AllWays Traveller Features

As Vietnam joins the rest of the world in social distancing to combat COVID-19, the country's tourism board is reaching out with a themed resource kit to keep travellers connected, creative and inspired.  Vietnam is one of my favourite destinations and an easy nine-hour flight from eastern Australia. The images on this page show the capital, H...

An additional three million international visitors were expected to visit the United Arab Emirates during Expo 2020, with arrivals from India, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, the UK and Pakistan driving this influx, according to the latest data released ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2020. Scheduled to run from 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021 in Dubai,...

Following the success of its inaugural 'Indonesian Explorer' voyage from Raja Ampat to Papua New Guinea, specialist expedition tour operator Heritage Expeditions will run the two-week cruise again (if possible) departing 28 September 2020. Taking in remote, little-known volcanic islands, 'Indonesian Explorer' showcases the region's rich concentrati...

"Tripathy Babu, want to stop here?" asked Tamang, my cab driver, waking me up from my brief trance. I was so engrossed in the sweeping tracts of the resplendently green organic Temi Tea Estate, deep gorges and spellbinding views of the Eastern Himalaya that I didn't realise that the vehicle had almost stopped moving. We had entered the obscure vill...

The recently opened Heritance Aarah is the first hotel in the Maldives to be awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – Gold Certificate for its sustainable initiatives. This acknowledges that the Heritance Aarah complies with the US Green Building Council rating system and is awarded to properties that save energy, water and resources...

Backyard Travel, the online boutique tour operator specializing in insider tours throughout Asia, has launched a new cycling tour through the little-seen riverside communities of the Mekong delta. The three-day Scenic Roads on a Mekong Delta Cycling Tour starts from Ho Chi Minh City, with a chauffeur ride to the town of Cai Lay. Here, the bikes are...