Saudi Arabia has taken a further step toward opening the country to international tourists. But the timing of its announcement, amid growing regional tensions, couldn’t be worse.

Wendy Wu Tours’ supremo was in Australia recently to spread the travel love and announce some whizz-bang new enhancements to the wholesaler’s offering.

The Perth man said he went to the Philippines for dental surgery, but “met a girl” and overstayed his visa by seven months.

The conservative nation is offering visas to non-religious visitors in a bid to open the country to the world, but its timing couldn’t be worse.

Sri Lanka has taken a big step in getting tourists back to the country, offering free one-month visas on arrival to citizens from almost 50 countries, including Australia.

With news that trips to Brazil could save Aussies up to $50, Travel Weekly’s caffeine connoisseurs have elected to drop Blend 43 for the exotic Moccona Barista Reserve.

An Australian woman is soon to arrive home having been placed in a Thai detention centre for “massively” overstaying her visa.

Australia’s closest neighbour just introduced a new online visa portal! Similarly, we’re introducing a new level of productivity to our day by drinking four coffees in a row.

Our Home Affairs Minister says passport-free travel isn’t far away. Well, that’s one less thing for us to lose. Anyone seen our keys?

The US has reached peak crazy after officials locked up an Aussie man who overstayed his visa due to delays at the Canadian border.

An Aussie couple’s trip of a lifetime quickly turned to a disaster when their US visa was cancelled mid-trip. And even their travel agent couldn’t save them.

PM Malcolm Turnbull has scrapped the 457 migration visa and 216 occupations that fall under it, with a range of travel industry roles in the firing line.