Tourism high on the agenda as Jacinda Ardern visits Australia
Discussing tourism is high on the agenda for Ardern, but clearly giving a strong firm handshake that matches the might o...
Australia changes fully vaxxed definition but politicians still at odds on international arrivals
The update to the definition of fully vaccinated has caused disagreement between the states about whether they'll accept...
Daniel Andrews at odds with federal gov over triple jab entry requirements
The Victorian Premier and the Minister for Finance have bumped heads over what constitutes being fully vaccinated. It is...
“We will not be pursuing ‘Omicron zero'”: NSW and Victoria vow to keep borders open
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews said he and his NSW counterpart Dominic Perrotett have been texting about this fandangled ...
Victoria to re-enter lockdown for seven days
Victorians are hopping back into their lockdown track pants, with the state reverting to stay-at-home orders from 8pm to...
Victoria to end snap lockdown tonight, as WA allows quarantine-free travel from NSW
Dan Andrews has delivered the good news Victorians were hoping for, albeit with a few restrictions.
States shut their borders as Victoria readies for five-day snap lockdown
Wondering how the other states and territories have responded to Victoria's snap lockdown? We've gathered all the info w...
Victoria and Tasmania announce further easing of border restrictions
The relaxing of domestic border restrictions continues apace, so apologies if we’ve missed any updates here. Our edito...
Victoria downgrades ‘red zones’ for Queensland and parts of Sydney, as other states make border moves
The colour of Victoria’s ‘traffic lights’ have changed for certain travellers. However, that’s not an invite for...
Everything you need to know about the $465m Victorian Tourism Recovery Package
The Victorian government is giving its tourism sector a big budget injection. However, that’s not to say Daniel Andrew...
NSW sets date for Victoria border reopening
Gladys has set the date for NSW's border reopening to Victoria, so get ready to plan your clients' post-lockdown trips.
Tasmania plans to reopen to NSW from early November
Have your NSW clients been yearning for a quarantine-free trip to Tasmania? Well, they can consider this an early Christ...
Victoria celebrates second ‘donut day’, as tourism industry reacts to easing of restrictions
Travel Weekly staff are enjoying a few Krispy Kremes in celebration of Victoria's consecutive 'donut days', so much so t...
Trans-Tasman travellers arrive in South Australia, despite state not being in ‘bubble’
The much-anticipated trans-Tasman 'bubble' has turned into a bit of a dog's breakfast, with yet another Aussie state bei...
Regional Victorians wake to eased travel restrictions
Finally, Victoria's tourism industry has something to cheer about. Let's hope the Andrews government continues this posi...
Victorian hospitality businesses, ski fields to share in state’s $3bn support package
In some very welcome news for the hard-hit state, Victorian hospitality businesses and the region’s alpine resorts wil...
ScoMo urges Australia’s states and territories to aim for Christmas deadline in easing travel restrictions
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has sent his Christmas wish list to Santa nice and early, which includes an easing of trav...
“NSW has done it”: WA Premier requests cap on international flight arrivals to reduce COVID-19 risk
It was only a couple of months ago that Mark McGowan was slagging off NSW over its border stance, and now he wants to co...