Travel Planning

Hotels and their guests like to take advantage of a situation.

Letters: When it comes to prices, what goes around comes around

When I see readers' letters describing various rip-offs and bargains I'm reminded of two bowls of soup .

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I spent $1500 on lunch, and it was the weirdest meal of my life

A white-knuckle ride through taste and scent and texture, this meal was the best, the worst, the weirdest, the most magical and the most mind-blowing culinary experience of my life.

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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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Travel quiz: What does the Malay word 'goreng' mean?

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

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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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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.