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Budget Holidays

When are you too old to be considered a 'young' traveller?

Travel Insider

At what point do you stop being a 'young' traveller?

Jane E Fraser "I'm still young, aren't I?" Older travellers are crashing the young travellers' scene.

Rome on $50 a day

Trevi Fountain, Trevi and Quirinale. shd travel september 15 rome on 50 dollars a day

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Once you've found a bed, you can enjoy the Eternal City on a tight budget, writes Steve McKenna.

Twenty reasons to visit Fremantle

20 reasons fremantle.

Mal Chenu From sailing and fishing to arts festivals and boutique pale ales, this is the best on offer in Fremantle.

Travel budgets

Warning: dip ahead

shd travel june 30 dollar proof cook islands hi-res from Gaynor Stanley, On behalf of Cook Islands Tourism gaynor@pepr.com.au

Jane Reddy Our falling currency is no bar to Australian travellers finding good-value destinations, writes Jane Reddy, who has done the homework for you on where the bargains are.

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Special features

New Zealand

The great indoors: New Zealand's cool hostels

Flashpacking ... a private room at Nomads in Queenstown.

Ben Groundwater explains that roughing it in New Zealand isn't really roughing it at all.

Photo galleries

Photos

Inside Australia's first Tune Hotel

Tune Hotel Melbourne

Take a look inside the first Tune Hotel in Australia, on Swanston St in Melbourne. The Tune Hotel chain, an offshoot of low-cost carrier AirAsia, applies a 'budget airline' approach to its rooms,...

Chic and cheerful

Hostel

Enterprising hostels are casting off the dingy tag with cool decor and features.

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Travellers Tips

The Tripologist

What does 'commission-free' currency exchange really mean?

Money exchange, Bangkok

The Tripologist What does it mean when a currency exchange bureau offers commission-free transactions?

Insider

Beating bill shock of global phoning

Global phone roaming rip off

Travel Insider Using a smartphone or tablet overseas can result in a horrendous bill, but you don't have to turn it off. Here are some tips for managing your usage.

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Travel News

Traveller letters: journey from car park results in missed flight

Traveller letters dinkus

Opting for a car park near the airport to save taxi fare resulted in missing my flight.

Deals of the week

Take a journey from San Francisco to Sydney onboard the Celebrity Century.

David Beckham signs up to promote Asia's casino giants

11:23am | Las Vegas Sands plans to brand it like Beckham by signing an agreement to cooperate with the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England football star's company to promote its business in Asia.

NSW's top tourist attraction named at awards

ROBERT UPE 29 Nov | Sydney's Taronga Zoo was named the best "major tourist attraction" at the NSW Tourism Awards on Thursday night.

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