HOP TO IT

Getting away at Easter is a great Australian tradition. A glorious work-free four-day break, it’s a brilliant opportunity to pack up the van, grab the kids or the dog and head off to capture the last glimmer of warm weather.

This traditional long weekend oftentimes drops right in the middle of school holidays too, so it’s an opportunity to take a few extra days away (it’s a short work week either side anyway, right?) and go adventuring.

Here we chat about why it’s important to travel over Easter this year and beyond, we get a few tips from some active Easter travellers and offer up a suite of Easter events happening across the country.

EASTER STAYCATION

Easter is the busiest period of travel outside of Christmas and New Year, which means it’s the second highest time for tourism businesses including caravan parks, tour operators, local attractions and shops to make their livelihood.

Holidaying at home this year is more important than ever given the bushfire crisis and the effect the blazes had on townships that rely on tourism across the country. There are numerous campaigns to encourage Aussies to take a break and pour money into fire