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TravelCommentsPremiumWhen family & friends visit, we’ll help you be the guide

Here is the perfect travel guide for when your friends and family visit WA.

Stephen Scourfield

HealthCommentsWhat is methanol poisoning and how to avoid it

In the wake of a young Aussie woman dying in Laos, here’s everything you need to know about methanol poisoning.

Taylor Renouf

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The first look at Rotto’s newest and boldest venue

The sprawling $40 million hospitality and accommodation project, which completely reimagines the old Karma Rottnest site, is set to open this summer. SEE THE PICS.

Simon Collins

Broome AdvertiserVideoCommentsAussie TV star removes snake found onboard WA flight

Passengers on a flight from Broome to Perth got an unexpected taste of outback drama when a python was discovered onboard before being casually removed by an Australian TV personality. 

Katya Minns

MEDICAL EMERGENCYMid-air emergency forces flight out of Australia to turn around

The plane was in the air for an hour before the U-turn.

Bryce Luff

Wilman Wadandi Highway PremiumWilman Wadandi Highway set to open in time for Christmas

A new highway that bypasses Bunbury is set to shave nearly 20 minutes off the journey between Perth and Margaret River.

Mogens Johansen

THE POD WELL TRAVELLEDJapan’s Kumano Kodo

Join Stephen Scourfield and Penny Thomas as they discuss the spiritual and scenic treasures along Japan’s Kumano Kodo

Penny Thomas

Travel newsUS flight reforms

Calls for Australian airlines to step up and come into line with new US regulations that offer automatic refunds when travellers face cancellations or long delays

Mogens Johansen

TravelCommentsPerth Airport alerts public to emergency response exercise

The public has been advised not to be alarmed at an increase in emergency vehicles at Perth Airport on Friday.

Taylor Renouf

TravelYoung child, woman injured on horror Qantas flight

The two were rushed to hospital with bruising and lacerations.

Taylor Renouf

AIRLINE LASHPremium“Paying the price for their incompetence”: mayor on Rex debt

The mayor of Albany has lashed Rex Airlines for leaving the city to pay the “price of its incompetence”, while welcoming a government package that ensures the region will be serviced until June 2025.

Melissa Sheil

Travel chaosVideoCommentsExpert reveals hard truth about Bali flight cancellations

A volcano eruption has caused mass cancellation of flights, leaving Aussies stranded in Bali.

Taylor Renouf

THE POD WELL TRAVELLEDFinding your perfect river cruise adventure

Join the travel team as they discuss the world of river cruising

Penny Thomas

KalgoorliePremiumTime and Time Again: Rephotographing the Goldfields

Time and Time Again: Rephotographing the Goldfields, a new exhibition that offers a visual dialogue between past and present Kalgoorlie.

Mogens Johansen

Bali volcanoBali ash cloud

Bali ash cloud throws holiday plans into turmoil and highlights the importance of having travel insurance

Mogens Johansen

TravelCommentsVolcano ash cloud cancels flights to and from Bali

Flights to and from Bali have been cancelled across Australia following multiple volcanic eruptions in the holiday destination. 

Claire Sadler

AviationCommentsAirfares skyrocket after collapse of budget airline Rex

Australian travellers have been paying up to a whopping 95 per cent more for major domestic flights since Rex Airlines’ collapse, the consumer regulator has revealed.

Cheyanne Enciso

THE NIGHTLYTerror as US passenger plane fired on while trying to land

A passenger plane from the US has been hit by gunfire while trying to land in Haiti and had to make an emergency diversion.

Matt Shrivell

TravelWalkway for Trevi Fountain, tourists can't toss coins

Tourists will be able to see Rome's Trevi Fountain from a new angle by walking across a new footbridge erected while it undergoes maintenance work.

Staff Writers

TravelItaly's Pompeii to cap daily visitor numbers to 20,000

Visitors to Pompeii will be capped at 20,000 for conservation and safety reasons, authorities say.

Staff Writers

THE POD WELL TRAVELLEDThe Life of Py

Join Writing WA CEO Will Yeoman for a special crossover episode of Podstreet and The Pod Well Travelled

Penny Thomas

travelThe game-changing $30 piece of travel gear

Megan French unearths an innovative addition to the West Travel Team’s kit

Megan French

ArtMost visited art museum in Tokyo expanding

Megan French on teamLab Planets’ exciting news and tips for travellers planning a visit

Megan French

ANCHORS AWAYPremiumCrown Princess docks at Albany to kick off cruise season

More than 3000 passengers flooded the streets of Albany on Monday as the first cruise ship of the season docked at the port.

Melissa Sheil