A health warning has been issued to people travelling to Bali during the school holidays after the number of dengue fever cases in returned travellers tripled. WA Health said the number of dengue fever cases compared with the same time last year had jumped from 107 cases to 322 cases.Continue Reading
Tourists heading to Hawaii may be slapped with additional entry costs, as the popular holiday destination looks to introduce a climate change fee for visitors. The new tax, according to the state’s Governor, Josh Green, would be introduced as a way to protect beaches and prevent future wildfires. Mr GreenContinue Reading
WARNING: Story contains graphic content Two mums from the US are speaking out after they were allegedly drugged and raped in the Bahamas Sunday following a travel warning for the vacation hotspot. Longtime friends Amber Shearer and Dongayla Dobson said their first kid-free vacation ended with a traumatic, broad-daylight assaultContinue Reading
Think twice about a tropical getaway to the Caribbean this winter. The US embassy in the Bahamas has released a security warning and travel advisory that the island nation is currently unsafe for tourists amidst 18 murders — “primarily” motivated by gang violence — in January alone, the NY PostContinue Reading
Iceland’s famous geothermal spa Blue Lagoon – one of the country’s biggest tourist attractions – remains closed as the area braces for a possible volcanic eruption. The Nordic island nation has been preparing for an eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula for weeks, with the southwestern town of Grindavik – homeContinue Reading
A Canadian travel blogger has opened up about a “disaster” trip to Iceland serving as a warning to be careful who you choose to travel with. Amy said she was “finally ready to spill the tea” about the time she booked a trip to the popular European nation after aContinue Reading
Iceland is bracing for a possible volcanic eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula, home of the famous geothermal spa Blue Lagoon – one of the country’s biggest tourist attractions. The Nordic island nation, which has 33 active volcanic systems, has declared a state of emergency. The southwestern town of Grindavik –Continue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces growing fury over the cost of living and Labor’s response to the Israel-Gaza conflict as he returns to Canberra following a whirlwind global diplomatic stint. Mr Albanese’s return to parliament comes after tens of thousands gathered across major cities over the weekend, with large pro-PalestinianContinue Reading
Plans to offer “climate refugees” from the island nation of Tuvalu a path to residency in Australia have faced pushback amid disputed claims about liveability on the remote atoll. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a wide-reaching pact with Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Kausea Natano this week, including an offer of residencyContinue Reading
Victoria has made it on to National Geographic’s “cool list” – naming the most exciting destinations in the world to visit in 2024. The southern state was the only destination in Australasia to make the list. The 30 destinations on National Geographic Traveller (UK)’s ‘Cool List’ are places that areContinue Reading