Ads for overseas holidays are everywhere, but where are the the ones encouraging us to spend our holiday money on these shores, asks Winston Aldworth.

Cubicle coupling in an airport loo is too much for Sharon Stephenson.

Deborah Hill Cone expected class but found the land of the living dead on a visit to Nevada.

Rosalie France resents natives that are scary, pesky or just plain barking.

Jim Eagles is thinking of starting a petition to have the International Dateline abolished on the grounds that it causes unnecessary pain and stress to holidaymakers.

Part of the fun of visiting a destination is going to it in your imagination first.

Smart flyers stash stuff, share space — oh, and shower first, says Pamela Wade.

The annual Travcom Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards are a great night out ...

A month after Cyclone Pam, tourism has never been more important to Vanuatu, writes Amanda Gillies.

Air New Zealand's decision last week to cancel their Christchurch-to-Tokyo seasonal flights is a tough blow for the south.

On a tropical break, Steve Braunias muses about how it's always worth finding something horrifying to read on your holiday.

Once upon a time, airline passengers got dressed to the nines when flying internationally.

Flying around the world with two little kids proves to be an exhausting test for Nic Hamilton's sanity - and for his marriage.

I'm ashamed to admit that, apart from a few holidays with a friend's family to the Marlborough Sounds as a youngster, I didn't visit the South Island until I was well into my 30s.

The people who design hotels need to help guests see the light.

Courtesy of MH370 and MH17, last year surely passed all records for the amount of newspaper headlines written around the world about aviation disasters.

A Northland beach provides a sharp test of David Rowe's Hasselhoff skills and his 'TWT' awareness.

We drive too fast, we tailgate, we feel obliged to overtake the minute we see an overtaking lane and we mix alcohol - and text messaging - with driving, writes Winston Aldworth.

A few years ago, a couple of mates and I schlepped our way around Italy over four weeks. It's fair to say we were not as organised as we could have been.

There's a plethora of tips out there to make travelling easier, writes Diana Balham.

Should tall people have to pay extra to get a more comfortable airline seat? Our Travel Editor investigates.

Sharing your home is great, but Paul Davies would have liked a little more help from his host in Croatia.

A recent German court ruling on urination has separated the men from the boys, writes Winston Aldworth ... and it'll save tourists much confusion.

Technology is handy, writes Josh Martin, but local knowledge is better.

A year-long global ed-venture (education adventure) is giving a mother and her young son a year of discovery they will never forget.

Airports go to great - and often expensive - lengths to keep the approach to runways free of birds.

It's buyer beware when booking over the internet, says Donna McIntyre, but travel agents can get it wrong, too.

After the recent spate of tourist-related car accidents making headlines, I set off on a South Island road trip the most hypervigilant behind the wheel I've ever been.

In Vancouver last year, I was struck by the coolness of the Digital Orca sculpture by Douglas Coupland which graces the city's waterfront.

Don't be surprised to see a pet perched at the sharp end of the plane, writes Pamela Wade.