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French Polynesia awaits…
The stunning French Polynesian islands have announced that they will be opening to tourists from May 1. The news comes after a conversation between French President Emmanuel Macron and Fre...
The Duke of Edinburgh has passed away.
Following a number of weeks in hospital, Prince Philip has died, aged 99.
Announcing the news this afternoon, Buckingham Palace said in a statement:
“It is with deep sorrow that He...
Huge news!
We’ve been clinging to hope since last year that the Trans-Tasman travel bubble would open for both countries. A heavy string of rumours suggested that borders between Australia and New Zealand were to open o...
It seems the overall consensus is for Golden Gaytime to never change.
We love a Golden Gaytime here in the office. Some more than others, but everyone has their favourite ice cream come summertime so each to their own....
No jab, no fly. Qantas CEO insists on vaccinations for international travel.
Earlier in the year, Qantas warned Aussies that international flights were unlikely to resume before July 2021 and then followed up that news...
Staycation here we come!
The state government’s Regional Victoria Travel Voucher Scheme has been a huge success with a third round of vouchers going up for grabs at the end of this month. Now, though, it’s M...
Victoria is following South Australia’s lead and banning single-use plastics.
By February 2023, Victoria will have phased out and banned a number of single-use plastics from use across the state. The single-use pl...
We’re still waiting to be reinstated.
When Facebook pulled the plug on Australia last week, a whole heap of pages got caught in the crossfire and were taken offline. Australians reacted with gifs and memes, and ha...
Australia’s vaccine program begins next week.
With the arrival of 142,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in Sydney on Monday and the approval of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine by Austr...
Ahead of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, Paris is getting a makeover – including painting the Eiffel Tower gold!
Since its construction, the Eiffel Tower has changed colour several times. Occasional renovations, wear an...