Travel & Leisure
The Waitakere Ranges Will Be Closed to the Public From Next Month
In an effort to combat the devastating spread of kauri dieback.
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GuideThe 14 Best Hotels In Melbourne
Whether you're vacationing or staycationing, this lineup of the best hotels in Melbourne will help you live your best life — fine restaurants, premium spas and pillow menus await.
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NewsTen of the Best Airbnb Stays You Can Book Around Australia
For your next getaway around Australia, spend a weekend in a cabin floating on the ocean, a bubble in the mountains or a 100-year-old castle.
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NewsSixteen of the Best Private Accommodations You Can Book in Regional Victoria
Escape the city and head to the wilderness for a holiday in these private getaways scattered around regional Victoria.
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NewsFifteen of the Best Places to Stay in the Blue Mountains
From a mountaintop villa to a secluded country cottage, these are the best Airbnb stays you'll find in the Blue Mountains.
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FeatureA Southern Edge Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Ambling Foodie Adventure in Tasmania's South
"While I love a scenic road trip with good company as much as the next person, this road trip truly rivalled almost every journey I can recall."
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NewsSix Tassie Restaurants Championing Paddock-to-Plate Dining For if You Like Eating Straight from the Source
Tasmania is home to some of the finest produce grown anywhere in Australia — here's where to sample it straight from the source.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Kangaroo Island
The South Australian island's wineries, beaches, oyster farms and accommodation are as beautiful as ever.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Queensland's Bundaberg Region
Watch baby turtles hatch, swim at the Southern Great Barrier Reef, then sample award-winning local gin and rum.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide To Bowral and the Southern Highlands
Stay at a country estate, taste locally produced wine and whisky, peruse a whole heap of art and feast at a hatted restaurant — all in just one weekend.
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NewsThe Essential Spring Long Weekender's Guide to Hobart
For New Zealanders in search of epic adventures, incredible scenery, delicious gastronomy and damn good wine, you don't have to travel far.
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Guide
The 14 Best Hotels In Melbourne
Whether you're vacationing or staycationing, this lineup of the best hotels in Melbourne will help you live your best life — fine restaurants, premium spas and pillow menus await.
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NewsThe Best Places to Go Glamping in New Zealand
Choose from seaside glamping spots, campsites in the mountains and tents scattered about countryside farms full of roaming sheep.
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NewsThe Most Romantic Places to Stay in Bali When Proposals and Honeymoons Come Calling
Perfect for those looking to honeymoon or just run away with their special someone.
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NewsOur Guide to the Best Glamping Sites Around Australia
Stay in luxury tents scattered among remote deserts, lush rainforests and tropical islands at these Australian glamping sites.
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GuideThe Ten Best Hotels in Brisbane
Whether you're vacationing or staycationing, this lineup of the top hotels in Brisbane will help you live your best life — fine restaurants, premium spas and rooftop pools for days.
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GuideThe Best Hotels in Sydney
Whether you're vacationing or staycationing, this lineup of the top hotels in Sydney will help you live your best life — fine restaurants, premium spas and unbeatable views across the city await.
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Travel & LeisureA Museum Dedicated to Dachshunds Has Opened in Germany
Featuring more than 4500 items celebrating the humble sausage dog.
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Travel & LeisureFive European Cities You Probably Didn't Know You Could Camp In
Pitch your tent to get some nature with a big dose of city culture.
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Travel & LeisureA Less Obvious Guide to Queenstown
Backcountry cycle trails, irresistible tacos, bustling weekend markets and endless volumes of wine — here's how to spend a weekend in New Zealand's adventure capital.
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Travel & LeisureHead South for This Epic Hot Air Balloon Festival
It features five days of balloon related activities.
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Travel & LeisureGermany Is Set to Trial Free Public Transport
In response to possible legal action over air pollution levels, the country will test the idea in five cities.
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Food & DrinkA Foodie's Guide to Spain
From acorn-fed Iberian ham to cave cheese and green-tinted white wine — here's what to eat when you visit the motherland.
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Travel & LeisureAn Extremely Rare Supermoon Will Be Visible in New Zealand This Week
It's a super blue blood moon — or a supermoon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse, aka a blood moon, all at once.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Soar 300 Metres Above the Grand Canyon Via Zipline
Reach speeds of up to 80 kilometres per hour over the iconic American rock formation.
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Travel & LeisureThis 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Ice Hotel Will Take You to the Freezing Depths of Westeros
The pop-up Finland hotel has its own ‘Hall of Faces’ and ten unique hotel suites, all crafted from ice and snow.
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Travel & LeisureMuji's First-Ever Hotel Opens This Month
You'll soon be able to stay in the Japanese home goods giant's sites in China and Japan.
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Travel & LeisureThis Japanese Hotel Will Let You Return for Free If You Can't See Mount Fuji
It is being offered peak Mount Fuji-viewing season, however.
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Travel & LeisureTiny House Campsites Are Popping up in Secret Locations in the American Wilderness
As part of their focus on disconnecting, there's also no wifi and you're invited to lock away your smartphone.
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Travel & LeisureOne of the World's Steepest Railways Has Opened in Switzerland
Soaring between snowy villages and scaling a height difference of 744 metres.
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Travel & LeisureHow to Spend 48 Hours in Macau
From egg tarts to Portuguese ruins and highest bungy in the world — here's how to spend a whirlwind trip in Macau.
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Travel & LeisureSweden's Ice Hotel Has Unveiled Its Frosty New Artist-Created Rooms
Featuring 35 one-of-a-kind rooms crafted by 36 artists from 17 countries.
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Travel & LeisureThis Pristine Blue Paradise Has Been Named Australia's Best Beach for 2018
This far north Queensland island beach has topped a list of 11,761.
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Travel & LeisureCBDHotel Grand Windsor
From a spectacularly underwhelming hotel to a fully-fledged 5-star — this almost 100-year old heritage-listed property is one of Auckland's best boutique hotels.
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Travel & LeisureTen Must-Visit Places Worth Travelling Overseas for in 2018
Check for cheap flights and lock in a date.
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Travel & LeisureThis Ultra Lavish Italian Castle Now Doubles as a Hotel, Museum and Cooking School
The former Norman fortress and 17th century palace also boasts a huge kitchen garden, and will host wine tastings in the future.
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Travel & LeisureWe're Giving Away a Staycation at AVANI Metropolis Auckland
Finish off 2017 with an inner city escape.
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Travel & LeisureThis New Airline Will Only Fly to Art Events Around the World
Meet the world's newest niche airline, from Chinese-American performer Qinmin Liu.
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Food & DrinkThe Six Best Things to Do in Auckland After Payday
Who needs financial security when you can fly a helicopter to a winery for lunch?
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Travel & LeisureLonely Planet Has Ranked New Zealand as the Fifth Best Country to Visit in 2018
Give yourself a pat on the back, New Zealand.
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Travel & LeisureOtagoOtago Central Rail Trail
Pedal your way through the South Island's culture and history.
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Travel & LeisureAirbnb Is Opening Its Own Home-Sharing Apartment Block
It's the first of the company's plans to build their own sharing-friendly complexes — and yes, it sounds just like a hotel.
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Travel & LeisureThis Pinecone-Shaped Italian Holiday Home Is the Ultimate Treehouse With a View
The three-level structures overlook the Dolomites, and come with 360-degree views and a skylight.
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Travel & LeisureJapan Just Launched an Unlimited Road Trip Pass for Visiting Travellers
Tourists can now venture far and wide through the country's scenic rural sights for one flat price.
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Travel & LeisureHow to Spend 48 Hours in Kuala Lumpur
Make the most of your whirlwind trip to the Malaysian capital.
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Travel & LeisureA Life-Sized Lego House Has Opened In Denmark
The 12,000-square metre is shaped to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, and boasts 25 million pieces inside.
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Travel & Leisure
Air France's New 'Rooftop Bar'-Like Airline Is Made for Millennials
Joon won't be millennial pink, but it will have organic food, sneaker-clad staff and the vibe of a 'rooftop bar'.
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Travel & LeisureThis New Remote-Sensing Laser System Could Put an End to In-Flight Turbulence
Focusing on the bumps and jumps that happen in clear skies, Boeing's new technology could make knocked knees and spilled drinks a thing of the past.
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Travel & LeisureA Quick Trip to Wellington
With all the best bits of New Zealand — sights, food, culture — blended into a renowned arts scene, sublime food circuit and spectacular waterfront, Wellington is a top spot to head to for an easy city holiday. Let's start planning.
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Travel & LeisureThis New Inflatable Tent-Raft Hybrid Will Change the Way You Go Camping
Splash about in the Traft by day, then sleep in it at night.
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Travel & LeisureThis Remote Cabin in the Swedish Wilderness Could be the Ultimate Way to De-Stress
The 72-Hour Project looks at the benefits of Sweden's nature-loving lifestyle.
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Travel & LeisureThe World's First Karaoke Ferris Wheel Has Opened in Japan
Croon tunes from one of eight rotating booths.
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Travel & LeisureThis All-Vegan Cruise Liner Is Shipping Vegans to the Norwegian Fjords
It's the world's first cruise that's 100 percent vegan.
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Travel & LeisureMilford Sound Lodge
Choose from a riverside chalet, backpacking room or a spot at the rainforest campervan site, and spend the night nestled beneath the towering peaks of the Darran Mountains.
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Travel & LeisureAbel Tasman National ParkAquapackers Abel Tasman
Instead of booking accommodation in town, jump aboard this catamaran in Anchorage Bay to stay in a million-dollar setting at a very reasonable price.
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Travel & LeisureKahutara PurePod
Spend the night perched above the Kahutara River in a private glasshouse 20 minutes inland from Kaikoura, set on 200 acres of farmland and native bush.