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When is the best time to book your holiday?
JANE E FRASER Forty-two may be the meaning of life but it seems six is the magic number when it comes to flying.
Latest travel news
Goodbye friend, goodbye car
CAROLINE ZIELINSKI 1:48pm An opportunistic thief has stolen a parked, idling car while its driver was hugging her friend goodbye at Melbourne Airport.
Europe: Prostitute museum opens in Amsterdam
Middle-East: Dubai hits tourists with tax to pay for World Expo
Air safety: Dreamliner flight from Melbourne makes emergency landing
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Best ways to save money on travel
THE TRIPOLOGIST Gone are the days when the powerful Aussie dollar let us feel like kings and queens when travelling overseas.
South Africa
Wildly indulgent
Holidaying safari style is out of this world, finds Louise Southerden.
Switzerland
Laps of the goddesses
ANGIE KELLY This women-only bath house on Zurich's Limmat River leads a delightful double life. A barefoot Angie Kelly takes a look.
Queensland
It's only natural
A stay at Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef combines discovery with relaxation, writes Debbie Neilson-Hunter.
Dubai
Cool Arabian nights and days
Andrea Black explains how to stay in Dubai without breaking a sweat.
Expert traveller
Why everyone hates travellers (and those girls from MKR)
The Backpacker You've been to 42 different countries? Really? No one cares.
The only way to really see a city
The Backpacker It's the best way to see a city, but I didn't always do it by choice.
AirAsia versus Jetstar: budget battle looms
Travellers' Check We're on the verge of a cheap airfare war on flights to South-East Asia.
Mama Holiday
How to help kids overcome their holiday fears
TRACEY SPICER 'I don't want to do it.' How often do we hear that from kids? Especially on holidays.
Luxe Nomad
What wouldn't a butler do?
LEE TULLOCH Butlers are everywhere these days: bath butlers, soap butlers, even tanning butlers.
Flight test
American Airlines economy class
The staff are icily efficient, going through the motions with as little contact as professionally possible.
Everyone asks: is Antarctic travel in trouble?
THE TRIPOLOGIST Is the Akademik Shokalskiy being trapped in thick ice for 10 days an ominous sign for Antarctic travel?
Travel Insider
City passes: are they the best way to explore a new city?
JANE E FRASER City passes offer discounts on attractions, but are they worth it?
