Kristy Sexton-McGrath

Domestic travel is also taking a hit as a result of rising fuel costs across the globe, with regional communities likely to feel the most impact.

Australian travellers are going to extreme lengths to keep their hopes of a European holiday alive despite the dire circumstances.

Australian travellers stuck overseas take extraordinary measures to get home amid the escalating war in the Middle East.

Aussie travellers trapped in the Middle East recount missile strikes and late-night evacuations as thousands remain stranded with no end in sight. 

An aviation expert says it could be weeks before flights resume in and out of the Middle East once airspace reopens, following strikes on Iran.

Australians are left stranded overseas amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East, with one woman saying she was forced to sleep on an airport floor. 

Australians flying to the United Kingdom tonight will be among the first in the world to arrive under controversial new border rules.

Travellers with both an expired UK passport, issued in 1989 or later, as well as a valid passport from a country that can issue an Electronic Travel Authorisation, may now be allowed to enter the UK. 

There are calls for the British government to delay tough new border rules set to take effect in the coming days.

There's been a last-minute scramble for some Australians with dual British or Irish citizenship, as new UK border rules come into force within days.

As Australians hit the skies for the summer holidays, airports were prepared for more than just long queues and crowded terminals.

From tablets, headphones and laptops to prams, vacuum cleaners and even a prosthetic leg — these are the items being left behind each year at major airports.

About 80 passengers on the Coral Adventurer are flown home after the cruise ship ran aground on a reef off Papua New Guinea.  

Australians travelling to the United States could soon face an unprecedented invasion of privacy, an international law expert has warned. 

A report by the national transport safety investigator finds hot air balloon rides come with a higher risk of injuries than a joy flight in a light plane or a helicopter.

Australians heading to London could soon pay a new "tourist tax" on accommodation as the British government moves to give cities across England the power to impose levies.

Virgin Australia and Qantas will ban the use of portable power banks from next month following a string of international incidents.

The embattled Coral Adventurer cruise ship anchors off Cairns as safety authorities investigate the death of 80-year-old passenger Suzanne Rees.

The death of an 80-year-old woman who was allegedly left on a remote tropical island after a cruise stop has reignited debate over passenger safety standards on the Great Barrier Reef.

Virgin Australia is reviewing its rules on portable power banks following a mid-air fire on one of its planes.

Virgin Australia has quietly launched a review into the use of power banks on flights after a mid-air fire on one of its planes earlier this year.

Facial scans and fingerprinting will replace passport stamps across 29 countries in the Schengen Zone from October 12.

A bid to raise the retirement age for pilots has been grounded, with some experts warning the decision could worsen flight delays, cause cancellations and increase airfares.

A proposal to allow commercial pilots to fly internationally past the age 65 has been rejected by the United Nations' aviation body

Australian travellers heading to the United States are being warned to expect disruptions after Congress failed to resolve a budget dispute.