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The Byron at Byron is almost fully booked until February 2021.

'Booked out until Februrary': Staff shortage as domestic tourism booms

Regional tourism operators are bracing for a major nationwide staff shortage as a flood of domestic visitors surge into regional towns this summer.

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Singapore will allow Victorians to enter from November 6.

State borders closed, but Singapore opens up to Victorians

While the rest of Australia keeps its borders closed to Victoria despite low COVID-19 numbers, Singapore has no such concerns.

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The new Australian day-trip is by plane

The crosswinds of COVID have seen travel operators shift to domestic experiences with imaginative twists.

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Qantas will operate several more scenic flights over Australia, this time landing for overnight stays.

Qantas reveals details for next scenic flight

Qantas has announced it will operate more scenic flights following the success of its first "flight to nowhere" earlier this month.

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Qantas will increase flights to Tasmania and add a Sydney-Launceston route.

Qantas, Virgin relaunch routes, expand flights as borders reopen

Qantas and Virgin Australia have announced several suspended domestic routes will return to service as state borders begin to reopen.

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The meals have proved to be a hit with 1600 selling in days.

Airline's business class meals a supermarket hit

Finland's national carrier Finnair has started selling its business class meals in a supermarket to prevent job cuts at its catering unit due to COVID-19.

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Bawah Reserve is reached via floatplane.

Wish you were here? Indonesian paradise's new luxury lodges

Indonesia's Bawah Reserve is an hour's flight off the coast of Singapore.

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Wilkinson Eyre, who created Singapore's Gardens by the Bay, also designed Crown Sydney.

Crown Sydney has a nice shape, but 'little else' for the city

Sydney's skyline is dominated by work from foreign architects, including the designers of Crown Sydney.

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The most popular AirBnb in Australia: The TreeHouse, Grays Point, NSW.

Cost of Airbnb and Stayz rentals surge as Aussies flock to regions

Short-term holiday rentals are 19 per cent more expensive in NSW than a year ago, while in Victoria they're up 10 per cent.

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At Freycinet on the east coast, a new five-and-a-half-hour guided walk has been launched, departing from Freycinet Lodge.

Tasmania ready to reopen to interstate tourists

With some understandable hesitation, Tasmania is about to open its borders. Here's what visitors will find.

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Haunted Happenings in Salem during Halloween.

Witch trial town warns off Halloween tourists

A new surge of coronavirus cases in Massachusetts is coinciding with a deluge of Halloween visitors to the witch-trial town of Salem, prompting officials in the historical city to barricade streets and request that visitors stay home this month. Today Salem enacted new protocols to limit visitors, including restricting parking and alcohol sales and implementing crowd-control measures.

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Singapore Airlines' A380 restaurant tickets sold out in 30 minutes.

Why people pay hundreds of dollars to eat on grounded planes

When Singapore Airlines said seats on its superjumbo-turned-restaurant sold out in 30 minutes, one common question was: Who on Earth would want to do that?