Those rocks in Lake Thetis aren’t really rocks
WHY I WENT? Some weeks before I was about to leave for Australia, a colleague of mine lent me...
Take an Australian Aboriginal culture tour on Rottnest Island
Perth (TAN): Rottnest Island off the Western Australia coast has more to offer to visitors than just quokka selfies....
Whale shark season is here at the Ningaloo reef in Australia
Perth (TAN): Whale sharks have started arriving this year at the Ningaloo Reef on Australia’s mid-north coast. An increasing...
Community rallies to restore defunct rail bridge in Australia
Melbourne (TAN): The longest timber rail bridge in Victoria, Australia, is on the brink of collapse and a group of people are campaigning to...
Free room service ends for Carnival Cruise Line guests
Miami (TAN): We all pretty much know there’s no free lunch, but no free room service? Now, that’s heartbreaking! Carnival...
Queensland to get more Qantas flights
Cairns (TAN): Qantas has announced an increase in seating capacity and frequency across the company’s Queensland routes, from March 31,...
SilkAir increases Singapore-Cairns flight frequency
Singapore (TAN): Singapore Airlines’ regional wing SilkAir has announced the increase of flight frequency to the Australian city of Cairns,...
Etihad Airways to introduce Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Barcelona
December 22 (TravelAndy): Etihad Airways will introduce the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its scheduled services from Abu Dhabi to Barcelona,...
US tour operators name Italy as 2019 ‘hot’ destination
December 19 (NITN): The tour operator members of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) have named Italy the...
Perth Airport introduces sleeping pods for passengers
December 13 (TravelAndy): Perth Airport has introduced sleeping pods at its T1 zone, making it the first airport in Australia...
Albany alight to honour Anzac sacrifice
September 28 (TravelAndy): Albany will become a beacon for honouring the service and sacrifice of the Anzacs when Field of...
Wildflower splendour in Western Australia
September 26 (TravelAndy): Western Australia is home to an array of natural attractions that drive visitors from near and far...
Swimming with humpbacks to continue in Western Australia
September 25 (TravelAndy): Visitors to Ningaloo Marine Park on Western Australia’s mid-north coast can look forward to swimming with...
Kerala optimistic with tourist arrival from Australia
September 16 (TravelAndy): A chartered flight from Australia, the first this season, landed at the airport here on Saturday,...
Rice straw magic at Wara Art Festival
August 24 (TravelAndy): If you’ve never heard of Wara Art, that is all about to change. While some rural...
Coral Coast in full bloom in Western Australia
August 3 (TravelAndy): The 2018 wildflower season in Western Australia is shaping up to be the best and biggest...
Western Australia set for a bumper wildflower season
July 19 (TravelAndy): There’s never been a better time for travellers to plan a springtime wildflower holiday to WA, with...
Reduced fares for Monkey Mia and Carnarvon flights
June 30 (TravelAndy): People travelling to Monkey Mia and Carnarvon will benefit from discounted airfares offered by Regional Express...
Australia: Aboriginal tour group goes online
June 15 (TravelAndy): Bungoolee Tours has launched a new website, allowing visitors to book tours online. There is the...
Broome in Western Australia gears up for Shinju Matsuri
June 11 (TravelAndy): Celebrity chefs Adam Liaw and Marion Grasby will headline this year’s Shinju Matsuri (festival of the...
Sydney Harbour Bridge hosts first same-sex marriage in Australia
March 3 (Notintown.net): Writing their names in history books, Warren Orlandi has married his partner on the top of...
Australia bans climbing Uluru from Oct 2019
November 4 (Notintown.net): When you think of travelling to Australia, a few key spots to visit spring to mind: Bondi...
Japanese students visit Perth
October 30 (TravelAndy): Over 300 students in year 11 at Fukuoka Kaho High School in Japan have visited Perth...
New itineraries of Swan River Seaplanes
October 20 (TravelAndy): Perth’s Swan River Seaplanes has expanded its operations to launch several new itineraries which commence this...
Fremantle WA’s favourite entertainment venue
October 14 (TravelAndy): Fremantle is WA’s favourite inner-city entertainment precinct, according to research commissioned by Tourism WA. The Perth...
Tourism boost funds for Monkey Mia
October 14 (TravelAndy): Monkey Mia in Western Australia will benefit from $40,000 in Federal Government funding to help develop...
Foreign tourists to Western Australia up by 8.8%
September 15 (TravelAndy): The latest International Visitor Survey (IVS), released by Tourism Research Australia, shows 965,900 people visited WA...
Fly high at Australia’s ballooning championships
September 1 (TravelAndy): The 2017 National Ballooning Championships will ‘kick-off’ with a Community Festival in the Town of Northam...
Qantas switches on free in-flight Wi-Fi
April 14 (TravelAndy): Australian flagship carrier Qantas has switched on inflight Wi-Fi for customers travelling on board its internet-capable...
Australia travel advisory against India
November 3 (TravelAndy): Australia has recently issued a travel advisory against travelling to India, following a similar advisory issued...
Australia issues travel advisory against Bali
June 23 (TravelAndy): Australia has issued a latest travel advisory that urges its citizens to exercise caution before travelling...
Hong Kong-Gold Coast direct flights from Jan
August 1 (TravelAndy): Hong Kong Airlines will start direct flights between Hong Kong and Australia’s Gold Coast from January...
How travel teaches you perspective
If you’re a regular reader, you would know that earlier this year, I went on a three-week road trip with...
Australia: Jetstar popularity growing
May 2 (TravelAndy): Low-cost airline Jetstar has been consistently attracting more passengers, reports quoting Qantas said. Jetstar is a...
Ten reasons to go to Western Australia
Western Australia amazed me, detoxed me and inspired me. It is difficult to put into words the kind of...
Ten pictures to inspire you to visit Western Australia
Western Australia floored me with its beauty and here are ten pictures that I hope will inspire you to...
Why road trip in Australia is a good idea
Three weeks. Zero planning in advance. A campervan. That was the idea. And boy, was it awesome! We did...
Two kangaroos & some countryside hospitality
By the afternoon of my ninth day in Australia, I had seen six dead kangaroos by the road (apparently...
Australia: First impressions
I’d asked the girl at the check in counter to give me either a window seat or an aisle...
Australia tourist visa guide for Indians
Grant Notification: That was the subject of the email I received from the department of immigration...
Why I’m excited about visiting Australia
Most people going to Australia go to the eastern coast because that is where all the major cities are. Few...
How I dug out cheap air tickets
Flying and sleeping eat up the major part of any travel budget. Consequently, if you can check these costs, it’s...