Alan Joyce has received $21.4 million in pay for his role as Qantas chief as his time at the company comes to an end.

Qantas customers were forced to wait hours on the tarmac without food and water after a series of technical issues on domestic flights.

A boutique Australian hotel has been named one of the best hotels in the world, placed on a respected top 50 list among some of the most famous global luxury hotel brands.

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Australians may have “missed the boat” in accessing cheap airfares, and could be doomed to a new reality of expensive flights because of the government’s decision to block Qatar Airways, the Coalition says.

Aussies are making fun of themselves for the way they exaggerate their accents in America.

With the start of school holidays mere hours away, travellers are being urged to prepare for the busiest international travel period since the international borders reopened.

Embattled national carrier Qantas has been accused of seeing itself as “above the law” in what is the latest controversy to confront the airline.

The family of Western Australian police officer Ella Cutler, still critical after a fall overseas, is making preparations to fly her back to Australia.

Melbourne commuters have been warned to brace for impending travel pain as a major union prepares to bring the city’s rail network “to a halt” amid an ongoing pay dispute.

Freshly minted Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson has issued a second apology as the airline’s woes continue to mount, promising to make changes to win back customers’ trust and rebuild the company’s flagging reputation.

A Jetstar flight attendant got “the biggest shock of [her] life” after landing in Sydney Airport this week.

Heartwarming video of a Jetstar flight attendant’s proposal at Sydney Airport.

An Aussie teenager has been caught on CCTV stealing Viagra pills from a pharmacy in Bali, before boasting about “running amok” on the island.

Self-proclaimed “Instagram famous” model Morgan Osman denies she was getting booted from an American Airlines flight in her now-viral video moment — insisting she left to avoid knocking her annoying seatmate “the f*** out.’”

A “clever” dingo was caught red handed stealing from tourists on K'Gari (Fraser Island) in a brazen theft.

An Australian beach has taken out the top spot on a list of the most mispronounced beaches and beach resorts in the world.

Passengers were left hanging upside down for almost 30 minutes at an amusement park in Vaughan, Ontario.

Qantas has announced it will invest a further $80 million — on top of its budgeted $150 million — to further improve its customer service.

A surfing champion has made an urgent plea for help after a horror infection while holidaying left him fighting for life in an Indonesian hospital.