It's the traveller's curse to be constantly falling over exciting purchases overseas that you know will never fit into the already bulging suitcase.

The managing director of local knitwear label Sabatini shares his travelling tips.

Improved transport links can make it easier for us to visit the beautiful corners of NZ.

A survey has revealed Kiwi travellers' biggest hygiene fears.

Advice on medical insurance for travellers with pre-existing health conditions and planning a tour of Patagonia.

Rico, Air New Zealand's controversial puppet, has been killed off by Air New Zealand's advertising team.

An updated guide to Te Araroa, our national walkway system, which now stretches the length of the country.

Optional feature on Air NZ's new Airpoints cards could revolutionise the travel industry.

Actress Robyn Malcolm shares her travelling tips.

The Independent's Kate Simon on "thrillaxing" holidays.

A Hawkes Bay film festival and $21 jetboat rides in Taupo for those turning 21 this month... plus other top travel deals.

Last week saw the provisional unveiling of the 'New Seven Wonders of Nature'. See which places made the cut.

The spot named New Zealand's best secret camping spot by NZ Herald Travel readers has been revealed.

Listening to music on the road has been a challenge we've tackled before.

Which places of natural beauty would you most like to see?

The presenter of travel show Third Class Traveller shares his travelling tips.

An intimate, relaxed affair set in the atmospheric surroundings of the Unesco World Heritage-listed Galle Fort.

Travelling used to be so easy before I became a healthy person.

Advice on a first-time trip to Spain and how to spend 10 days travelling between London and Rome.

"The best travel," wrote Paul Theroux in his book Dark Star Safari, "is a leap in the dark".

When we told my son, who was trained as a biologist, that we were going on a cruise, he muttered darkly about norovirus.

The director of Kowtow, a sustainable clothing label from Wellington, shares her travelling tips.

Yallingup, in Western Australia, is most famous for the waves that roll in from the Indian Ocean.

For 10 days from January 19, the Hagley Park Events Village will host some of the world's best street performers.

The group Tourism Concern is urging the travel industry to integrate a human rights approach into its business strategies.

Working in a Third World country often means safety standards are compromised and if something does go wrong, search-and-rescue resources are likely to be limited.

A wing and a prayer won't get you to the beach on time, says Liz Dobson

Advice on avoiding travel restrictions after a trip to Israel and undertaking a solo pilgrimage to Graceland.

I've commented previously that if you want to know the best things to do, places to stay or spots to visit in this country, it's often a good idea to ask a tourist.

La Fête dé Noué, or Christmas Festival, is held annually on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands.