Travel

PATRICE POLTZER: ‘How is everyone so happy when you get almost no daylight for months?’ I wondered. ‘Why aren’t you all super depressed?’ I proceeded to ask literally everyone we met in Finland.

You deserve a vacation. Not this summer, not later this year. Something much sooner, like an honest-to-goodness spring break. Here are six of the cheapest from the US.

If you want to take a stroll around this park in Japan, you will have to be very nimble on your toes.

Thousands of domestic seats are on sale while the cheapest international fares begin at $145.

The top 10 towns to visit in Australia list has been released as holidaymakers plan record numbers of domestic trips in 2025.

A holiday photo posted online by Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan and captioned ‘Puppy Mountain’ has become a sensation in China.

Fares offered are as low as $109.

Virgin Australia’s plans to partner with Qatar Airways to resume long-haul flights to and from Australia is a step closer after the competition watchdog gave it the go-ahead.

‘If this invasive micro-organism enters the lake, it has the potential to have far-reaching consequences.’

‘More flights means more competition, more choice, and a better experience for Australian travellers.’

Officials say international visitors have been causing disruptions.

‘Should have demanded to get off.’

The airline has discounted 400,000 seats across almost its entire global network.

A performer has narrowly escaped death after a giant fish bit her entire head while she was working as a mermaid in a tank of an aquarium at an exploration park. 

A passenger plane has caught fire just before take-off at a major international airport, sparking an urgent evacuation of 169 passengers and seven crew.