More than 650 Kiwis will be left high and dry this cruise season after Ponant was forced to cancel its ‘expedition bubbles’.

The cruise line’s long-awaited New Zealand cruise season is facing an uncertain future after the NZ government denied visas to a majority of the ship’s crew.

Looks like someone at the Department of Home Affairs is getting fired after accidentally telling visa applicants to get overseas immediately during a global pandemic.

They might seem fairly useless right now, but that hasn’t stopped Henley & Partners from churning out its latest passport index.

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.