Travel news
Airlines now want to charge you for bringing a carry-on bag
Many supposedly “full-service” airlines started charging for checked luggage a while ago. Now some are going a step further.
- by Oliver Smith
Where we went in 2024: The most popular destinations for Australians
We flocked to Bali and Japan in record numbers, but some surprising destinations also enjoyed a surge in Aussie visitors.
- by Craig Platt
Cheaper flights, no queues: Why cruisers are doing Europe in winter
Europe has long been about sunny summer cruising, but winter cruises are set to become mainstream. Why?
- by Brian Johnston
Traveller Letters: We won’t be returning to this stopover destination
“Although the people are mostly friendly, and it’s an interesting country, this is one of the few places we wouldn’t revisit.”
Analysis
Air travel
Stuck in an airport queue? Why the official waiting times don’t add up
New data shows travellers are being processed faster at Australia’s international airports in 2023-24 than in 2022-23. But the federal government is fudging the figures.
- by Sean Parnell
Ignoring warnings, tourists are heading to a former no-go country
Yi-Pin Lin has holidayed in 120 nations over the past decade. There was one country he had always dreamed of visiting but was too afraid. Until now.
- by David Zucchino
Opinion
Travel tips
Superjumbos, ‘raw doggers’ and Alan Joyce: Travel’s winners and losers
From the tourism rise of an oil giant to the dramatic downfall of an aviation supremo, here are travel’s biggest winners and losers of the past year.
- by Anthony Dennis
Traveller Letters: Worst business class seat ever? I loved it
“I also recently travelled Finnair business class and found its seat to in fact be the best I have ever flown in.”
Opinion
Travel tips
Why did I wait so long to visit Athens? My 13 travel highlights of 2024
From discovering Athens for the first time to reconnecting with the reopened Southern Ocean Lodge, here are the moments that really shone for me in 2024.
- by Lee Tulloch
Traveller Letters: This is the least comfortable business seat ever
“On a Qantas flight operated by Finnair, it was impossible to get comfy in the business class seats.”
The world’s busiest air routes for 2024 named
The Sydney-Melbourne run is dominated by two airlines, which were boosted after a third, Rex, collapsed in July.
- by Craig Platt
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