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Remember ’70s slide nights? This is vastly more entertaining
When I was a child, I remember being forced to sit through the tedious slideshows the adults presented after their overseas trips.
- by Lee Tulloch
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The 100 next big things in travel
We asked our expert, specialist travel writers to gaze into the crystal ball of travel and predict the next big things.
These floating boutique hotels are an alternative to river ships
Barging offers a slow-paced alternative to river cruising in Europe. Here’s what you should know about holidays on canals.
- by Brian Johnston
This ‘ultra-luxury’ new spa is a three-level extravaganza
Spas, and all of luxurious add-ons and treatments that they provide, have come of age.
- by Julietta Jameson
Traveller Letters: There’s one reason we still want to support Qantas
“Our flight was turned back due to a fault, the next one cancelled and the one after that delayed three hours.”
Hotel brand with Hollywood origins opens Melbourne’s coolest new stay
The Standard Hotels group has opened an offshoot in one of Australia’s trendiest enclaves. As rock’n’roll as this new hotel may be, it’s also comfy and homey.
- by Julietta Jameson
Tarzan meets Robinson Crusoe at these incredible treehouses
Now you can stay in a luxury tented suite in the treetops overlooking the Ntiakitiak River within the 150,000-hectare Masai Mara National Reserve.
- by Julietta Jameson
Five-star hotel opens in Brisbane’s giant new $3.6 billion complex
The several-times delayed Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is finally ready, with The Star Brisbane making its debut.
- by Julietta Jameson
Port guide: Lautoka, Fiji
Lautoka is a modest town with a big heart, and sits amid the gorgeous surrounds of main island Viti Levu’s west coast.
- by Brian Johnston
Port guide: Istanbul, Turkey
The world’s only underground cruise terminal has transformed arrival in a city that offers a spectacular sail-in skyline.
- by Brian Johnston
Port guide: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Kangaroo Island has bounced back from its 2019-20 summer bushfires and is as beautiful as ever. Here’s what you should take in.
- by Brian Johnston