New safari-style camps come with few such worries (though possums may still rifle through your luggage). Instead they deliver king and queen-size beds, ensuite bathrooms, mini-bars, airconditioning and sometimes canapes at sunset.

Airbus will now deliver 14 A380s this year instead of 18 and more than 20 in 2010, a company statement said. No official schedule for deliveries in 2010 had been previously been announced.

Lured by rock-bottom rents, an infectious creative spirit and plenty of scope for experimentation, at least 800 of them are turning the city into a hub of bleeding-edge fashion with that fresh Berlin twist - urban, nonconformist, irreverent.

The 1,000 tonne sand sculpture on Weymouth Beach, Dorset, took a team of four sculptors a week to build, and will set you back just $21 a night.

INTREPID skiers have braved sub-zero conditions to make first tracks on the slopes, after a wintry blast dropped more than 15cm of snow on Australia's main ski fields.

QANTAS is to increase its A380 services between Australia and both the UK and US.

From early June, the airline will operate five A380 services each week from Sydney to London, while flights to Los Angeles will increase from five to six per week.

Qantas also announced the additio... Read More

"It's become a fashion phenomenon, if you haven't got a toy you're uncool,'' said Samantha Thouret, whose Yoba boutique, opened in 2003 in one of Paris' smartest districts, was the first of a string of new stylish adults-only shops to hit the city.

During the height of the drama on the high seas, more than 29 pirate boats surrounded the MV ... Read More

The survey, by travel company totaltravel.com, asked whether "excessively overweight" people should be forced to pay for two seats when travelling by plane.

Almost two-thirds of the 2810 respondents (63 per cent) believed obese people should be charged for an additional seat,... Read More

A QUEENSLAND pub has blamed its bouncers for its temporary ban on foreigners.

English tourist Andy McConnachie was refused entry to the Bayview Hotel in Redcliffe on Brisbane's waterfront this month because he was not Australian.

Mr McConnachie, 30, said he was &qu... Read More

Flydubai will take to the skies in two months, with flights to Beirut on June 1 and to Amman on June 2, company chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum said.

The Victorian government announced on Friday that advertising and marketing campaigns would re-start more than a month after the devastating February 7 wild fires claimed at least 210 lives and thousands of homes and properties.

Industry lobby group the Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) and its members, including Qantas, Emirates, Sydney and Queensland airports, have written to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd expressing concern about the impact the $47 Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) is having on the Australian tourism... Read More

But for the adrenalin junkie who thrives on thrills and spills – Australia is a haven for extreme machines.

Sure, iconic holiday destinations such as the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru are what most people dream of when they head Down Under. But after a heart-stopping trip i... Read More

For businesses left on Great Keppel Island, once famous as the party island off the central Queensland coast, this hangover is the sort that needs more than a greasy bacon-and-egg roll.

Whether you're a first-time passenger or an old cruise hand, the internet is a terrific source of information as well as a porthole to the world's best ships and cruise lines.

Google 'cruis... Read More

How do I know this? I am an Elvis fan. There was a time when people like me felt trepidation about admitting such a thing. After all, Elvis and his fans had been the subject of scorn for so many years, that we sometimes felt ostracised by others who were into “cooler” music.

Royal Caribbean Cruises have said that the ship - its working name is Project Genesis - will be the world's largest ocean liner when it is delivered in late 2009.

Has your boss bypassed you for promotion? Are you facing court next week?

Relax! You should take a holiday to Africa and visit a voodoo doctor.

Tourism officials say Australian visitors to Africa are increasingly turning to voodoo – even if they sometimes won't admit it &n... Read More

But licensing laws passed in New South Wales in July made way for the re-introduction of the wine bar to Sydney-siders.

The campaign promises to "change the lives" of Australia's overseas guests.

Film director Baz Luhrmann's Bazmark team produced two new film advertisements to replace the Lara Bingle-led quest.

It will be screened in 22 countries, with the first ad to be shown in Britai... Read More

But after spending a day on the ocean, it's clear adults get more excited than children about seeing giant humpback whales making their way along the coast.

Australia Zoo's latest venture is the late crocodile hunter Steve Irwin's Whale One tour.

It leaves from Mooloolaba Wharf,... Read More

EasyJet is investigating whether its pilots could become authorised to carry out weddings during flights. The plan would see the captain hand over to the co-pilot once airborne in order to officiate the wedding at the front of the plane.

A WOMAN has tattooed a permanent advertisement for Queensland's Great Barrier Reef on her arm in her bid to score a $150,000 tropical island dream job.

More than 2000 jobseekers have joined the queue to become Hamilton Island's new caretaker.

Their 60-second video clips uplo... Read More

The new Australian “Here and Now” version of the famous Monopoly board was launched this morning, with the Barossa Valley and Adelaide taking residency in the highly sought-after dark-blue property spaces.

It's a vision which echoes the description by one resident, as recorded by American author Mark Twain in his 1897 travelogue Following the Equator: "You gather the idea that Mauritius was made first, and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius".

The move means VAustralia cannot sell tickets in Australia and other parts of the world, even though a deal with another settlement system, ARC, means it can do so in the US, reports The Australian.

Melanie Waters-Ryan, Flight Centre executive general manager for land, said operators were bracing for a huge increase in the number of travellers looking for solo experiences.