Robyn Ironside

Astro-tourism, set-jetting, cowboy quests and detour destinations are among the top 2025 travel trends being observed by online booking agencies, turning often unheard of places into tourist hubs.

The cost of living crisis has failed to keep Australians at home, with July travel figures showing a record number of people returned from overseas holidays in the month — and one in seven had been to Bali.

The cost of living crisis has failed to keep Australians at home, with July travel figures showing a record number of people returned from overseas holidays in the month — and one in seven had been to Bali.

A review of how politicians and public servants book air travel is among initiatives announced by the federal government to increase competition in the domestic airline industry dominated by Qantas and Virgin Australia.

Air New Zealand has become the first major airline to concede ambitious carbon emissions reduction targets are unachievable by 2030, and has made the decision to dump them.