Travel

LOCKDOWNSchool holidays a factor in borders opening call

PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has called on the Northern Territory and other jurisdictions to get their borders open in July

NATASHA EMECK, natasha.emeck@news.com.au

World travelThe world’s best passports revealed

Sweden, Luxembourg and Ireland rank as the most desirable passports in the world. Find out how your Australia passport ranks.

Mogens Johansen

Restrictions easedBroome to welcome back tourists as Kimberley reopens

West Australians eager to make the most out of having the State all to themselves will finally be able to travel up north this weekend, as the Kimberley officially reopens on Friday.

Samantha Rogers

Travel plansQantas, Jetstar plan to ramp up flights

Qantas and Jetstar are moving to boost the number of flights on domestic and regional routes as lockdown restrictions continue to ease, while Australians will soon be able to register their interest for international travel.

Clare Armstrong, David Aidone, James MacSmith, AAP

Restrictions easeKakadu’s official reopening date finally revealed

VISITORS will have to wait a little longer before they are allowed to head back to Kakadu National Park after Parks Australia confirmed its official reopening date today

NATASHA EMECK

Stage 3 changesPolice out in force on long weekend as restrictions ease

NT police will be targeting drink drivers and antisocial behaviour at nightclubs and licensed venues this long weekend as Stage 3 of coronavirus restrictions ease from midday tomorrow

Denise Cahill

Pack your bagsQantas, Jetstar return 300 flights with focus on WA

Here’s where you can go now that Qantas and Jetstar have started adding extra flights as COVID-19 restrictions are eased.

Geoffrey Thomas

Restrictions easedFreest in the country: Everything we can do from tomorrow

FROM midday tomorrow Territorians will be able to go to the movies, get their eyebrows waxed and have a beer at the pub without ordering food. And sport returns — with crowds! Here’s EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO

RAPHAELLA SAROUKOS

COVID-19 restrictionsHospitality, tourism sectors dismay over lack of border clarity

HOSPITALITY NT chief executive Alex Bruce is frustrated with the lack of co-ordination between Australia’s leaders when it comes to deciding on a date to reopen borders

SARAH MATTHEWS, sarah.matthews1@news.com.au

Golf road tripWA’s best and most unique country golf courses

Looking for a golfing adventure? We have picked a few of WA’s best country golf courses for you to try out.

Mogens Johansen

The West LiveUS riots: What you can do to affect change at home

Speaking to The West Live host Jenna Clarke, human rights lawyer Rabia Siddique will weigh in on the swelling tensions in the United States and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Price gougingRegional WA to suffer: $1100 one-way flight

WA’s regional communities desperate to embrace post-pandemic tourism may be denied the economy boost due to airline greed, according to a Pilbara business man baffled by a $1100 one-way ticket.

Caitlyn Rintoul

The Pod Well TravelledRefunds, retreats and revelations

STEPHEN SCOURFIELD talks to industry heavyweights about travel refunds and credit, and an exciting new holiday package for WA’s North West.

Will Yeoman

Sustainable travelTourism get new guidelines for COVID-19 reboot

The World Tourism Organisation has released a comprehensive set of guidelines to help tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mogens Johansen

WA guideTHE ULTIMATE A to Z of WA - Part one

Relaxed intrastate borders offer the ideal excuse to savour the best our great State has to offer, writes STEPHEN SCOURFIELD

Stephen Scourfield

Travel guideWA’s Coral Coast travel guide

STEPHEN SCOURFIELD heads north to explore our brilliant backyard

Stephen Scourfield

Covid-19Arafura Games, Masters Games scrapped due to COVID-19

THE Arafura Games and Alice Springs Masters Games have been scrapped until 2022 and 2023.

SARAH MATTHEWS

Coronavirus NTAlice Springs Masters Games cancelled for this year

THE Alice Springs Masters Games will not go ahead as planned this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic

SARAH MATTHEWS

Post-viral worldCOVID puts kibosh on cheap travel plans

Coronavirus could spell an end to travel as a ‘rite of passage’ for some West Australians and an end to the freedom to jump on a last-minute trip to Bali.

Kate Emery

Spirit in the skyAfter more than 50 years Qantas retires 747

Qantas is finally retiring the 747, a plane Bill Gates called ‘the world first worldwide web’ as it brought mass travel to the world with its economics.

Geoffrey Thomas

StaycationsGet out and explore Tasmania’s backyard

Make yourself at home – that’s the message from the state’s tourism operators to Tasmanians as they gear up for reopening in just over two weeks. SEE THE VIDEO >>

JESSICA HOWARD

Border restrictionsNT caravan parks back in demand as grey nomads warm to travel

CARAVAN parks are getting ready to welcome back grey nomads and interstate travellers as the Northern Territory’s strict border controls look set to loosen

NATASHA EMECK, natasha.emeck@news.com.au

The West Aussie WaveGive a friendly wave to make road trips safer

It’s the long weekend, coronavirus restrictions have been removed, and West Australians are heading down south in droves. Let’s make roadtrips safer and friendlier by bringing back the wave.

Sarah Steger

NEW REALITYHow tourism has changed forever

Keyless room entry, COVID-19 quality assurance systems and the death of the buffet. Welcome to the many small ways in which the pandemic will change travel and tourism forever.

David Mills