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Swimming with whale sharks off Cancun, Mexico.

Air New Zealand have released their latest safety video, featuring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Katie Holmes

Deputy Travel Editor Stephanie Holmes in Jerusalem.

Footage of Golden Bay, Totaranui. On the Abel Tasman Coast Track, one of New Zealand's Great Walks, you can see an amazing array of wildlife including wekas, fantails and seal pups!

This week marked the shortest day in the southern hemisphere, but in the far north of Europe it's a different story. For the next few weeks, those living north of the Arctic Circle will be treated to extended daylight hours, with the sun still visible at midnight local time. With the help of Booking.com, we've compiled a list of some great places you can stay if you'd like to experience this natural phenomenon for yourself.

Tim Colehan, Assistant Director External Affairs for IATA, explains what is an unruly passenger and how to combat them

Eli Orzessek takes his first trip up the Sky Tower - and jumps over the edge.

Grant Bradley and Estelle Sarney check into one of NZ's best-known hotels.

Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO Mark Dunkerley on the airline's four years serving the Auckland-Honolulu route

Foreign travel advisories are warning tourists against visiting Alice Springs, Mayor Damien Ryan disputes these claims.

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Shaun Johnson: Across the Mekong screens on Sky Sport 2, on Monday February 27, at 8.30pm. For the full story, see this week's Sunday Travel magazine in the Herald on Sunday.