News and Updates

On 23 January 2020 the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) updated their travel advice for travellers to reconsider their need to travel to and from Wuhan City in Hubei Province (China).

The Vice-Chancellor has announced UQ has appointed FCM Travel Solutions (FCM) to manage our travel arrangements until 2022.

Smarttraveller launched their new website and enhanced services on Thursday, 21 November 2019. Any current subscriptions to Smarttraveller updates will not be carried over and you must re-subscribe to continue to receive travel advice updates.

Any travel to or via Hong Kong that is not necessary should be avoided where possible.

From 1 October 2019, New Zealand will implement an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) as a new security and facilitation measure.

Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar Airways have all banned Apple MacBook Pro laptops from being brought on board as checked baggage following global concerns about recalled batteries.

Hong Kong continues to experience widespread protests and civil unrest that has become unpredictable and is expected to continue.

Important information for travellers and bookers regarding contact information when booking travel.

Australian travellers can now swipe their passports at the automated e-passport gates of all UK airports.