• 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.

  • News

    Ten 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.

  • News

    Sixteen 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.

  • News

    Fifteen 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.

  • Feature

    A 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."

  • News

    Six 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.

  • News

    A Weekender's Guide to Kangaroo Island

    The South Australian island's wineries, beaches, oyster farms and accommodation are as beautiful as ever.

  • News

    A 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.

  • News

    A 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.

  • News

    The 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.

  • News

    A Weekender's Guide to Wanaka

    Soak up the very best of 'God's Country'.

  • 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.

  • News

    The 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.

  • News

    The 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.

  • News

    Our 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.

  • Guide

    The 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.

  • Guide

    The 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.

Travel

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  • Travel & Leisure
    Glenorchy

    EcoScapes Retreat

    Nestle into one of these eco-friendly escapes providing luxe, romantic lakefront accommodation across the lake from Glenorchy.

  • Travel & Leisure
    Queenstown

    The Sherwood

    Eat beautiful food grown in the kitchen garden, join a daily yoga class and partake in a jewellery workshop all at this stunning hillside retreat.

  • Travel & Leisure
    Lake Pukaki

    Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat

    Recharge in the wilderness among the trees at this eco-friendly, luxury retreat situated in the heart of the Te Waipounamu World Heritage area.

  • Travel & Leisure
    Franz Josef Glacier

    Rainforest Retreat

    The treehouse from your youth is one thing; sleeping among the trees in a grown-up rainforest house is a whole other wondrous experience.

  • Travel & Leisure
    Fox River

    Woodpecker Hut

    This off-the-grid abode is the stuff dreams are made of with ocean views, cosy wooden quarters and even a cedar hot tub out the front.

  • Travel & Leisure

    You'll Soon Be Able to Soar Across the Desert Via the World's Longest Zipline

    Opening in the UAE December, it'll be longer than 28 soccer fields.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Four Ways To Enjoy Vegas Without Stepping Foot Inside a Casino

    Find the fun, food and scenic sights beyond the debauchery and bright lights.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A Less Obvious Guide to Seoul

    Find first-class chicken and beer with the Korean capital's king of chimaek.

  • Travel & Leisure

    You Can Now Stay in the Middle of a Rwandan Volcano

    Sleep in six thatched forest villas within an eroded volcanic cone.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Lonely Planet Has Launched an Instagram-Like App for Travel Inspiration

    The self-publishing content platform is your new #travelinspo go-to.

  • Travel & Leisure

    The Less Obvious Guide to Discovering Whistler

    Discover the beauty of Whistler off the beaten track.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Madrid's Massive New Cactus Garden Is a Succulent-Lover's Dream

    Featuring more than 400 xerophytic species across 16,000 square metres.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A Hot Tub Amusement Park Popped Up in Japan

    Complete with an onsen merry-go-round, hot tub-themed rollercoaster that spurts bubbles and foam dance parties.

  • Travel & Leisure

    The World's Longest Suspension Bridge Has Opened in the Swiss Alps

    The 494-metre-long pedestrian bridge reaches heights of 2200 metres above sea level.

  • Travel & Leisure

    The Top Outdoor Adventures to Discover in Whistler

    Make those ski dreams a reality, and head into the great Canadian outdoors.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Gallery: National Geographic's 2017 Travel Photographer of the Year Winners

    Take a wander through some of the world's most incomprehensibly stunning moments — starting with an erupting volcano hit by a lightning bolt.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This House-Sharing Service Is Like the Airbnb for Architecture Lovers

    PlansMatter only lists "places that have architectural intention and a story to tell."

  • Food & Drink
    Auckland

    Dinner By Bike

    A free-wheeling feast.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Helicopter Glamping Is Your Next Bucket List-Worthy Travel Experience

    The decommissioned Royal Navy chopper features a lounge where the cockpit used to be.

  • Travel & Leisure

    You Can Now Take a Dip In a Parisian Canal

    It's the first time one of the city's waterways has been opened for swimming in nearly a century.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Muji to Open Its First Hotels

    You'll soon be able to stay in the Japanese home goods giant's sites in China and Japan.

  • Food & Drink

    Eight of the Best Hotel Restaurants in Auckland

    If you sink too deep into a food coma there's always a room upstairs.

  • Travel & Leisure

    London's New Urban Zip Line Lets You Fly Across the City at 80 Kilometres per Hour

    The city zip line — which is apparently the fastest in the world — will be set up in South London for the next 12 weeks.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Eight Underrated Islands to Visit in Greece That Aren't Mykonos or Santorini

    Find Greek island paradise without hoards of tourists.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This New Snow Sports-Focused Airline Flies to the Swiss Alps' Top Ski Fields

    Powdair's first flights are scheduled for December 2017.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Holiday Spot Has Been Named the World's Cheapest Beach

    Vietnam's Cua Dai Beach tops the list of 310 beaches from over 70 countries.

  • Travel & Leisure

    We're Giving Away The Ultimate Local's Weekend in Auckland

    Complete with two nights in the middle of Auckland, massages, a pasta feast, some of New Zealand's best cocktails and even a shopping spree.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Uber Is Giving Anyone With the Name 'Sam' Free Rides For a Week

    It doesn't matter whether you're a Samuel, Samantha or Samarangadingdong — it all counts.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A Look Inside Australia's First Capsule Hotel

    A former Sydney nightspot is now home to 70 accommodation capsules that wouldn't look out of place in The Fifth Element.

  • Travel & Leisure

    You Can Now Stay In a King Arthur-Inspired Pop-Up Cabin Hotel

    Add the Wales countryside to your must-visit list.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A Weekender's Guide to Hobart During Dark Mofo

    Where to stay, eat, drink, sightsee and party in Hobart for the hedonistic art festival.

  • Travel & Leisure

    You Can Now Stay in the World's First Treehouse on a Crane

    Sleep in a crane eight metres above the Bristol harbour.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Sip Drinks Under the Sea In the World's First Underwater Cruise Ship Lounge

    Peer through whale eye-shaped portals and sit in chairs that vibrate in unison with the ocean.

  • Travel & Leisure

    The World's Highest Outdoor Whisky Bar Has Opened in Bangkok

    Sip scotch 64 floors above Thailand's capital.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Ultra Lavish British Manor Now Doubles as a Gardening School

    What better place to learn about micro herbs than at a luxury property in Oxfordshire?

  • Travel & Leisure

    LAX Has a New Private Luxury Terminal for VIP Travellers Who Can't 'Do' Airports

    Cashed up members have private 'waiting suites', baggage handlers, separate security check-in, day beds and "don’t deal with paparazzi".

  • Travel & Leisure

    Japan's New Luxury Train Redefines Travelling in Style

    Hit the rails complete with on-board fireplaces, front and rear glass-walled observatory cars, and a seasonal menu that changes to reflect the region you're passing through.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A Weekender's Guide to New Zealand's Bay of Islands

    In anticipation of your next weekend getaway, this is our guide to New Zealand's winterless north.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Pop-Up Shipping Container Hotel Takes Portable Comfort to the Next Level

    The two-level structure can sleep 13, and is designed to be both demountable and moveable.

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