in Australia
The remarkable landscape surrounding Far North Queensland’s Bourketown includes wetlands, savannah, and the Gulf of Carpentaria only 25 kilometres away.
- by Julietta Jameson
Traveller Letters: We were refused extra legroom seats because we’re ‘too old’
“The airline was happy to book them and happy to take the additional money, but when we checked in they told us that we couldn’t have the seats.”