Wicked Campers, the Hamilton-based van rental outfit in New Zealand’s North Island has found itself in trouble with regulators. Despire receiving a number of complaints over the wording on the side panel of one of its rental vans, Wicked Campers also denied allegations of impropriety. Wicked Campers claimed that the company was ...Read More...

Embattled national carrier Qantas has been forced into a multi-million dollar repayment of fuel charges to travel agents. The order came after it was deemed that Qantas had been withholding commissions to Australian agents since the introduction of fuel fees. Yesterday, the Federal Court ruled that Qantas was should have included ...Read More...

Despite the recent volcanic ash cloud crisis, and the threat of similar events, Australian travellers are being offered the best value for money flights ever to Europe. According to the leading online travel specialist Expedia.com.au, eight of the world’s best value for money destinations are currently within Europe, as reported on ...Read More...

In a major snub to their national carrier, Australian air travellers have voted Air New Zealand as the best customer service airline. The New Zealand carrier topped the March 2010 Roy Morgan International Airline Satisfaction Survey, with Qantas a distant seventh. Over 14,000 Australian travellers were polled in the survey which ...Read More...

Controversial right-wing politician Pauline Hanson has withdrawn her home from sale on the market after massive public backlash at her statement that she would not sell to a Muslim buyer. The former One Nation leader, soon to relocate to the UK where her anti-immigration stance is sure to court further controversy, has ...Read More...

A replica of Basketball star Walter Hodge's Championship ring has appeared for sale on eBay. Hodge was alerted to the scandal by friends and former teammates before the media began to make assumptions that the former star was short of cash. Hodge, a former University of Florida and Florida Air basketball star was ...Read More...

The cost of a plane ticket is set to rise by more than five per cent this year, and up to 11 per cent in two years time. Continual rising of oil prices and the recent Iceland volcanic ash crisis are behind the new predictions which will likely impact significantly on ...Read More...

Sky News UK has been cleared of any wrongdoing in a case where Australian-born pop star Peter Andre experienced a high-profile on-air breakdown. The broadcasting regulatory authority cleared Sky News of any breaches of rules governing interviews following the highly-publicised TV appearance which prompted hundreds of complaints from viewers. Ofcom declared that interviewer Kay ...Read More...

The Malaysian government has moved to limit the expansion of budget carrier Air Asia. The low-price airline, which has seen phenomenal growth and huge popularity in its young history by offering cut-price flights in and around its Kuala Lumpur base, has had further growth plans stalled by the protective government. South Korean and ...Read More...

Spending more time socialising with workmates and, in particular, the boss, is the key to breaking the glass ceiling, according to a high profile Australian businesswoman. Heather Ridout, the chief executive for the Australian Industry Group, said that they key to making progress in the workplace as a woman was making ...Read More...