http://travel.ninemsn.com.au en-au Copyright(c) 2005 Ninemsn All rights reserved. 5 http://ninemsn.com.au/share/img/nh_logo.gif http://travel.ninemsn.com.au 142 40 http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=973095&showcomments=true Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:02:00 GMT Jan 24 2012 4:02PM Women in the small African country of Malawi took to the streets in furious protests last week after they were harassed, beaten and even stripped naked by passers-by — just for wearing pants Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=1011735&showcomments=true Mon, 21 May 2012 04:45:00 GMT May 21 2012 2:45PM So you enjoyed getting oppressed by Sacha Baron Cohen's General Aladeen in his new film The Dictator? Why not take the tourist trail to the fictional bearded ruler's real-life digs? Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=1009951&showcomments=true Mon, 14 May 2012 04:04:00 GMT May 14 2012 2:04PM We're always told to be careful about what we post about work on social media. Well, one Russian flight attendant has become another walking example of what not to do. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=972914&showcomments=true Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:33:00 GMT Jan 24 2012 12:33PM Angeline O'Grady of Philadelphia lost her husband Brian to brain cancer in October of 2011. She made plans to spread his ashes in his home town of Hull in the UK. O'Grady attempted to board her flight across the Atlantic with her hubby's remains in her carry-on but was told by Transportation Security Administration personnel that he had to be checked. So imagine her surprise on arrival in England to find Mr O'Grady missing from her luggage ... Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=971712&showcomments=true Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:19:00 GMT Jan 19 2012 1:19PM Scores were tallied for cleanliness, services, on-time departures, navigation and ease of getting to and from the city's centre. Brownie points were awarded for cute quirks. So let's see which terminals top the list for the good, or for the bad and the ugly. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=1009416&showcomments=true Thu, 10 May 2012 23:18:00 GMT May 11 2012 9:18AM An air hostess on low-cost Irish carrier Ryan Air suffered head injuries after falling 10ft out of a plane door in Sweden. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=1008676&showcomments=true Wed, 09 May 2012 00:45:00 GMT May 9 2012 10:45AM The recurring debate about overweight passengers on airlines has reignited. Some scientists and engineers have claimed that airline seat belts aren't strong enough to contain increasingly obese travellers. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=970955&showcomments=true Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:32:00 GMT Jan 17 2012 3:32PM Aussie destinations are suffering. Our neighbours in Asia are cheaper to get to, offer better value for money and unique, exotic experiences. Tourism Australia has done a good job of guilting Aussies into taking their holidays close to home, but even the most die-hard national will have a hard time spending his precious leave and dosh on a domestic when his dollar goes so much further abroad. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=970783&showcomments=true Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:22:00 GMT Jan 17 2012 11:22AM 2011 was tumultuous year for travellers - political upheaval all but shut down giant swathes of the Middle East, Mother Nature's fury was felt in Queensland and Japan, and a financial bubble's bursting deafened entire countries. But those factors weren't enough to deter a whole lot of moving and shaking - in fact, 980 million tourists had their passports stamped for international travel last year. That shows a 4.4% growth on 2010, and all signs point to crossing the billion-mark at immigration desks globally in 2012. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=1008006&showcomments=true Mon, 07 May 2012 07:30:00 GMT May 7 2012 5:30PM What's the world's best airport for 2012? It's not in Australia, that's for sure. Sydney Airport gets plenty of complainers, but it's managed to crack the top 20 in the annual international Skytrax World Airport Awards. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=1006975&showcomments=true Thu, 03 May 2012 00:56:00 GMT May 3 2012 10:56AM The day many travellers feared would come has finally arrived. As of today, The Netherlands will enforce a controversial new ban on the sale of cannabis to foreign tourists. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=970254&showcomments=true Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMT Jan 16 2012 11:00AM The least popular state in the US with tourists, North Dakota, is in hot water for what's been called a 'sleazy' and even 'sickening' ad campaign. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=969741&showcomments=true Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:36:00 GMT Jan 13 2012 1:36PM Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=1006788&showcomments=true Wed, 02 May 2012 06:52:00 GMT May 2 2012 4:52PM The people have spoken, and the results are in for global travel site TripAdvisor's annual poll of the Top 25 Travellers' Choice World Destinations. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=1004751&showcomments=true Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:31:00 GMT Apr 26 2012 12:31PM If you're hot, cash-strapped and dying to see the world, give some thought to a new travel service where beauty is pocket deep. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=968913&showcomments=true Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:08:00 GMT Jan 11 2012 1:08PM Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=968658&showcomments=true Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:19:00 GMT Jan 10 2012 3:19PM When ruminating on the gay scene in America I think of West Hollywood and bacchanalian fun at The Abbey (or the go-go club next door), summer circuit parties like Ascension at the Pines on New York's Fire Island, or leather-daddy dens dotting San Fran's Castro District. Hell, even Austin, Texas is known for 'mo fun, and you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a lesbi-friend in Northampton, Massachusetts. But there's one place I wouldn't think would be popular with the LGBTQI community in the US, and that destination's just been named 'America's gayest city' by The Advocate - Salt Lake City, Utah. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=1004119&showcomments=true Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:02:00 GMT Apr 24 2012 12:02PM It seems all those years of first-class travel have finally got to Victoria Beckham. Why be waited on when you can do the waiting yourself? Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=1002902&showcomments=true Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:02:00 GMT Apr 19 2012 1:02PM An Air Canada pilot had just woken from a mid-air nap when he sent his plane diving towards the sea in an effort to avoid an oncoming light — which turned out to be the planet Venus. Read full story http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=967507&showcomments=true Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:17:00 GMT Jan 5 2012 2:17PM The Chinese blogosphere is up in arms over the tragic violence suffered by a passenger's poodle at an airport in Hainan Province after the diminutive dog allegedly escaped it's kennel and ran onto the runway. Read full story