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The abandoned town of Pripyat in Chernobyl, featuring the ferris wheel of the amusement park which never opened.

Airline adds an apocalyptic twist to its 'flights to nowhere'

An airline is taking a flight to nowhere over the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

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Some Virgin Australia passengers may find themselves unable to book seats on their preferred flights using credits, even ...

Virgin passengers face restrictions on cashing in flight credits

Virgin Australia customers holding COVID-cancellation credits beware: you're not all created equal.

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TRAVEL: Margo Keegan's Tiny House in Freemans Reach is available for rent. 21st April 2021, Photo: Wolter Peeters, The ...

Tiny houses the big trend in holiday escapes

Many hosts can't keep up with demand to rent compact holiday accommodation from people eager to get away from it all – including their possessions.

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Is it COVID-19, or just a sneeze? Hay fever sufferers face a travel dilemma.

Is it COVID-19? Hay fever sufferers face big travel problem

Airlines don't want you to fly if you have a runny nose. So where does that leave millions of Australian hay fever sufferers?

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Indian Pacific back on track after year of border closures

Operators of the Indian Pacific, as well as the Ghan and the Great Southern, are counting on 2022 to deliver a much smoother trans-continental run.

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A sign welcomes international arrivals at Auckland Airport. Many of us have been suffering from withdrawal having been ...

Going overseas now feels like a privilege, not a right

A brief escape overseas to New Zealand prompts thoughts on how overseas travel is a privilege we have taken for granted for too long.

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A time-lapse image of planes taking off from Sydney Airport. Traffic between Sydney and Melbourne has bounced back.

Sydney-Melbourne route back in the world's top 10 busiest

A surge in flights between Sydney and Melbourne has seen the route climb back into the world's 10 busiest, data shows.

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How I compiled Anthony Bourdain's last book without him

She has been described as his lieutenant, his assistant, his gatekeeper and his co-author. Now Laurie Woolever has a new duty in the universe of the late Anthony Bourdain: She is a custodian of his memory, and history. It's a job she takes very seriously.

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Nusa Lembongan, Bali. "I love the relaxed atmosphere."

My dream destination: Ash Keating, artist

This creator of large outdoor murals across Melbourne is dreaming of Bali.

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One of Europe's poorest countries is aiming to become a tourism mecca

Albania's prime minister hopes to win reelection this weekend so he can work on making one of Europe's poorest countries a "champion of tourism".

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The phone retrieved by the fire service after landing.

iPhone crushed by seat catches fire on UK-bound plane

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is issuing a warning after a phone stuck in the plane seat mechanism caught fire on a flight to London Heathrow.