NELSONS Plains woman Sue Smith is a trusting soul, but when The Herald called her yesterday morning to tell her she had won a holiday to Disneyland in California she was sceptical.

Life tends to be fast and frantic when it comes to daily workloads which may be why more and more people are looking for relaxation on their holidays.

Holidays aren't what they used to be - with ethical tourism, "glamping" and jaunts into space now on the wish list. Mark Chipperfield looks at the trends in store for the Australian traveller.

Today Tonight presenter Naomi Robson was born in California, spent many years in England, but most definitely calls Australia home. By Paul Edwards.

IF YOU'RE going away for the Christmas holidays, I have bad news and good, courtesy of the psychology profession. The bad news is that holidays rarely, if ever, live up to our high expectations. The goods news is that doesn't worry us.