Oceania

The Balmoral in Edinburgh, a Rocco Forte Hotel, has announced Mark Donald as the new head chef at Number One – the hotel’s Michelin starred restaurant.The Scottish born chef’s homeco…

The South African government is still planning on rolling out its e-visa pilot programme in New Zealand this month as first announced in March 2018. The pilot programme is due to run until June, after…

Elisabeth Easther checks into the Hotel Chatham, Rēkohu, Chatham Island.How to get there: Fly Air Chathams from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch.Check-in experience: Faultless and friendly, i…

New Zealand has become complacent in its ‘100 % Pure’ image, last year falling seven places to 17th in the Environmental Performance Indicator rankings.Despite Aotearoa’s national my…

Peter de Graaf stays at Taumeasina Island Resort, Apia, Samoa.Getting there: Taumeasina Island is about five minutes by taxi or shuttle from downtown Apia and 45 minutes from Faleolo International Air…

During the month of April, SA Tourism will showcase the best of South Africa through an exciting Instagram initiative with partners Travelstart and @SouthAfrica.Fifteen local and international Instagr…

Airline economics dictate that on most planes, almost every passenger will have paid a different fare – there are six ways to get a cheap seat, according to the Daily Mail.1. Leave it to the las…

Olivia Fairhurst has the perfect summer’s day snorkelling and tobogganing island-style in Queensland.As the catamaran ferry glides through the ocean, a strip of land comes into view. Thirty eigh…

Shaving hours off journey times for inbound Asian and European travellers, Qantas’ new twice-weekly 737-800 year-round service between Darwin International Airport and Uluru commenced today.The …

In July, during the New Zealand university holidays, we would like to tour all the cantons of Switzerland, or the same in France visiting the western regions. We have no desire to be running from one …