In what sounds like the world’s worst hotel quarantine, more than 80 people are now hunkered down in the hostel as health authorities race to contain a potential outbreak.

Police have busted a bar shindig for breaching COVID-19 restrictions on one of Thailand’s most notorious party islands.

Young Australians would be the targets of a new campaign to combat a shortage of backpacker workers in agriculture, according to a recommendation from an inquiry into the Working Holiday Maker program.

However, the pair have described themselves as inexperienced sailors, which they reportedly acknowledge is “a bit of a problem”.

The Federal Government has announced a new scheme to get backpackers involved in rebuilding bushfire-affected communities. 

You couldn’t pay us enough to go fruit picking for 88 days. However, that’s mostly because we’d eat all the fruit instead of giving it to the farmers.

Once again our love for bushwalks has been outweighed by our fear of Ivan Milat-esk attacks. Which is, coincidentally, a great excuse for avoiding physical exercise.

As our constantly travelling 77-year-old great aunt always says, if you can carry your pack on your back, then by God you can backpack.

Two young female travellers have passed away after consuming over-the-counter medicine in Cambodia.

Its going to smash the number of people choosing Australia as a backpacking destination

Backpackers finally dare to learn what ‘my shout’ means after hearing they may be able to keep the money they make while working on holidays.

The agency has backed the often overlooked travel market, and opened a range of stores purpose-built for backpackers.