Australia / New Zealand

Qantas fined A$100 million for selling tickets on cancelled flights, with an additional A$20 million to affected consumers.

Qantas fined A$120 million for misleading consumersThe heavy penalty was imposed for selling tickets for flights already cancelled.

Aldi’s travel offers include cruises on Ovation of the Seas and hotel deals in Bali and Phuket.

Achtung! German supermarket giant puts travel on saleA supermarket famous for discounted groceries is now offering travel deals.

Climate change activists have been targeting cruise ships in New Zealand.

Ouch! New Zealand hikes levy for international visitorsBig increase in levy called ‘a blunt instrument’ by tourism industry association.

This Sydney icon gets a new lease of lifeSofitel ready to reopen hotel which hosted royalty, movie stars and astronauts.

The incident happened at the Dreamworld theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast.

Tiger attacks handler at theme parkWoman stable after suffering ‘multiple deep lacerations’.

Sydney’s new airport will be installing the latest technology to boost aircraft turnarounds.

SIA late-night flights get the green light at new Sydney airportSingapore Airlines will be the first international carrier to launch flights to Western Sydney’s curfew-free airport.

The first class seat on a Qantas A380 flight.

Qantas prices first class tickets at economy pricesAn error caused Qantas to price first-class tickets at a low economy fare of around US$1,500.

Indonesia Air Asia’s new service to Cairns is expected to open up one-stop connections between Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and other Indonesian ports using Denpasar as a hub.

Aussie destinations in demand by Asian airlinesCairns, Gold Coast, Perth get new links to Asia.

Celestyal says its free cruise offer “cements the ties that bind Greece and Australia together in Olympics history”.

Aussie athletes strike gold with Celestyal CruisesFree cruises offered to all 53 Australian medal winners at Paris Olympics.

Crocodile appears in local swimming pool - and no one knows how it got there.

Mysterious crocodile becomes new Aussie attractionA crocodile’s mysterious appearance in a swimming spot baffles locals and becomes an unexpected tourist attraction.