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Calabria, Italy.

Heading to Italy or France? Get ready to pay a new $35 fee

The announcement comes days after the US government unveiled a new $US250 fee on applications for visits by Australians ineligible for a visa waiver program.

  • Chris Zappone

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Tourists in Paris are being charged as much as 50 per cent more than French customers.

The great Paris tourist rip-off exposed by a fake American

After tourists in Paris complained online about being overcharged in the French capital, a local newspaper sent out a bona fide Parisian to a cafe near the Eiffel Tower – and another reporter dressed like a tourist.

  • Henry Samuel
Despite horror stories of Australians being turned back at the border, we’re still visiting the US in increasing numbers.

Some tourists are avoiding Trump’s America, but we aren’t

Horror stories of Australians being denied entry at the border have done little to stem our enthusiasm for visiting the US.

  • Craig Platt
Australia’s new campaign to get more Chinese tourists down under.
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Australian tourism ad for China

Australia’s new campaign to get more Chinese tourists down under.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his fiance Jodie Haydon walk along the Bund with former Socceroo and Shanghai Port FC Manager Kevin Muscat in Shanghai.

PM and fiancee step out in Shanghai to kick off soccer diplomacy

In a bid to appeal to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s love for the world game, Anthony Albanese sought the help of an Australian sporting legend.

  • Paul Sakkal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese taking questions on Friday.

Trade, pandas … and soccer: Albanese walks diplomatic tightrope with Xi and Trump

As Anthony Albanese travels to China, the delegation will engage in panda diplomacy, but the trip is far more focused on tourism and trade.

  • Paul Sakkal
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Insert yourself in the frame at ArtVo, Melbourne.

11 fun things to do in Melbourne

Traverse the solar system, explore a 19th-century house or discover little-known art.

  • Sonia Nair
Some of WA’s next tourism campaign will be produced over east.

‘Disappointing’: Why is east coast talent producing WA’s next tourism campaign?

The Brand Agency has been tasked with producing the next iteration of Tourism WA’s Walking on a Dream campaign, with Cook confirming that about 30 per cent of the production would take place outside WA.

  • Hamish Hastie
Tourists crowd the Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

The one thing that’s worse than tourist crowds when you travel

There’s an aspect of tourism that’s not discussed as often as overcrowding. And it’s even more problematic.

  • Lee Tulloch
Carriers have spent the past 12 days avoiding airspace near Iran. Overnight, Qatar’s airspace temporarily shut as Iran struck a United States military base.

I have an overseas trip booked. Do I need to rethink my travel plans?

What happens when disaster strikes on holiday? Here’s how you can prepare before takeoff to prevent pain once you land.

  • Bronte Gossling

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