Articles by Thomas Bywater
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Travel
'Thrillionaire' announces new Titanic expedition a year after sub disaster
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 12:46pmA US billionaire has declared his intention to pay for a submarine trip to the wreck of the Titanic to prove it can be done...
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Travel
Air New Zealand quietly doubles overweight luggage fees in price review
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 12:50pmAir New Zealand has increased baggage fees across all flights and hiked other ancillary charges, including the cost of flying...
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Travel
What can you do if your airline goes bust?
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 3:06pmA recent slew of insolvent airlines in Australia and the Pacific has left thousands of Kiwi travellers in the lurch and out...
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Travel
Kiwi beach named among world’s best, despite being closed to public
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 1:42pmAn instantly recognisable beach in the Coromandel coast has been named as one of the world’s best. The sole Kiwi inclusion...
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Travel
'Rampant trespassing': Hawaii demolishes attraction because tourists couldn’t behave
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 1:48pmThe ‘Stairway to Heaven’ on Ohau has been earmarked for demolition over the bad behaviour of some visitors. Haiku Stairs...
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Travel
DoC website crashes as people flock to book spot at 'world's best hidden beach'
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:47pmDemand for the Tōtaranui campsite, one of the most popular summer holiday sites in Nelson Tasman, took down the Department...
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Travel
Could you pass a pilot test? Airline opens trial to exclusive $148,000/pa career
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:43pmDo you have the quick reactions and cool head required to pilot an A320 full of passengers? Amid an ongoing pilot shortage...
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Travel
DoC approves decade-long Ruapehu deal to save ski season 'for years to come'
Monday, 8 April 2024, 12:27pmThis weekend Ruapehu ski industry welcomed news of a decade-long permit to save one of its ski fields, with the Department...
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Travel
Queenstown Airport latest victim of $3 bag scam
Monday, 8 April 2024, 8:58amQueenstown Airport has said a purported $3 luggage sale on its premises is a scam, warning travellers that adverts circulating...
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Travel
Kiwi outdoor enthusiasts warned as tramping incidents stubbornly high
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 2:22pmThe search is on for the voice of New Zealand’s outdoors to help shape the future of safety in the bush. Despite huge uptakes...
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Travel
Do Kiwis really have the world's best 'work-life balance'?
Monday, 25 March 2024, 10:56amSwitching between “island time” and the “Manhattan minute”, travel offers a chance to experience a different pace of life. But...
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Travel
Galapagos to double tourist taxes over growing pressures on world heritage park
Monday, 18 March 2024, 11:47amTourist taxes for the Galapagos Islands are to be doubled in response to a rapid rise in visitors to the fragile natural...
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Lifestyle
Auckland Airport travellers face huge delays at the border
Monday, 4 March 2024, 1:14pmAuckland Airport is again facing scrutiny after passengers faced hour-long delays clearing security checks exiting or entering...
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Travel
Is it cheaper to live in an island resort than to rent in Auckland?
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 1:31pmWhere are the most affordable places to live in luxury? The fact that living on an island resort might be the cheaper option...
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Travel
Stop right there! Las Vegas bans common pedestrian habit
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 10:07amLas Vegas will not tolerate lollygagging. Stopping on pedestrian bridge or overpass or pavement on the Las Vegas Strip could...
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National
Is it safe to travel to Iceland? Latest advice following second eruption
Monday, 15 January 2024, 9:08amDramatic images of houses engulfed in lava and a second volcano eruption have travellers asking if they should cancel trips...
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Travel
The call that saved 379 lives on burning Japanese Airlines plane
Friday, 5 January 2024, 2:55pmThe actions of cabin crew and passengers aboard JAL Flight 516 have been praised for averting disaster, though pilots were...
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Travel
Air NZ most punctual in Pacific? 2023 On-time performance stats revealed
Thursday, 4 January 2024, 2:17pmGot a flight to catch in Bogota? You’d better be on time to the airport. The most punctual airports and carriers have been...
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World
FBI warns travellers not to use public charging ports at airports, hotels
Tuesday, 26 December 2023, 12:13pmThis article was one of Herald Travel’s best-read stories of 2023 The FBI has handed us another reason for travel paranoia. Airport...
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World
Machu Picchu visitor cap increased to 5600 a day to bolster Peru tourism
Friday, 22 December 2023, 11:58amMachu Picchu is preparing to open its mountain trails to another 700 visitors a day from January, as Cusco and the Peruvian...
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Travel
Unruly Air NZ passengers spark Christmas crackdown on behaviour
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 2:51pmAir New Zealand has asked travellers to embrace the spirit of goodwill this Christmas after reporting a worrying three-year...
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National
Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk to reopen after year-long cyclone repairs
Monday, 18 December 2023, 11:59amOne of New Zealand’s Great Walks is to be reopened after being closed for nearly a year by flood damage. Te Urewera Board...
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News
Don't touch the taps! Why you should avoid hot showers after long flights
Monday, 18 December 2023, 10:46amA long, hot shower is normally a top priority for travellers at the end of a long flight. Now travel and health experts have...
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Travel
Air NZ to carry 1.7 million passengers this Christmas
Friday, 15 December 2023, 9:42amAir New Zealand says it is expecting to carry over one million domestic passengers and almost as many international travellers...
