Travel & Leisure
We're Giving Away the Chance to Create Your Very Own Winter Escape
Win $1000 to beat the cold with your ideal winter getaway.
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NewsAll Public Transport Services in Southeast Queensland Are Cancelled From Thursday Until Further Notice
CityCats and ferries have already stopped running, and now buses and trains will cease after the last service on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
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NewsBrisbane's CityCats and Ferries Have Been Suspended Until Further Notice Due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Services stopped on Monday, March 3, 2025 to move the vessels to safety ahead of the storm making landfall — and all ferry terminals are now closed.
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GuideStellar Sights: New Zealand's Most Breathtaking Ever-Changing Vistas
The natural masterpieces of New Zealand are always in-season.
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GuideAdventure Awaits: Get Your Adrenaline Pumping on a Holiday in New Zealand
For thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies, New Zealand is one big, limitless adventure park.
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FeatureExquisite Eats, Gorgeous Gardens and the World's Fastest Cars: A First-Timer's Guide to Singapore
For a small island, Singapore sure packs a punch.
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FeatureThe Luxury Traveller's Guide to Brisbane to Inspire Your Next Indulgent Escape
From helicopter wine tours to luxury hotel stays, there are plenty of ways to live the high life in Brisbane.
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FeatureChase the Feels: How to Plan a Memorable Trip in New South Wales
There's a reason we love travelling so much.
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FeatureYour Essential Guide to Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a veritable playground for music fans. It's not only the home of blues and soul music but also the birthplace of rock 'n' roll.
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FeatureNine Luxury Experiences in Tropical North Queensland That Are Also Environmentally Responsible
Head north for an eco-friendly escape that doesn't skimp on luxury.
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FeatureInto the Wild: Go off the Beaten Path at These Fascinating Regional Destinations
Get out of town — literally — and do your weekend differently.
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FeatureTaste of Tasmania: Discover the Delicious Charm of the Apple Isle
Australia's island state boasts the perfect conditions for producing top-quality, flavour-filled produce — and an exceptionally talented roll call of passionate people doing spectacular things with it.
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Taste of Tasmania: Discover the Delicious Charm of the Apple Isle
Australia's island state boasts the perfect conditions for producing top-quality, flavour-filled produce — and an exceptionally talented roll call of passionate people doing spectacular things with it.
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Taste of Tasmania: Discover the Delicious Charm of the Apple Isle
Australia's island state boasts the perfect conditions for producing top-quality, flavour-filled produce — and an exceptionally talented roll call of passionate people doing spectacular things with it.
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Taste of Tasmania: Discover the Delicious Charm of the Apple Isle
Australia's island state boasts the perfect conditions for producing top-quality, flavour-filled produce — and an exceptionally talented roll call of passionate people doing spectacular things with it.
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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 Port Stephens
Slurp local oysters, ride through the dunes and unearth 'Mad Max' sets on the coast.
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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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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Daylesford
Spend a few days wrapped in nature, natural mineral springs and a blanket of good food and wine.
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NewsTen of the Most-Unique and Relaxing Stays You Can Book Around Auckland
From sprawling rainforest escapes to chic inner-city lofts, Auckland's Airbnb game is set to impress.
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GuideThe 16 Best Hotels In Melbourne for 2025
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, rooftop pools and pillow menus await.
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HotelThe StandardX
62 Rose Street, Fitzroy
Fitzroy's The StandardX boasts 125 luxury rooms, a rooftop bar and a contemporary Thai restaurant.
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NewsThe Most-Beautiful Coastal Stays That You Can Book in Noosa
Beach sessions, rainforest treks and breezy holiday vibes await you on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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NewsThe Eight Best Places to Go Glamping in Victoria
All these luxury Victorian glamping experiences are under two hours away from the Melbourne CBD — so you can easily have your weekend wilderness adventure and goose-feather down quilt, too.
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NewsTen Treehouses Around Australia You Can Book for an Immersive Nature Getaway
Book a stay deep in the Blue Mountains or a stone's throw away from the Great Barrier Reef.
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Travel & LeisureHelicopter Glamping Is Your Next Bucket List-Worthy Travel Experience
The decommissioned Royal Navy chopper features a lounge where the cockpit used to be.
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Travel & LeisureYou 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.
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Travel & LeisureMuji to Open Its First Hotels
You'll soon be able to stay in the Japanese home goods giant's sites in China and Japan.
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Travel & LeisureLondon'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.
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Travel & LeisureA Breakdown of MONA's Ambitious Proposal for a Giant Five-Star Hobart Hotel
David Walsh's plans for an elevated hotel, an art anti-casino, an amphitheatre and a giant library.
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Travel & LeisureEight Underrated Islands to Visit in Greece That Aren't Mykonos or Santorini
Find Greek island paradise without hoards of tourists.
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Travel & LeisureThis New Snow Sports-Focused Airline Flies to the Swiss Alps' Top Ski Fields
Powdair's first flights are scheduled for December 2017.
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Travel & LeisureThis 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.
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Travel & LeisureWe'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.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Stay In a King Arthur-Inspired Pop-Up Cabin Hotel
Add the Wales countryside to your must-visit list.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Hobart During Dark Mofo
Where to stay, eat, drink, sightsee and party in Hobart for the hedonistic art festival.
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Travel & Leisure
How to Do Auckland Like a Local
Where to get the best coffee, ice cream, views, fancy dinners — everything you need to know, basically.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Stay in the World's First Treehouse on a Crane
Sleep in a crane eight metres above the Bristol harbour.
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Travel & LeisureSip 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.
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Travel & LeisureWe're Giving Away a Long Weekend Staycation at QT Melbourne
Plus: dinner at Pascale Bar & Grill, cocktails on the rooftop, in-room treats and your very own Japanese chef's knife.
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Travel & LeisureThe World's Highest Outdoor Whisky Bar Has Opened in Bangkok
Sip scotch 64 floors above Thailand's capital.
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Travel & LeisureThis 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?
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Travel & LeisureLAX 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".
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Travel & Leisure
Sydney Bus Drivers Go on 24-Hour Strike, Leaving Many Routes Cancelled
If you're commuting from the inner west or south, best make alternative travel plans.
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Travel & LeisureA Look Inside Falls Creek's Luxe New Ski Lodge
Channelling 1970s European-style interiors, this ski-in ski-out lodge serves whisky in the day spa and marshmallows for fireplace toasting.
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Travel & LeisureJapan'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.
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Travel & LeisureMelbournePutting Practice at Holey Moley
There's 27 holes over three courses, karaoke and a room dedicated to The Simpsons.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Perth
Grab a cross country flight to hidden underground speakeasies, buzzing waterfront terrace bars, experimental fine dining and the second best hotel in the world.
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Travel & LeisureA 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.
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Travel & LeisureThis 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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Travel & LeisureTen Free Travel Apps That Will Make Your Next Trip a Cakewalk
Zero-cost tools for converting currency, defying language barriers and finding Wi-Fi everywhere you go.
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Travel & LeisureQantas to Run Daily Non-Stop Flights from Australia to London
The new route has just gone on sale.
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Travel & LeisureBrisbane CityTee Time at Victoria Park's Driving Range
Swing a club, hit a ball and watch it fly.
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Travel & LeisureThis Travel Map Helps You Find the Best Weather All Year Round
This new online tool helps uses ten years of scientific data to map weather conditions.
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Travel & LeisureWhere to Find the Best Brews in Manila's Emerging Craft Beer Scene
Move over, San Miguel, Manila has more than a few craft beer tricks up its sleeve.
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Travel & LeisureWilderness Photography Escape
Spend the weekend camping, hiking and shooting the sunrise in the Blue Mountains.
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Travel & LeisureWilderness Canoe Escape
Canoe through a natural gorge to a secret campsite with We Are Explorers.
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Travel & LeisureThe Gold Coast Might Be Getting a Characteristically Over-the-Top New Beach Club
Planned for the 6000 square metre site? Rooftop lounge, nightclub, restaurants, cafes, VIP cabanas, gardens, outdoor pool and so forth.
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Travel & LeisureThis Dubai Hotel Is Running 'Underwater' Yoga Classes
Atlantis The Palm wants you to do savasana with the fishes.
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Travel & LeisureTen New South Wales Breweries Worth a Road Trip
Try freshly brewed ales, small batch IPAs and English bitters inside disused industrial warehouses — or perhaps a 100-year-old Anglican wool store.
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Travel & LeisureYou'll Soon Be Able to Stay at Iceland's Geothermal Blue Lagoon
Sleep, soak, steam, sip and eat in or near lagoons created on a Nordic bed of lava.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Robertson
Snuggle up with a book in a grand old manor, visit a cheese factory, have fireside beers at the pub and see three spectacular waterfalls in one day.
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Travel & LeisureTokyo Just Opened the Nap Cafe of Your Dreams
Order a hot brew and then take a snooze on a reclining $9000 bed.
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Travel & LeisureAustralian Startup Unyoked Lets You Stay in Your Own Tiny House in the Wilderness
Get off the grid, disconnect and have your own tiny getaway — but this is not a hotel.
