The embarrassing blunder by DFAT comes after it reportedly terminated as many as 100 contractors, with some of those having worked in IT and policy roles.

Here’s some domestic travel research that paints a bit of a rosy and thorny picture for Australia’s tourism industry.

Australia has recorded its largest-ever drop in overseas travel, according to new data released by the ABS. Yikes.

Meanwhile, Travel Weekly’s editor has started wearing a coconut bra and grass skirt around the office for no apparent reason.

While Phuket is known for its beautiful white-sand beaches and incredible granite and limestone islands, the popular Thai destination is banking on two of its other qualities to attract more Aussie travellers in 2020.

Two Australian women have tragically lost their lives in a head-on collision in New Zealand, shortly after arriving in the country.

The Department of Home Affairs has been slammed for not policing a loophole haemorrhaging tax dollars that could be spent on health and infrastructure.

Do you have clients who always complain of maxed-out credit cards while overseas? Well, you’ll be able to relate to this.

Aussies are so used to the heat that at the first sign of winter they’re all running off to the airport. We prefer to run to the pub for shelter, but each to their own.

This infographic tells you how many hours you need to work in order to travel to the most popular destinations. We have to work six hours just to afford our train ticket home.

Luxury is no longer defined by price: Virtuoso

Travel warnings are missing the mark with Australians heading overseas.