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Chinese airlines are boosting their services to Australia and New Zealand with more seasonal and year-round services. Late last year, Australian and New Zealand airports announced a string of new services by the likes of China Southern and Shenzhen airlines. […]
Australians and other travellers off to the US from next year, for the World Cup or not, could face much stricter entry requirements even without the need for a visa. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) wants stricter vetting
Helsinki is about to get a little closer to Melbourne after Finland’s airline announced a new daily service will start in October 2026. Finnair says the daily Helsinki-Melbourne service will travel via Bangkok using an Airbus A350 aircraft from October 26. The
Tasmania is set to welcome one million passengers this summer thanks in part to a $5 million government fund to attract more airlines. A record one million seats will be available on flights this summer, up 11% on last year’s
Booming demand for winter trans-Tasman travel from Brisbane means Air New Zealand will add 63,000 more seats next year. The Kiwi carrier is adding extra services between the SE Queensland airport with Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington airports. The Aussie airport
Batteries, power banks, vapes and e-cigarettes need to be kept in in the cabin with your, air passengers have been reminded. The reminder from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is at the heart of its Pack Right, Safe Flight
Families wanting to a puppy this holiday season need to understand and prepare for what that means, says accredited dog behaviourist, force-free trainer and author Sarah Rutten. “Puppies are gorgeous, hilarious little chaos machines but they can also be a
A new polar passenger ship is now sailing around Tasmania as it traces the ‘wake’ of Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1911 expedition to Antarctica. The inaugural voyage of Aurora Expeditions’ new cruise ship, the 104-metre long Douglas Mawson, will see it
The snow-capped mountains around Queenstown will be directly accessible from Brisbane next year thanks to Air New Zealand. The Kiwi air carrier is to operate three direct flights a week from June 22 to October 23, using an Airbus A320neo
Visits to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart will soon be made easier with a $7.6 million upgrade well under way. Tasmania’s Park Minister Nick Duigan says the work is to improve amenities and accessibility at the country’s second-oldest,
