Oceania

We start our list of top things to do in Tasmania : Mountains and Lakes, great to visit whether you have a week to spare, or longer.

Get a ‘Stay and Park’ deal near the main entertainment venues in Brisbane, where parking can be a major challenge. Then walk or catch the train.

Visitors and locals wanting an easier way to get around Canberra City now have a new service, the Canberra free city bus loop – and it’s free.

Only five more nights to enjoy Vivid Sydney 2016. Here are a few ideas to get the most out of each of them.

Access to a car in country Australia is an advantage if you want to see the real Australia. Drive through the countryside, remembering that it can be a long way from one town to the next. You will welcome somewhere to have a drink when you arrive.

Vivid Sydney 2016 is more than just light displays and colour. It’s the stories being told, the ideas being shared and inspiring, the music entertaining visitors.

If you’re travelling to or from Toowoomba or ‘The Downs’, you no longer have to go via Brisbane as Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport is steadily expanding its services. We visit this new airport for a look.

Malaysia Airlines Enrich loyalty programme is partnering with Tourism Australia and the South Australian Tourism Commission to raise visitor numbers into the state.

Before winter arrives, take a break mid-May for a laugh and some sun at Tangalooma for the Inaugural Comedy Festival.