Tag Archive for: travel

Travel is Back, But Travellers Have Changed

By: Michael McQueen

 Travel and tourism are nearing a full recovery since its crash in 2020. After months spent locked away in our houses and our own countries, travellers are keen to hit the road again with all the numbers steadily heading upwards.[1] Read more

What are Your Travel Alternatives to Qantas?

By: Mike Crooks

Amid a reported 70 per cent rise in customer complaints, accusations of selling tickets for cancelled flights, and flight credits that came with a use-by date, Australia’s national carrier Qantas in on the nose. Read more

Planning a Trip? Here’s How Your Travel Plans May Change in the Next Few Years

By: Michael McQueen

While the world of travel has been the industry perhaps most disrupted in the last couple of years, it is set for more disruption in the years to come – but in some of the most striking and novel ways. Read more

We Don’t Bow to Zeus Anymore, But We’re No Less Religious

By: Sheridan Voysey

I’ve just returned from my first visit to Athens. I’ll never forget the red poppies blooming among the sandstone ruins, the friendly strangers helping us when we got lost, or the sweet, syrupy Portokalopita orange cake, which is reason enough to emigrate! Read more

“Look Before You Book”: A Stern Warning For Travellers

By: Michael Crooks

Much of the country has opened up, and many residents are gearing up to roam this festive season. Read more

Movie Challenge: The Travel Edition

By: Ally Barnes

The world is almost your oyster. The blanket warning against overseas travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been lifted, with borders now open. Read more

Where Will Aussies Be Travelling When Borders Reopen?

By: McCrindle

The desire to travel runs deep within the Australian psyche. Australia, known as the ‘land down under’, is an island continent far away from other nations. Yet digital technology has made international destinations more desirable than ever before. Australia is also comprised of culturally diverse and globally connected citizens, many who have rich backgrounds and connections to other countries. Read more

Inside the Bubble: How Trans-Tasman Travel Will Work

By: Michael Crooks

International travel has returned to Australia. Well, to only one country, but that’s not a bad start for a world still in the grip of a pandemic. Read more

Better Than Access to the Gold Lounge

By: Stephen McAlpine

I now have access to the coveted Gold Lounge. I’m sitting here in the Gold Lounge at the Auckland airport, heading home from a conference, and it’s all hors d’oeuvres, funky drinks, comfy chairs, free everything, and peacefully quiet.  Far from the madding airport crowd.

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Around the World on 50 Bucks: The Amazing Global, Spiritual Journey of Christopher Schacht

By: Laura Bennett

The plan of then-19-year-old German native Christopher Schacht sounds insane.

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