Travel news
Traveller Letters: Why can’t Jetstar transfer my bags on connecting flights?
“Apart from the inconvenience, it is highly inefficient, with travellers dragging their bags around and creating further congestion in the check-in area.”
Europe’s ‘magnificent’ new 1400-kilometre walking and cycling trail
Launched in 2022, Romania’s Via Transilvanica track encompasses 2000 years of European history, traversing ancient villages, monasteries and medieval castles.
- by Julietta Jameson
Riding in a driverless taxi has become a must-do tourist attraction in the US
Tourists are putting riding in a driverless taxi on their must-do lists, but it requires some planning.
- by Lauren Sloss
Opinion
Air travel
I put my dog in the hold for a flight. I swore I would never do it again
Australian airline passengers will soon, for the first time, be able to bring their pets on board with them. I’m surprised it has taken so long.
- by Lee Tulloch
Traveller Letters: New SmartGates at Sydney Airport are a schemozzle
“Arriving into Sydney recently, I found the familiar passport scanning machines replaced with banks of facial recognition devices.”
These bucket-list trips follow in the footsteps of a wildlife legend
To mark the British primatologist’s 90th birthday, G Adventures has added nine new Jane Goodall-endorsed itineraries
- by Julietta Jameson
This bucket-list Aussie region is in the midst of a cruise boom
Another Kimberley cruise season is about to open, and the competition is hotting up as more companies explore our north-west shore.
- by Brian Johnston
Seatbelts on: Warning over likelihood of more unexpected bumps on planes
There’s a reason cabin crew tell you to keep your seatbelt on, but recent incidents show it’s more important than ever.
- by Katherine Scott
Singapore lost the ‘world’s best airport’ title. Here’s how it will get it back
Singapore’s Changi Airport may have been relegated to the second-best in the world this year, but it won’t let the grass grow under its feet.
- by Julietta Jameson
Opinion
USA
Even Americans are getting sick of having to tip
My question is: what took them so long? Australians have not been tipping for decades.
- by Lee Tulloch
Traveller Letters: The best airport in the world? I don’t think so
“Having just returned to Melbourne via Qatar, I’m unsure how Hamad International Airport in Doha is the new world No.1.”