As the happy days for dairy draw to an end, we need to get behind the tourism industry, writes Winston Aldworth.

It's championed as having the best smartphone camera technology on the market - Dana Johannsen puts Huawei's new P8 through its paces on a trip to London.

All Patricia Greig wants is a human being to help her and her luggage get safely and sanely to their destination.

The "extra-layering" swifty has long been a cunning loophole for the low-cost passenger to exploit, writes Winston Aldworth.

Alex Robertson mulls over his lost expensive items before a victory with insurance.

For the past 24 years, David Farrier has been collecting the mini soaps and little bottles of hand cream and shampoo from every hotel he visits.

It's a no-brainer, writes Winston Aldworth - the person seated in front of you has the same right to recline their seat as you do to recline yours.

Preparing for another overseas journey, Peter Bromhead has been experiencing the inevitable onslaught of pre-flight nicks to his credit cards.

Auckland is one of 20 cities in the Lonely Planet Guide to Pride, another reach out to the queer communities by the largest travel guide publisher in the world.

The cool thing about ridesharing on your travels isn't just the savings on cash - it's the people you meet, writes Ben Stanley.

We're getting so used to imagining how cool everything will look on Facebook that we're forgetting to really look, writes Shandelle Battersby.

There are some downsides to travel writing that most people don't realise, warns Sharon Stephenson.

The airline industry hasn't got a great record on women's rights - and it has a long way to go, writes Winston Aldworth.

Flying while pregnant calls for an intense chat with your travel agent, warns Babiche Martens.

Why do people - typically young western backpackers - feel they have to get naked in beautiful places? Winston Aldworth wonders.

The privilege of holding a New Zealand passport shouldn't be taken for granted, says Rosalie France.

Winston Aldworth delves into a new survey revealing the nationalities most likely to make off with more than just the toiletries from their hotel rooms.

A family backpacking trip became a school in internet expression for Andrew Laxon.

Our source has hacked the Government's computers to provide 'Herald Travel' with this secret transcript of a meeting between the PM and the Tourism Minister while last week's Anti-Travel Tax was been brewed up ...

Justine Tyerman neglects her old tramping boot mates while in Switzerland.

Ads for overseas holidays are everywhere, but where are the the ones encouraging us to spend our holiday money on these shores, asks Winston Aldworth.

Cubicle coupling in an airport loo is too much for Sharon Stephenson.

Deborah Hill Cone expected class but found the land of the living dead on a visit to Nevada.

Rosalie France resents natives that are scary, pesky or just plain barking.

Jim Eagles is thinking of starting a petition to have the International Dateline abolished on the grounds that it causes unnecessary pain and stress to holidaymakers.

Part of the fun of visiting a destination is going to it in your imagination first.

Smart flyers stash stuff, share space — oh, and shower first, says Pamela Wade.

The annual Travcom Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards are a great night out ...

A month after Cyclone Pam, tourism has never been more important to Vanuatu, writes Amanda Gillies.

Most of us don't consider the odds of dying to be sufficient disincentive to stop us from driving. We need to apply the same logic to flying.