Travel Planning

Snap border closures hurt than just airlines and hotels.

Letters: Wake up, state premiers - we're no longer separate colonies

With no international tourism for many months to come, it is time state premiers recognised that we are one country and not a collection of colonies.

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Australia is at risk of becoming a hermit nation, closed off from the rest of the world with no plan for reopening borders.

Five things we must do if we ever want Australia's borders to open

Australia needs a strategy, any strategy, if it has any hope of reopening itself to the world.

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The world's steepest street. Which city is it in?

Travel quiz: In which city will you find the world's steepest street?

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

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If there's going to be another lockdown in New Zealand, chances are it's going to happen in Auckland.

Seven key tips for avoiding a travel bubble lockdown

Even interstate travel in Australia at the moment is problematic, so how risky is travelling to New Zealand?

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Moving to another country is one of the greatest travel adventures you can have.

Podcast: Living overseas - the greatest adventure in travel

This might just be the greatest travel experience you could possibly have: picking up your entire life and just moving it to another country.

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COVID-19 aside, there are several vaccines travellers should consider getting before heading overseas, particularly to ...

The other vaccines (besides COVID-19) you should get before travelling

With the COVID-19 vaccine in the spotlight, it's worth looking at what other vaccines travellers should consider before heading overseas.

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On the Great Himalaya Trail with World Expeditions.

Hoping for a long holiday after COVID-19? Here are the world's longest

When the pandemic is over, you may find you want a longer holiday than usual. Here are the world's longest.

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Travellers and now obtain some insurance against COVID-19, but it won't cover sudden border closures.

Travel insurers start offering COVID-19 cover, but there's a (major) catch

Some travel insurers will now cover medical expenses or cancellations due to COVID-19, but none will cover sudden border closures.

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Heading for the surf on the Sunshine Coast.

Queensland Sunshine Beach stay with $800 bonus value

Snap up a half-price airfare to Sunshine Beach and combine it with a five-day holiday package.

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Do we still need physical cards to represent our frequent flyer membership?

Letters: What's the actual point of a frequent flyer card?

I don't think it would worry me if I lost my Qantas frequent flyer membership card.

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Iguazu Falls straddles the borders of two South America countries, but which two?

Travel quiz: Which two countries share Iguazu Falls?