Some Useful Tips before Boarding Flights for Australia

Australia is an incredible holiday destination that flaunts an entire cosmos of tourist pleasers like great beaches, lush forests, colorful coral reefs, iconic architectural wonders and many others that tempt holidaymakers to take flights for the continent. However, before planning a holiday in Australia, here are some useful tips to make your vacation hassle free.

Entry Tips

Visa - Britons contemplating holidays in Australia should have the complete knowledge of the visa policies of the country before flying to their destination. As per the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, British citizens can opt for two types of electronic visitor visas: 

Travelers planning to board flights from the UK to Australia can obtain e-Visitor visa directly from the Department of Immigration & Border Protection without paying any application charge or service fee. 

You can get ETA (Electronic Travel Authority) through your travel agent or via the airline you are travelling with. While you do not need to pay any visa application charge, a service fee of AUD20 applies. For more info, consult Australian High Commission in London or visit the website of the Department of Immigration & Border Protection. 

Travelers who are 75 years of age or older and purchasing air tickets to Australia, may be taken through a health examination before the visa can be granted. 

You may be asked to show return tickets or tickets for onward travel and evidence of enough funds to support your stay in Australia, upon arrival. 

Passport – The passport must be valid for the intended duration of the stay in Australia. British passport holders do not require ensuring any additional validity on their passport. 

Flight Info

Though there are no airlines that operate non-stop flights from any of the cities in the United Kingdom to Australia, but travelers may choose from a number of airlines offering relatively cheaper air tickets for multi-stop flights from different UK airports. British Airways, China Southern, KLM Royal Dutch, Lufthansa, Air France are some of the leading airlines that provide hopping flights from different airports in the UK to Sydney, Australia.

Best Time to Visit

Australia features a wide variety of climates ranging from the tropical north to semi-arid central region and snowy mountains in the south eastern province. Being a southern hemisphere continent, Australia features Christmas in summer and Easter in autumn. The diversity of weather makes the country a year round holiday destination.