The weirdness and wonder of this remote region are encapsulated for me on a seven-day luxury cruise. One experience in particular stands out: my daughter calls me to the back of the boat late one night to pat sharks. A trio of sleek tawny nurse sharks, up to 2.5m long, circle ominously in the... Read More

Whether it's the environment, animal rights or social justice, the days of rattling a tin for donations is long gone. Accountants, IT specialists, marketers and journalists are just a few of the professions organisations rely on to apply their skills across a number of projects around the world. ... Read More

1. Humpbacks, Tonga

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said in a statement on Monday that Robert McDonald, 60, of Crescent in Britain, is accused of opening the door on a Delta flight to Las Vegas after it was delayed several hours on Sunday by bad weather.

The campaign will promote NSW across a range of platforms including online, radio and outdoor advertising.

The New Zealand Government has designated intellectual property rights of the All Blacks' war cry, Ka Mate, to a North Island tribal group as part of a compensation deal.

Although it sounds more like a nightmare, the ritual is part of the annual Catholic festival Corpus Christi, which has been celebrated all over Spain since 1620.

Roamfree, which has ambitions of becoming the Google of the travel industry, sacked 50 workers a fortnight ago as part of the merger of two of its businesses, Roamfree.com and Roamfree Advanced. At the time, Roamfree group executive director Mark Frawley said about half of the retrenched workers... Read More

It is 6am.

Sanjay, our guide, runs over to the guard to collect a token for our morning's elephant ride, known as "the tiger show'' because it promises the best, close-up sightings.

For a safari first-timer, it's a fantastic two-for-one deal: seeing wild tigers while... Read More

Yes, it's another airport stopover. Gritty-eyed and groggy, your head and body are operating in two different time zones courtesy of jet lag and interrupted in-flight sleep patterns. You're ready to keel over but sleeping in the terminal isn't that simple.

The demonstrators ran stripped to their underwear and sporting plastic horns, as well as the traditional red bandana worn by those who take part in the famous Spanish event.

Dubbed the world's first 'zero star' hotel, the Null Stern hotel in the small town of Sevelen swaps expensive luxury add-ons for prison-style essentials for just $14 a night.

PASSENGERS on some of the world's popular airlines are reportedly breathing in contaminated air, an investigation has revealed.

A tad exaggerated perhaps. Some of us actually like to sit down with our drinks while we watch others sliding down steep hills in freezing cold temperatures.

It is one of the most memorable things he has done. New York took his breath away as well as most of the contents of his stomach. His godson is very proud to have a godfather who has vomited off a very famous skyscraper.

LUXURY Australian hotels have cut rates by almost 80 per cent in a bid to lure customers.

Five-star boutique hotels in destinations such as Sydney and Brisbane are offering up to 78 per cent off normal rates.

Hefty discounts are also available on hotels in Melbourne,... Read More

In far north Queensland, lush describes the environment, from sweating rainforests to the underwater garden of the Great Barrier Reef.

Even the air is fertile with fragrance, moisture and heat. Full clouds promise a tropical shower.

Cairns sits on the Coral Sea with a harbour an... Read More

Beginning with only 13 sculptures six years ago, at this year's event which opens next week, 50 works will grace Queensland's Currumbin Beach.

But their apology is of little comfort to consumers who are forced to pay double the normal retail price for basic refreshments because airport owner Macquarie Group is gouging tenants with rents that allowed the tenants to barely cover costs.

“One quarter of classified French hotels are aging or dilapidated, and one third is nearing the end of their span. Only one hotel in six is considered beyond reproach by customers,” said the Committee for Modernisation of the French Hotel Trade.

Four years after the last paying passenger caught a supersonic Concorde in 2003, an American company has announced it will bring back a mini-version of the jet to cut domestic and intercontinental travel by several hours.

Soon, with hardly a murmur from the propellers, we were floating 300m above Lake Bodensee and looking down through the gondola windows on to history.

Anna Boustead, from Charles Darwin University, has identified scenery, the natural environment, wildlife and indigenous culture as the four major drawcards for tourists.

And, when you're on a riverboat journey on it to the tastebud heaven of its namesake valley, you understand why.

It's a winter's late morning as Captain Craig noses the good Lady De Vine out of her Barrack St Jetty berth. Coolish to start, but the sun shines on us.

Glasses of mi... Read More

In the champagne-fresh air of the Grampians, bushwalking and rock-climbing, the wildlife, quiet valleys and picturesque old townships still beckon, but now so does much else.