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Category Archives: Travel and Tourism
Border Force stops to search you at the airport – what are your rights?
When it comes to being stopped and searched at the airport, are there certain things customs officers can and can't look at, like laptops or USB sticks?
Caravan park holidays allow kids to just be kids and parents to relax
Families are increasingly taking caravan and camping holidays, enjoying a sense of community and a temporary return to a more carefree parenting style and a childhood freedom reminiscent of decades gone by.
The next Crocodile Dundee? Government hopes Top End Wedding will boost tourist numbers
The NT Government invested $1.5 million in Top End Wedding and is hoping that the movie, filmed at "romantic and beautiful" destinations across the Territory, will have as big an impact as Crocodile Dundee did back in 1986.
Bananas, chocolate fed to kangaroos as tourists seek the perfect picture
There are signs asking visitors not to feed the wildlife, but at this popular WA beach where kangaroo selfies are the new social media craze, tourists are not paying any attention.
Dubai’s Koranic Park joins global network of religious-themed amusements
A new amusement park has opened in Dubai featuring a 'Cave of Wonders' and a mock parted Red Sea in a bid to teach Muslims and non-muslims alike about Islam's holiest text.
Why tourists taking selfies may face the death penalty in Thailand
There is a beach next to Phuket airport where people love to pose for selfies with low-flying planes — but now authorities are cracking down on the snappers, and the penalties could be harsh, according to local media reports.
The plan to put the ‘international’ back into Hobart International Airport
The Hobart International Airport will double its annual passenger numbers within a decade under a new multi-million-dollar expansion plan, but passengers will still have to brave the Tasmanian elements to get from the plane to the terminal.
Why doesn’t the world’s oldest living culture attract more tourists?
Thousands of years before the first stone was cut for the Pyramids of Giza or Olympians competed on the tracks of ancient Greece, Jamie Brooks' ancestors were painting rocks near the Katherine River. Yet only 15 per cent of domestic tourists experienced his culture during trips to the Territory.
Aussies bored with Bali now head to Sri Lanka
A growing number of Australians are shunning Bali and Thailand in favour of holidaying in Sri Lanka, with the country experiencing more than a 10 per cent growth in Aussie tourists.