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    New Zealand Ski Fields Are Preparing to Open for the 2021 Season

    Resorts across the country are starting to roll out plans for the post-coronavirus season. 

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    You Can Now Book a Boozy Beachside Getaway in a Gin-Themed Caravan on the Gold Coast

    Available to book until the end of June, it's the latest collaboration between caravan rental site Camplify and The Botanist Gin.

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    Australians Will Be Able to Travel to New Zealand Without Quarantining From Mid-April

    The trans-Tasman bubble will open at 11.59pm on Sunday, April 18.

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    Domestic Border Restrictions Are Changing Around Australia Due to Brisbane's New COVID-19 Cluster

    With the Greater Brisbane area going into lockdown, authorities across the rest of the country have been changing their border rules.

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    Australian States Have Issued New Travel Advice for Anyone Who Has Been in Brisbane Recently

    If you've been in Brisbane and Moreton Bay and you're now elsewhere in the country — or you're planning a trip — you may be required to get tested and/or self-isolate.

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    Virgin Is No Longer Serving Free Snacks to Economy Passengers

    You'll still get complimentary tea, coffee and water — and there's a new menu of food to purchase.

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    You Can Now Add Japan's Super Nintendo Theme Park to Your Post-Pandemic Travel List

    The multi-level site is now open at Universal Studios in Osaka — and so is its 'Mario Kart' ride.

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    This Year's Tokyo Olympics Will Be Closed to Overseas Spectators

    If you want to watch the postponed event, you'll need to keep your eyes glued to your television.

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    A Quarantine-Free Travel Bubble Between Australia and NZ Looks Closer to Becoming a Reality

    Both NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson have said that it could happen soon.

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    Qantas Is Launching New Flights to Norfolk Island If You're Looking to Escape the Mainland

    They'll be running for at least the next three months, flying out of Sydney and Brisbane.

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    You Can Take Part in a Worldwide Easter Egg Hunt on Google Maps Right Now

    Hide virtual eggs, then provide clues to help your friends and family find them.

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    You Might Soon Be Able to Splash Around in a Big Man-Made Wave Pool on the Gold Coast

    The Club at Parkwood Village has announced plans to build an Endless Surf pool by 2023.

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    Next Melbourne Is the Soon-to-Open Inner City Hotel That'll Barrel Age Its Spirits Onsite

    It's set to open in the 80 Collins Street precinct this month.

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    Qantas Is Trialling a Digital Health Passport to Make International Travel Safer and Easier

    The airline has just tested one app on an international repatriation flight from Frankfurt to Darwin, and plans to assess a second app before hopefully restarting its overseas routes in October.

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    Virgin Is Dropping a Heap of Half-Price Flight Specials Starting at $55 One-Way

    They'll only be on sale for two hours — and you'll need to take your getaway this month.

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    The Federal Government Is Releasing 800,000 Half-Price Flights to Aussie Holiday Destinations

    On offer between April and July, they'll be available to 13 regions that usually rely upon international tourism.

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    Overseas Spectators Might Not Be Permitted to Attend This Year's Tokyo Olympics

    When the postponed 2020 games go ahead, international fans might be restricted to watching them on television.

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    Peloton Is Rolling Out Its High-End Fitness Equipment and Streamed Classes to Australia

    You'll be able to pick up one of its pricey bikes and participate in its instructor-led at-home classes sometime in the second half of 2021.

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    Denmark's Soon-to-Open Hans Christian Andersen Museum Will Let You Step Inside a Fairytale World

    It's the next place to add to your must-visit list once international travel returns to normal.

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    Jetstar Is Hosting Another Big Domestic Sale with Return Flights As Low As $65

    Book a flight one way and you'll get the return trip for free — across a heap routes.

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    Australian Borders Will Remain Closed to International Travel Until At Least Mid-June

    The country's human biosecurity emergency period, which first came into effect in March 2020, has just been extended for another three months.

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    Qantas and Jetstar Plan to Resume International Flights from This October

    Come spring, you could be jetting off to London, Singapore or Los Angeles.

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    Brisbane Has Been Named the Preferred Host of the 2032 Olympic Games

    The International Olympic Committee will now enter into "targeted dialogue" with Australian authorities to discuss staging the games in more detail.

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    The Whitsundays' Whitehaven Beach Has Been Named the Best Beach in the World for 2021

    Two Australian spots have made Tripadvisor's list of the top 25 best beaches around the globe.

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    Australia Will Soon Be Home to a Whale-Shaped Underwater Observatory Two Kilometres Off the Coast

    The Australian Underwater Discovery Centre is set to open at the end of Busselton Jetty by December 2022.

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    Five Reasons to Consider Booking a Cruise For Your Next Getaway

    You won't get lost if you're holidaying on a ship — and you'll only need to unpack once.

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    World Surf League Has Scrapped Its 2021 Bells Beach and Gold Coast Events in Favour of NSW

    This year's WSL Championship Tour will head to Newcastle and Narrabeen instead, as well as Margaret River and Rottnest Island in Western Australia.

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    You Can Now Spend a Night Feasting on Chocolate Biscuits in QT Sydney's Tim Tam-Themed Suite

    For the next month, the hotel is dedicating one of its rooms to the beloved bikkie — and you can win an overnight stay.

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    Five Essential Items to Help You Through Those Super Hot Summer Days

    This lot will help you embrace those scorchers in style.

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    Teamlab's Latest Eye-Popping Site Combines Historic Ruins, Dazzling Digital Art and a Sauna

    The folks behind Japan's vibrant digital art museum just keep opening must-visit venues.

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    Melbourne's Luxe W Hotel Is Now Open with a Sky-High Gold-Adorned Pool and Laneway Cocktail Bar

    There's also a poolside bar, DJ decks and an all-day eatery — with an intimate Japanese fine diner set to open in May, too.

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    You Can Now Meditate to the Soothing Sounds of More Than 10,000 Lego Bricks Jumbled Together

    The toy brand has released its own soundscape so you can relax to that familiar clicking noise.

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    Virgin Has Launched a Week-Long Sale with 1.9 Million Flights Starting from $75

    Including plenty of flights from New South Wales to Queensland now that the border has reopened.

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    New Zealand's One-Way Travel Bubble with Australia Has Been Paused for Three More Days

    The suspension of quarantine-free travel from NZ to Australia first came in earlier this week — and it's being extended following concerns over the recent Auckland outbreak.

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    Twenty of the Most Enchanting Stays You Can Book in Tasmania

    Book one — or a few — of these cabins, suites and lodges as you plan a trip around the Apple Isle.

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    Australia's First Movenpick Hotel Has Just Opened in Hobart with a Daily Chocolate Hour

    The chain's 221-room site near the city's waterfront joins more than 80 other Mövenpick hotels worldwide.

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    Western Australia Will Lift Its Hard Border with NSW and Queensland From January 25

    The states will be reclassified as 'low risk' under WA's controlled interstate border system.

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    Eight Stunning and Unusual Places In Australia That Will Transport You to Europe

    Experience spectacular lavender fields, world-class beaches and underground caves without leaving Australia.

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    Australian Borders May Stay Closed to International Travel Until 2022

    Even with the vaccine rolling out in the coming months, ex-Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy expects that travel mightn't return to normal in 2021.

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