Earthquake

Novotel & Ibis Christchurch to reopen

Two of Christchurch's largest hotels will reopen within the year following damage from the 2011 e...

Earthquake shuts Christchurch airport

UPDATE | Christchurch Airport has re-opened but many flights are understandably delayed and ...

US earthquake: flights unaffected

Following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake centred within 150km of Washington DC in Mineral, Virginia, ...

Sendai Airport, devastated by tsunami, reopens Apr

Sendai Airport, which was damaged in Japan's  March 11 earthquake and then flooded under met...

Is it safe to travel to Japan during April?

Travellers with trips booked to Japan during April are now asking the question: is it safe to tra...

Is it safe to go to Japan yet?

Business travellers with appointments, suppliers and counterparts in Japan are making decisions a...

Tokyo earthquake hit as plane was on runway

A commercial airline pilot tells what it felt like in his plane as the magnitude 9.0 earthquake h...

Qantas price gouging? $5,158 for economy Tokyo-Syd

UPDATE: Qantas advises it has discovered that its fares out of Toyko had not been correctly relea...

Leave now, DFAT tells Australians in Japan

Australia's DFAT Smartraveller safety warning level against travel to Japan has been raised even ...

Cancelling a flight to Japan? That'll be $990.

Australian Business Traveller reader Tsz Shuen Au (Candy) was frustrated when she tried to cancel...

Do not travel to Japan, warns Australian govt

The Australian government has upgraded its travel warning to "do not travel" to the north of Japa...

Qantas crews won't stay in Tokyo

Qantas management has decided international cabin crews will be accommodated overnight in Hong Ko...

MAP: Japan's main crisis areas

Australian Business Traveller has plotted the areas of disruption and potential danger in Ja...

Earthquake, tsunami, volcano disrupt Japan travel

Earthquake and tsunami damage, a nuclear crisis, the ash cloud from an erupting volcano, severe f...

Warning: travel insurers may not cover Japan trips

The Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued a formal warning n...

Airlines checking for radioactive planes ex-Japan

German international airline Lufthansa says it has started scanning planes ex-Japan for signs of ...

Getting to and from Japan after earthquake/tsunami

Authorities in Australia and around the world are advising against non-essential travel to Japan....

Aussies evacuated from Tokyo under nuclear threat

Australians travelling in Japan are being evacuated ahead of a possible nuclear emergency, follow...