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Qantas facial recognition trial in Brisbane
Qantas has begun Australian trials of new technology to store your passport in a smartphone app and rely on facial recognition ...
Guide to connecting to the USA via Vancouver
While many Australian travellers bound for US east coast cities like New York will default to flying via Los Angeles, Vancouver...
Travelling to Turkey? e-Visas on arrival axed
Passengers jetting to Istanbul, Ankara and other destinations in Turkey who need a visa to enter the country – a roster t...
Istanbul's new airport opens
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened one of the world’s largest airports on Monday, declaring completion of the ...
Dubai Smart Gate passport control fast-track
Australian passport holders can zip through Dubai Airport like a local, by registering their passport with Dubai’s Smart ...
Inside Melbourne's new private jet base
With discrete arrival for chauffeur-driven limousines, private customs and immigration screening, à la carte dining, a l...
Singapore Frequent Traveller eases sign-up rules
Australian passport holders will now find it even easier to qualify for Singapore’s Frequent Traveller Program, which pro...
Thailand plans to add $1.8 billion terminal at BKK
Bangkok’s main airport is planning to add a stunning A$1.8 billion terminal with extensive wooden cladding and an indoor ...
Sydney Airport T1 becomes 'quiet terminal'
Sydney Airport’s international terminal will become a quieter place to relax and unwind when jetting abroad, with T1 tran...
Green light for Sydney Airport Gateway
Sydney Airport's notorious traffic chokepoints could become a thing of the past under the Sydney Gateway plan, which has receiv...
SYD proposes drive-up premium departure wing
Sydney Airport hopes to spoil premium passengers with a dedicated wing where well-heeled travellers can stride straight from th...
A business traveller's guide to Heathrow T2
Officially dubbed The Queen’s Terminal, T2 at London’s Heathrow Airport houses almost every Star Alliance airline i...
Melbourne Airport to install swing gates at T1, T3
Melbourne Airport plans to run international flights from its domestic Qantas and Virgin Australia terminals within five years....
Inside Star Alliance's Frankfurt Connection Centre
For any traveller, and especially for business travellers, making a connection between flights can be a case of when things run...
Skip the queues at UK passport control
The United Kingdom’s Registered Traveller program allows regular UK visitors to bypass the queues at passport control &nd...
Heathrow Airport now sells Fast Track access
Heathrow Airport is now selling access to its Fast Track security lane, with passengers asked to stump up £12.50 (A...
Melbourne Airport Rail Link: what you need to know
Melbourne’s long-awaited railway link between Tullamarine Airport and the CBD has been getting plenty of coverage followi...
BA isn't sold on Heathrow's third runway
London Heathrow airport’s £16 billion (A$29 billion) expansion plan may have cleared its last major political hurdl...