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Travel Advice
Signs you've booked a dodgy hotel
CHARGING by the hour, red stains on the floor and mattresses covered in plastic among the warning signs you've booked a bad hotel room.
Damaging How flying can harm your health
FROM falling luggage to "toxic" cabin air and dirty water, travellers are exposed to a variety of potential health hazards every time they fly.
Planner Guide to 2010 NSW snow season
PLAN your trip to the New South Wales snow fields with the latest resort news and accommodation information.
Lonely Planet Best working holiday jobs
FROM fruit picking to au pairing to working at a ski resort, here are some of the coolest ways to earn money while travelling.
Advice Traveller's 'nightmare' battle with airline
GETTING a refund from a budget airline can be “like taking blood from a stone”, one traveller warns. So what are your rights?
In-flight fright Gross things people do on flights
READING porn magazines, joining the mile-high club solo and emptying a colostomy bag are some of the grossest things travellers are reported to have committed.
Goodbye Europe, hello world
TRAVELLERS should avoid paying hefty airfare premiums and consider these three alternatives to a European getaway.
Tips How to score an airline upgrade
GETTING a seat upgrade can be a difficult, if not impossible, mission. However, for the lucky travellers who succeed it’s well worth the effort.
Travel Health
Protection Boozy backpackers' sex risk warning
A CULTURE of binge drinking among backpackers is driving up risky sex and rates of sexually transmitted infections, specialists have warned.
DVT risk New travel blood clots fears
DEADLY blood clots are just as likely to form from long-distance train and bus trips as they are from air travel, experts have warned.
Diseases Air travellers are 'spreading deadly viruses'
TOURISTS travelling by plane and the growth of cities are combining to help new and old infections spread around the world.
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Bargain Advice China's shopaholic paradise
THE shopping scene in Shenzhen is not for the faint hearted, so here's some advice to ensure you get the best bargains possible!
Cook Islands The perfect honeymoon destination
SET your romance dial to sizzling as the Cook Islands provide the perfect lovers escape.
Lonely Planet Things I have learnt from travelling
FROM how to squat in a Chinese toilet to psychic taxi drivers - Lonely Planet reveal lessons learnt from life on the road.
Accommodation Don't be ashamed to stay at a resort
BACKPACKERS may turn their noses up, but take note: you can enjoy a resort trip without losing your soul.
Cash trip Make money from your travels
WHETHER travelling domestic or international - here's how you can top-up the bank balance while enjoying a break.
Airline review The good, the bad and the ugly long hauls
THIS is the tale of two long hauls. One was good, the other bad - in fact it was downright ugly. So how will the A380 fair?
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