The Editorial Team

After graduating with a degree in Media and Broadcast, Vanessa landed a job with the Today Show working across the country and the world on entertainment, news and lifestyle stories before starting at news.com.au in 2016. In her current role as travel editor, Vanessa has travelled both domestically and abroad writing and filming content for the site, including yearly coverage of the Birdsville Races in outback Queensland and swimming with whale sharks off the coast of Cabos in Mexico.

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Flights

Airline pounces on canned Jetstar route

A new route out of Australia is set to launch by July, with the airline spruiking overseas fares from just $189 for travellers.

Flights

A Singapore Airlines aircraft flies near the Frankfurt Arena during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group E football match between Belgium and Slovakia, in Frankfurt am Main on June 17, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

‘Forbidden’: Major airline introduces new ban

Singapore Airlines is the latest airline to put a new ban on passengers while on board — with the start date just weeks away.

Travel Incidents

The owner of Carrie's apartment has had enough.

‘It’s mine’: Famous homeowner unleashes

The owner of the home heavily featured in Sex and the City has been filmed hitting out at a swarm of tourists taking photos on the stairs.

Travel Incidents

Experts fear there could be a long road to recovery for the shores of the Gold Coast.

Devastating detail in iconic beach photo

As one of Queensland’s most lucrative tourism hubs, there’s concern we may not see the real Gold Coast for months if not years to come.

UpdatedTravel Incidents

Multiple injured as another plane crashes

A plane has crashed into the carpark of a Pennsylvania retirement home, with reports at least five passengers were on board the aircraft.

Travel Incidents

Gory details as Bali tourist found in tank

Chilling moment tourist found dead in tank

Gruesome scenes have unfolded at a storage tank in Bali, with police now launching a murder probe into the death of a tourist.

Best of Travel

Australia's Town of the Year has been named.

NSW town wins top gong as Australia’s ‘best’

Step aside Byron Bay. because a new coastal town has just been crowned as Australia’s best — and you may not have heard of it until now.

Flights

The vertical stabilisers of a Qantas Boeing B737-838 plane, registration VH-VZQ, and a Virgin Australia Boeing B737-8FE plane, registration VH-VUZ, waiting at the northern end of the main runway of Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport in preparation for departure. The Qantas plane is heading to Adelaide as flight QF741 and the Virgin plane is heading to Adelaide as flight VA428. In the background is another Virgin B737-8FE plane. This image was taken from Nigel Love Bridge, Mascot on a sunny afternoon on 3 December 2023.Escape 9 February 2025Cover storyPhoto - iStock

Virgin launches sale from just $49

Summer may be coming to a close, but airlines across the country are firing up some of the hottest sales we have seen all year.

Travel Incidents

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Terrifying theory about surge in crashes

A string of terrifying plane crashes in recent weeks has travellers across the world on edge. Now, an Aussie expert has a theory that will do little to settle their nerves.

Health & Safety

There are reports a new search is underway for MH370

‘Extremely high’: Major MH370 update

It’s one of world’s greatest aviation mysteries, and now, experts believe a new search could be our greatest chance yet of finding MH370.

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