Rob Fyfe has hit back at "malicious rumours" out of Australia that Air NZ has grounded ash-damaged aircraft.

Chilean Claudia Sandoval has been trying to get home from Auckland for one and a half weeks.

Jetstar and Qantas have cancelled all today's flights to, from and within New Zealand.

This book was honoured as the best pictorial book in this year's Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards and it's easy to see why.

The director of Clyne Model Management & Nova models and Talent shares his travel tips.

This fabulous summer arts festival offers a creative, entertaining range of events.

Diana Clement grabs a cheap weekend in the Central North Island.

A Super rugby team will today travel to Wellington on a private DC-3 because of the volcanic ash cloud.

Air NZ's domestic and trans-Tasman flights will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow.

The first time I ever flew must have been about 1960 in a Grumman Widgeon amphibian, piloted by the famous Freddie Ladd.

The co-owner of Wallace Cotton shares her travel tips.

The annual Medellín Flowers Festival sees Colombia's "City of Eternal Spring" bedecked with colourful blooms.

Advice on crossing the US/Mexico border and planning an itinerary for South America.

A delightful and insightful account of the people and places in a fascinating part of the world.

If you want to know the best places to check out when you're visiting a foreign country you're often best advised to ask a tourist rather than a local.

The new one-day heli-hike adventure offered by Hollyford Track Guided Walks includes a scenic flight over the Southern Alps.

Herald entertainment writer and nzherald.co.nz blogger Scott Kara shares his travel tips.

India's Teej Festival is dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati.

Lonely Planet travel experts offer handy tips for those planning adventures overseas.

If you are prepared in advance, Las Vegas can be quite a ride, writes David Leggat.

Ombudsman Deborah Battell says her office has received complaints from travellers that paying in their home currency when using credit cards may actually cost them more.

A laptop or a netbook is an increasingly important piece of gear for travellers. They're great for checking emails, seeking information, looking up maps, keeping in touch via Skype and writing stories.

Billed as the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America, Toronto's Caribana Festival is an exciting celebration of Caribbean music and culture.

Go local and have a blast exploring the wonders of your own backyard in style.