Category - Australasia

18
Aug

Australia: Aug 19 Airport inspectors Strike Update

Travelinfo.ca Passengers arriving at major Australian airports on Friday (August 19) may face delays as quarantine inspectors are expected to walk off their jobs for four hours over stalled pay negotiations with the federal government, the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) warned on Wednesday.

2
Mar

Travel Updates from Ottawa: Japan, New Zealand

Alerts: Travel updates from Ottawa Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: Japan : Exercise normal security precautions Shinmoedake volcano, on the island of Kyushu, erupted on January 26, and again on March 1st. Access to the area within four kilometres of the […]

24
Feb

NZ Tourism issues update post Christchurch earthquake

NEW Zealand Tourism has issued an operational update for international travellers in the country. Considerable damage has been reported in the Christchurch Central Business District and in Lyttelton. A state of national emergency has been declared, however this applies only to Christchurch area and does not have any direct impact on other areas of New […]