It's the little things that make a difference when you travel, and I'm not talking about flowers on your pillow.

Qantas's decision to ground 10 planes and cut flights has delivered a fresh blow to an industry reeling from a 3 per cent slide in international visitor arrivals in the first two months of this year, reports The Australian.

But as you approach, the water quietly parts, allowing you to enter before it resumes its flow behind you.

You take the big wooden steps down into the spa and are greeted by a sculpture of a woman holding a bird, as though ready to set it free.

Behind the sculpture is another wa... Read More

After all, you can gradually resemble a massive, sun-reddened prune at any one of 100 resorts around this rather larger and more proximate island.

Fact is, some desert islands are downright crowded these days, running wall to wall celebrities, not to mention the wannabes who follow in their Havaiana-steps.

Climbers from around the world scaled the Australian icon with their national flag to break the Guinness World Record for 'most flags flown on a bridge'.

Ten-year-old Nicola Futeran from Bondi carried the Australian flag to the top of the bridge, alongside 136 other flag bearers.

Joao Correa, 42, said he had “a bathroom emergency” onboard a Delta Airlines flight from Honduras to Atlanta.

When attempting to access the bathroom, he found it was blocked by a beverage cart.

Mr Correa was then told he wasn’t allowed to use the business class... Read More

The Airbus A380 was delayed as repairs were made to the latch but an airline spokeswoman refused to describe the nature of the damage or how it occurred.

Picture: Qantas' A380 touches down

The aircraft returned to Sydney without incident.

Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation ... Read More

Echoing a growing global trend for eco-friendly, easy-access bike schemes, it is the first in a major capital – and as such is being eagerly watched by city planners from Rio de Janeiro to Montreal.

Western Australia's Liberal-Nationals Government has thrown its support behind Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett's efforts to fast-track the World Heritage listing of the Ningaloo Coast, following years of disagreement between the former state Labor government and federal Liberal... Read More

It wasn't the off-key tunes you might hear from a cleaner, but beautiful, soft melodies.

I was staying at K West Hotel and Spa in London, a popular hotel with visiting musicians, and it turned out the singing was coming from two American artists in town for the iTunes Festival.

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Cape Melville, a notoriously blustery headland on the Coral Sea side of Cape York Peninsula, is a wild section of national park littered with boulders.

To Jim Cox, seeing it for the first time, the cape's rugged grandeur was a surprise.

"I had in my mind an image of lush tr... Read More

It's estimated that at least one-in-five airline passengers are really nervous flyers, scared enough to fall into the category that we label the "white knuckle brigade".

And a whole lot more have smaller, niggling concerns that things might go wrong.

For these people, ... Read More

Qantas today also said it planned to order more of the superjumbos which it described as the "perfect" plane.

Qantas is flying its first A380 home this weekend after a delay of two years and two months.

The biggest flying kangaroo yet will touc... Read More

Tattoo artists from 25 countries gathered in Singapore for the event, which showcased a diversity of artistic expressions.

But the former Wallaby admits he was petrified when he came face to face with a 5m saltie at Crocosaurus Cove this week, the Northern Territory News reported.

But the airline denied any anti-Israel agenda and insisted there was a simple explanation: the planes were recently bought from a bankrupt charter company that flew mainly to Muslim countries.

“We came here to gain courage, not only to help us study... but also to boost our morale,” said 20-year-old Shi Yingrui.

”Without these revolutionaries, I do not believe that life would have been so good.”

Sixty years after founding the People's Republic ... Read More

THE civil aviation watchdog has told Qantas to improve its aircraft maintenance systems after a series of problems with its planes.

Although never guaranteed, the extra leg room on a long-haul flight is well worth the early dash to the airport.

But what about the safest seat?

In the highly unlikely event of an emergency, does it really matter where you sit?

According to Australian aviation safety ex... Read More

Spending a week at a day spa appeals to many but for some travellers, cycling through rice fields in the Vietnam countryside is their idea of a healthy getaway.

Holidaymakers also can combine different experiences into one holiday.

Spend your mornings in a yoga class in Ubud bef... Read More

Flying while pregnant

Presenting the Forbes Traveler list of the world's biggest hotels, which for some may represent the impersonal travel experience defined, but for thousands are simply the steel-and-concrete answers to any traveller's most pressing question, "Where to stay?"

Delta Airlines, the world's largest airline, said it would reduce its international flying by 10 per cent, from September.

The high court declined to hear an appeal by Canadian airlines of a decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency that people who are "functionally disabled by obesity" deserve to have two seats for one fare.

When I first arrived in South Australia I lived out here and I simply haven't left. Why would you want to?

I'm surrounded by rolling hills, boutique wineries, and pubs with such incredible character and history. Plus I get to enjoy some of the state's best food and wine festivals.

Two days after Qantas moved to slash 1500 staff from its workforce, Tiger began recruiting to prepare for its Australian expansion.

The ultra-budget carrier has three new aircraft arriving before Christmas, an expansion that requires an additional 120 employees.

Ms Roberts said ... Read More