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The ultimate travel challenge
IS it cheaper to book a flight through a travel agent, a travel website or direct with the airline? We took the travel challenge to find out.
Advice How to live and work in New York
TACKLING the Big Apple on your own can be daunting - especially for the unemployed - so prepare yourself for battle with these top tips.
Privacy debate Hideaways celebs use to escape fame
STARS going to great lengths for a paparazzi-free zone, but are they still fair game on their holiday?
Stopover Best airport stop-overs enroute to Europe
KNOW where to stay, how to get there and what freebies you'll score with this handy guide to airport accommodation en-route to Europe.
Stickers Decorate luggage with cocaine and dildos
TRAVELLERS can pretend to be cocaine smugglers, kidnappers or just plain kinky with an outrageous range of luggage stickers.
Extreme travel Is travel abduction worth it?
BEING blindfolded, bound, gagged and beaten might appeal to a few, but has this latest experiential travel trend gone too far?
Race day tips Melbourne Cup travel guide
TAKE a front row seat and enjoy all the action of the race that stops the nation with these top tips.
Luxury Does business class live up to the hype?
A CHANCE airline upgrade gave Kate Schneider her first taste of business class travel. But would she pay do it again?
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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Danger Spate of dangerous errors by US pilots
INVESTIGATION launched to determine why US pilots and air traffic controllers are making so many dangerous errors.
Display World's largest travelling exhibition of mummies
MYSTERY, history and curiosity expected to lure record-breaking crowds to the "Mummies of the World" exhibition.
Luxury First review of Singapore's new mega-hotel
A LUXURY luxury hotel in Singapore has stolen the title of the world's most expensive and wowed tourists with its unique design.
Deals Travel challenge: Russia
TOP deals for holidays to Russia including visits to thermal springs, brown bears, eagles and fur seals.
Affordable Best countries to travel on the cheap
LONELY Planet's pick of the top destinations that will blow your mind without breaking the bank - no budget no problem.
Stories Dirty secrets of popular tourist locations
FROM rat plagues to violence, some of the world's most famous cities have dark secrets you won't be able to read about in tourism guidebooks.
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