LIST of quirky and boutique backpacker hostels that can be found in locations all around the globe.

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09th Sept. 2012 8:09 AM

WHEN you hear the word Hawaii, you think coconuts, frangipanis, ukuleles, grass skirts, pineapples and surfing.

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08th Sept. 2012 2:09 PM

ONE of the best things I have done as a parent is to instil in my children a love of travel.

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08th Sept. 2012 8:09 AM

THE three-hour flight from Canada to Havana is descending and outside the sun has slipped behind the horizon revealing the...

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07th Sept. 2012 2:09 PM

POLICE will continue an investigation into a series of break and enters across the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday.

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05th Sept. 2012 10:09 AM

THE Gympie Times is committed to providing you with the best news and information service in this region.

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01st Sept. 2012 9:09 AM

IT'S not every day you wake up to see adult elephants bathing beside your hammock.

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26th Aug. 2012 2:08 PM

NOVOTEL Palm Cove Resort is enticing families to escape to a world of adventure, natural beauty and relaxation with its...

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26th Aug. 2012 8:08 AM

WHEN Leon Plutsick and his business partner decided to start their own tourist train, they didn't call in business...

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25th Aug. 2012 2:08 PM

THE team behind Cooly Rocks On has welcomed an announcement by the Qld Govt that it has returned the Queen's Birthday...

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23rd Aug. 2012 5:08 AM

IT'S 8am on this brilliant sunny day along a pristine stretch of beach at the height of Thailand's tourist season, and the...

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22nd Aug. 2012 1:08 PM

AS the express catamaran pulls into the dock at Tangalooma, you'd be forgiven for thinking you were somewhere in South-East...

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21st Aug. 2012 1:08 PM

HOW do you promote tourism in a city that doesn't feel the need for it?

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11th Aug. 2012 6:08 AM

IT'S ABOUT that time of year when many of us are thinking about a holiday.

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08th Aug. 2012 4:08 PM

ARRIVING home from holidays to find an empty birdcage was a crushing blow for Maryborough lad Allan Hoffman.

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16th July 2012 5:07 AM

I STILL talk about my last trip to New Zealand more than 10 years ago.

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14th July 2012 8:07 AM

WHEN did you last have a holiday? According to recent research, it was a long time ago – assuming you’re a small business...

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10th July 2012 6:07 AM

CRAWLING through the morning gridlock traffic to Auckland Airport takes almost as long as my flight to Wanaka.

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07th July 2012 6:07 AM

A MUM and her six-month-old baby were trapped in an elevator at their Sunshine Beach holiday units on Thursday as rescuers...

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06th July 2012 6:07 AM

HERE'S a list of 50 top ideas to help beat holiday boredom around the Tweed.

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02nd July 2012 9:07 AM

HOLIDAYMAKERS at Heron Island had limited amounts of fresh drinking water after the resort's desalination plant stopped...

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30th June 2012 6:06 AM

BUNDABERG residents planning a camping trip these winter school holidays are urged to put safety first to avoid...

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22nd June 2012 4:06 AM

AFTER months of helping family and dealing with various financial matters, Marguerite Rampton told her husband Lea she felt...

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21st June 2012 9:06 AM

RAIN, rain, go away, come again after show day.

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14th June 2012 4:06 AM

A TIARA competition, an opera song and high tea helped to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in Hervey Bay.

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12th June 2012 4:06 AM

THOUSANDS of visitors and locals looking forward to the long weekend were left bitterly disappointed as heavy rain lashed...

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11th June 2012 5:06 AM

HOW would you like your next Australian holiday to be tax-deductible?

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29th May 2012 2:05 PM

MOST Aussies would be horrified at the thought of forking out our tax money to sponsor our Kiwi neighbours to holiday on...

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25th May 2012 4:05 AM

OWNERS of a Tasmanian salmon farm are on the hunt for a kind-hearted Bundaberg couple who sent $20 in the mail as an...

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24th May 2012 7:05 AM

LOOKING for the ultimate escape?

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23rd May 2012 3:05 PM

HOLIDAY makers at Moorings Beach Resort at Golden Beach had to be evacuated after smoke was detected on the eighth level...

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20th May 2012 7:05 PM

A GOLD Coast woman has won a controversial all-expenses-paid cosmetic surgery trip to Thailand.

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16th May 2012 5:05 AM

SUNSHINE Coast Police expect thousands to jam the Bruce Hwy as drivers make their way north for the annual Labour Day long...

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04th May 2012 4:05 AM

LOCATED just 4km from the heart of Mudgee, this farmhouse retreat is set amongst 25 acres of breathtaking countryside that...

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03rd May 2012 2:05 PM

A YEAR long trip around Australia for an Emerald Beach couple couldn't have got off to a worse start today thanks to a...

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02nd May 2012 11:05 AM

WOLGAN Valley Resort and Spa, the luxury conservation-based resort, has released a Stay 3, Pay 2 package valid for bookings...

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18th April 2012 2:04 PM

WHAT started out as a bit of holiday fun at the shopping centre has ended up with three families heading off to the Darling...

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16th April 2012 4:04 AM

TOOWOOMBA'S Vicki White thought her husband Ron was up to his usual trickery when he told her she had won $5000 towards a...

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14th April 2012 5:04 AM

SOUTHERN Downs holiday-makers kicking back in south Asia got the shock of their lives when an 8.7 magnitude earthquake hit...

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13th April 2012 4:04 AM

AN ELECTRICIAN from Brisbane, Matt Biondic, 23, has enjoyed the beautiful weather and the chance to get away to Yamba with...

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10th April 2012 2:04 PM

FOR the first time in several years, the Clarence Valley enjoyed a rain-free Easter.

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10th April 2012 5:04 AM

IT WAS ON for young and old when up to 80 descendants of a Yamba heritage family met for a reunion over the Easter...

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10th April 2012 5:04 AM

POLICE in the Clarence Valley are relatively pleased with the behaviour of drivers over the Easter long weekend.

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10th April 2012 5:04 AM

THE weather turned it on for the last day of the Easter long weekend, as locals and tourists alike hit the outdoors to make...

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10th April 2012 4:04 AM

ALL roads led to Highfields as hundreds of people took a trip down memory lane at the Highfields Pioneer Village Easter...

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09th April 2012 5:04 AM

THE hounds of political correctness have been snapping at her heels but the president of Roma's Easter in the Country...

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09th April 2012 5:04 AM

WHERE else but Jondaryan can you hunt for Easter eggs, learn to shear a sheep and then settle in for a wedding in the...

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09th April 2012 5:04 AM

TRADITIONAL Easter holiday destination Somerset Dam has again been a major attraction for revellers visiting the...

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09th April 2012 5:04 AM

CHOCOLATE, chocolate and more chocolate was the theme of Saturday's Easter Fair for those lucky children who made the most...

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09th April 2012 5:04 AM

WITH the sun shining brightly nothing could ruin the perfect day on offer at the Easter Fair in Leslie Park on Saturday.

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09th April 2012 5:04 AM