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The US Department of State has issued an important travel advisory for a popular travel destination. The advisory, posted on Friday, warns travelers to “exercise increased caution” when traveling to The Bahamas due to crime. The alert is a Level 2 indicating the presence of widespread violent or organized crime with limited ability by law enforcement to respond. The state department “rates the criminal threat level in New Providence Island (includes Nassau and Paradise Island) as critical. The vast majority of crimes occur on New Providence (Nassau) and Grand Bahama […]

Key Points Some 1.37 million Australians traveled to Indonesia last year, 86 per cent of them for a holiday. In comparison, 1.26 million traveled to New Zealand. Australian tourism to both countries reached its peak in 2019 before sharply declining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia has overtaken New Zealand as Australia’s number-one holiday destination for the first time. About 1.37 million Australians traveled to Indonesia last year — with 86 per cent going for a holiday, the latest ABS statistics say, while 1.26 million traveled to New Zealand. New Zealand […]

After 50 years as Australia’s most popular travel destination, New Zealand has been overtaken by Indonesia. Around 1.37 million Australians will travel to Indonesia in 2023, while 1.26 million will travel to New Zealand. For Australians traveling to Indonesia, 86% went for a holiday and 7% to visit friends or relatives. In New Zealand, 43% went for a holiday and 38% to visit friends or relatives. New Zealand has been Australia’s most popular tourism destination since the ABS started collecting records, peaking at 1.46 million visitors in 2019. Australian Bureau […]

Bali has long been Australians’ top pick for international travel — beautiful beaches, warm climate, similar time zone, it makes sense. But for the first time in eight years, the Island of the Gods has been dethroned in what has been dubbed a “significant shift” in Aussie vacationers’ behavior. To who? Japan. New data from Expedia found Tokyo has knocked Bali out of the top spot for international travel over summer. Coming in third is Singapore, followed by Osaka and Kyoto, then New York. Some have argued Japan’s rising popularity […]