Must-have travel accessories for a mid-winter escape

Must-have travel accessories for a mid-winter escape

Travel essentials,plus a few creature comforts,make any destination feel like home.

  • byGeorgie Gordon

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Would-be travellers still trying to recoup trips axed at start of pandemic

Would-be travellers still trying to recoup trips axed at start of pandemic

Australians whose overseas trips were cancelled in the early days of COVID are still struggling to get thousands of dollars refunded after booking with travel brands owned and operated by Flight Centre.

  • byDavid Estcourt
Joanna Lumley:‘Even when my name was well known,my bank balance was still red’

Joanna Lumley:‘Even when my name was well known,my bank balance was still red’

Now in her 70s,Joanna Lumley is as unstoppable as ever. She talks to Michael Idato about her new film,her most famous character and finding herself through travel.

  • byMichael Idato
A symbol of summer hedonism - no wonder I was seduced

A symbol of summer hedonism - no wonder I was seduced

New Englanders may have a “sceptical view of pleasure” but those they allow themselves – such as their famous lobster rolls – are hard to argue with.

  • byAmelia Lester
‘Kick in the guts’:Travel agents upset at Qantas over slashed commissions

‘Kick in the guts’:Travel agents upset at Qantas over slashed commissions

Qantas is facing fierce backlash from travel agents incensed by the airline’s move to slash commission – and it’s passengers who will pay the price.

  • byJessica Yun
Love island,hate island:But I’m not here to slam Dunk
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Holidays

Love island,hate island:But I’m not here to slam Dunk

For better or worse,we’ve all been to the Queensland islands. But very few of us have bought one.

  • byKerri Sackville
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Bali travellers warned they could have a disease time bomb in their backpacks

Bali travellers warned they could have a disease time bomb in their backpacks

Australia’s 1 million annual Bali visitors are being urged to play their part in stopping an Australian outbreak of the devastating foot and mouth disease.

  • byMike Foley
Bucket list? Best take a tip from King Tut
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Death

Bucket list? Best take a tip from King Tut

Compiling a bucket list is fraught with challenges. Should they be travel goals? Personal development goals? Money goals? Relationship goals?

  • byMelissa Coburn
COVID vaccine requirement to be scrapped for international arrivals

COVID vaccine requirement to be scrapped for international arrivals

The federal government will remove one of the last health rules stopping some tourists from travelling to Australia,as well as scrap the digital passenger declaration.

  • byJames Massola
From the Archives,2002:Around the world in 13 days,in a balloon

From the Archives,2002:Around the world in 13 days,in a balloon

Twenty years ago,Steve Fossett completed a historic around the world adventure in a hot air balloon,taking just 13 days to complete the extraordinary journey.

  • byKirsty Needham
Just 587 customers of collapsed chain STA Travel are getting refunds. Lara is not one of them
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Just 587 customers of collapsed chain STA Travel are getting refunds. Lara is not one of them

Aged care worker Lara Collin paid $15,000 for two cancelled trips and doesn’t know if she’ll ever see that money again. The closure of a compensation fund 8 years ago leaves consumers unprotected.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons