850,000 Aussie visits overseas without insuranceEight per cent of Australian adults travelled without travel insurance on their last overseas trip, according to a survey commissioned by the Austral…
7 amazing treehouses you can rent in Queensland
From the World Heritage-listed Daintree down to the Gold Coast hinterland, if a nature escape is what your heart yearns for, then make your dreams come true when you hunker down (or should we say u…
Sunshine Coast tourism boost as more flights added
The additions include 24,200 more seats to and from Sydney and 16,920 on the Melbourne-Sunshine Coast route, as well as the 23,400 seats on the new Adelaide service provided by Jetstar.QantasLink w…
Mountainbiking the Black Birch bike track in the Awatere Valley, Marlborough
New mountainbike trails in Marlborough seem to be popping up everywhere, with one of the latest being the Black Birch Mountainbike track.Located 18 kilometres up the sparsely populated Awatere Vall…
Hong Kong leads winners at World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2016
Hong Kong has been recognised as Asia’s Leading City Break Destination at the World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2016 in Vietnam.Hosted by the InterContinental Danang Su…
Booming New Zealand tourism growth sees guest nights reach record highs
Figures released by Statistics New Zealand show foreign visitors have helped to grow national guest nights for the year ended August 2016 by 6.1 per cent.“We’ve seen visitor arrivals hi…
Qantas returns to Beijing in huge Australian tourism boost
The new service will operate into Beijing Capital International Airport, using an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, with return flights timed to connect with Qantas’ extensive domestic and trans-Tasm…
Power of the haka sinks in during Waitangi visit
At the birthplace of the nation, Winston Aldworth and his kids encounter our gritty past.My 4-year-old son thinks he knows what a haka is. He’s seen the All Blacks do it on the telly and will…
Melbourne: Walking on air
This funky rooftop accommodation has the ‘wow’ factor, finds Prashant Mehra.A night on top of a car park. In a sort of camper van. A secret doorway. A clue but no key. The phone is the …
Not just a winter destination; there’s plenty to do in Taupo all year round. Here’s our pick of some the best.
1. Works of artGet up close to one of New Zealand’s most extraordinary artworks, the Mine Bay Maori Rock Carvings, towering 14m above the lake and accessible only by water.You can relaxon a s…