The Travel Weekly criteria for what makes an event special is whether they have Tim Tams – although we can make exceptions for international events.

This hot new line-up of G Adventures departures will have your eyes popping out of your skull in excitement (well, maybe not, but they are still pretty good).

Travellers have gone from starved of choice to a kid in a candy store with international restrictions easing around the world.

Singapore is back open to Aussie tourists from all over our country and if that doesn’t have you excited then what will?

Start planning your local travel itineraries, because the travel trend overlords at Lonely Planet have just released their picks for the year.

There’s a lot to absorb from today’s influx of changes across the country. We’ve tuned into each Premier’s press conference so you don’t have to.

The PM said Australia’s travel bubble with Singapore would expand to the two countries in the coming weeks and, while he was at it, managed to take a swipe at states that have been slow to reopen.

On top of the usual suspects, Dan Tehan has been engaging in ‘bubble’ conversations with a couple of other countries.

While ScoMo has doubled down on Australia’s hard border stance, the EU has reportedly added six new countries to its list of desired travellers.

This former top dog of the commercial aviation world argued that employees failed to provide “proof” they had their period, which doesn’t sound ideal, if you ask us.

Quarantine-free travel may soon be allowed to select Asian and Pacific countries as soon as August, so tell your clients to start mood-boarding their long-awaited getaways.

Personally, our favourite viewpoint is from the pub across the road. All you can really see is a brick wall, but after a few drinks, it can be anywhere in the world.