TRAVEL & FOOD

Flights to Bali, Thailand and Hawaii via Budget airline Air Australia have been cancelled after the airline has gone into voluntary administration. About 4,000 passengers were stranded and advised to make alternative arrangements.

Chris Bowen MP, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship announced that the government had implemented changes in the visa application process for students from 29 countries. These changes will make the visa application process much easier because it will reduce assessment levels across a range of student visa subclasses starting March 24, 2012.

People who are looking for an alternative romantic destination should consider Ireland as their next destination. Ireland is surrounded by lush and green landscape which makes the view perfect for intimate moments. Aside from that, castle ruins and luxurious castle accommodations compliment the perfect romantic atmosphere that couples crave for during their romantic getaway.

Asia is known for its mouthwatering cuisines. Each of the country in Asia features different cuisines that are worth mentioning, one of the countries that have lots of cuisines is China.

It says a lot about the Singapore people that almost 60,000 of its citizens protested anti-immigration by either eating or cooking food with curry.

A teenager from Melbourne nearly got killed after drinking a single shot of free whisky offered while having a tubing trip in Laos. The 19-year-old Annika Morris, name of the victim, was sent to the hospital after her heartbeat went unstable according to Jeff Morris, her father.

Miranda Kerr opens the glitzy David Jones Autumn/Winter Collection for 2012 on Wednesday night in Sydney wearing a sleek Josh Goot tuxedo-look.

The legend of Atlantis has come to Arabia and it more than lives up to the myth. On Dubai's exclusive Palm Island, on 114 acres of the Crescent, overlooking the Dubai skyline is one of the world's most incredible destinations and most extravagant attractions.

Hot Aussie supermodel and wife of Orlando Bloom Miranda Kerr is set to walk the runway to present the Autumn/Winter Collection of David Jones on February 15.

For travellers wanting to combine the very best of city life with the ultimate exotic beach holiday, combined flight and cruise deals to New York and the Caribbean might be just the ticket.

In this month's Industry Interview we chat to Alexis Grant, a journalist and travel author who's the founder of the popular blog The Traveling Writer.

As companies struggle to get ahead of the skills shortage, the federal government has increased the number of skilled migrant visas - the 457 visa - available and many businesses are beginning to take advantage of the visa program.

Australian top model and Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr was named as the newest ambassador of Australia’s airline Qantas.

A 22-year-old woman from Australia fell 111 metres into a river during a failed bungee jump in Zimbabwe on New Year's Eve, but she survived to tell her death-defying experience.

Toronto, Canada (AP) - a man who forgot his passport on his way to the United State's border discovered a new method to get in - his Apple iPad.

New South Wales (NSW) Opposition leader John Robertson warned on Thursday that roadwork on the Sydney Bridge would affect about 200 events of the Sydney Festival. He said the closure of the bridge in three January weekends would make it harder for residents who live north of the span.

An Indonesian girl, who was swept away in the 2004 tsunami that hit her West Aceh village, was found alive Wednesday and reunited with her family after seven years of search for her home.

Paranormal activities experienced by four finalists of Channel 7's The One TV show which features Australia's best psychics helped boost tourism in Australia's Norfolk Island.

This three-floor club is one of the clubs to try out when in Shibuya, Tokyo. Each floor has its own theme, with its own kind of music (the top floor being hip hop).

An experience on traveling to the coveted Hindu festival in Bangladesh.

Two lost fishermen from Kiribati drifted for 33 days in the Pacific Ocean before they washed into an atoll of the Marshall Islands, 560 kilometres from their island home.

There is perhaps no other fountain like the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy. Iconic, beautiful, detailed, ornate - what's not to love?

The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) is calling on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to bring to British Prime Minister David Cameron's attention their concern on the U.K. government's plan to increase passenger duty on British travelers by April.

A search team from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority found Thursday the wreckage of a Cessna plane missing since Wednesday and said its lone pilot was dead.

Basel has to be one of the most interesting cities I have ever been to. I will therefore cover this city in parts for my beloved readers as they take this adventure with me.

The Hindu Tamil festival of Thaipusam draws over a million visitors to the Batu Caves of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Colours, cuisine, monkeys, talismans - the sky is the limit with this destination!

Panic struck residents and an airport was forced to shut down when a volcano erupted and blew ash 2,000 meters into the air in the eastern Indonesian island of North Maluku on Sunday.

Monarch Airlines Limited has selected Goodrich Corporation to provide SmartDisplay® Electronic Flight Bags (EFB) for its Airbus A300, A320, A321 and A330 aircraft.

The way things have been going for these two giant pandas, you would think they were fully fledged celebrities.