Travel & Leisure
The Australian Government Has Introduced a Ban on Non-Essential Indoor Events of More Than 100 People
The ban, which does not include public transport, supermarkets or schools, is effective immediately.
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NewsComing Soon: Queenstown's New Lakefront Hotel Is Built for Snow Days, Spa Sessions and Sunset Drinks
Queenstown's hotel scene is welcoming a fresh lifestyle escape that combines lake views and social spaces with more than a little deep relaxation.
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HotelPeppers Silo Launceston
89 To 91 Lindsay Street, Invermay
Four decommissioned grain silos on the banks of Kanamaluka/River Tamar have been reborn as one of Launceston's most striking hotels — complete with an award-winning restaurant from Tasmanian food director Massimo Mele.
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NewsYour Lombok Holiday Could Come with a Rafa Nadal-Approved Forehand When This Luxury Coastal Resort Opens in 2028
This sprawling luxury destination will feature serious sporting credentials when it opens in 2028, including Southeast Asia's first Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre.
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NewsThis Just In: Bali's FINNS Beach Club Just Got Even Bigger With A Brand New VIP Section
The world-famous Canggu beach club has added 14 premium cabanas, 95 daybeds and a rooftop champagne pool, developed with Moët & Chandon, to its already sprawling Berawa venue.
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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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FeatureGreen Playground
Tropical North Queensland is the destination that should be perched at the top of your responsible travel hit list.
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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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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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FeatureA Northern Forage Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Tasting Tour Across Tasmania's North
Proceed with an empty stomach, an open mind and a readiness to build a more meaningful relationship with what’s on your plate.
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NewsMeet The Culinary Tastemakers Championing Tasmanian Produce
Meet the passionate advocates and entrepreneurs who deal in flavours of the wild and tastes of terroir with the finest produce the earth and sea can offer.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Byron Bay
Where to stay, eat, drink and play around one of Australia's most-loved coastal towns.
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NewsGastronomy, Festivities and Frivolity: A Weekender's Guide to Adelaide During Mad March
Heading to Adelaide for Mad March? Here’s how to spend a weekend during Fringe and WOMADelaide — including where to stay, eat, drink, play and wander.
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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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HotelThe Calile Hotel
48 James Street, Fortitude Valley
A Fortitude Valley stay that pairs resort-style living with one of Brisbane’s best dining and shopping precincts.
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GuideThe Ten Best Hotels in Brisbane
From resort-style pools and design-led suites to heritage stays and boutique hideaways, these hotels prove that a great stay in Brisbane can be as much about atmosphere as it is about location.
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NewsThe 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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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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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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Travel & LeisureVirgin Australia Will Suspend All International Flights from March 30
And it'll cut domestic flights by 50 percent, too.
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Travel & LeisureQantas and Jetstar Are Drastically Cutting International and Domestic Flights Until the End of May
International flights will be cut by around 90 percent, while domestic flights will fall by approximately 60 percent.
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Travel & LeisureClick Frenzy's Huge Travel Sale Will Kick Off Tonight with a Focus on Aussie Businesses in Need
It's offering flexible dates and cancellation terms, so you can book a bargain holiday to a bushfire-affected Aussie region for the future.
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Travel & LeisureThe Australian Government Has Announced That Everyone Arriving From Overseas Must Self-Isolate for 14 Days
Australians have also been advised to take social distancing measures, including refraining from shaking hands.
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Travel & LeisureCabn Is Bringing Its Tiny Solar-Powered Houses to the Sunshine Coast's Multi-Day Hiking Trail
The company's compact abodes will pop up along the Cooloola Great Walk in 2021.
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Travel & LeisureUber Is Launching a Pet-Friendly Option in Australia So You Can Finally Take Fido for a Ride
Uber Pet is rolling out across Sydney and Brisbane from March 10.
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Travel & LeisureThis Is What the International Space Station's First Commercial Tourist Digs Will Look Like
As part of NASA's plans to open the low-orbit facility to private astronauts — and commercial and tourism ventures — there'll also be an observatory with 360-degree views.
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Travel & LeisureAir New Zealand Has Unveiled New Lie-Flat Economy Class Sleeping Pods
Each bunk bed-style Skynest will have room for six sleepers.
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Travel & LeisureThe Best Out-of-Town Events Worthy of a Road Trip This Autumn
Get out of the city and visit festivals dedicated to potatoes, oysters and blues music.
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Travel & LeisureJapan Might Soon Be Home to a Dedicated 'Harry Potter' Theme Park
Taking over an existing 94-year-old amusement park, it'll feature 'Harry Potter' sets that visitors can tour.
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Travel & LeisureA Guide to Visiting Australia's Bushfire-Affected Regions
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Travel & LeisureThis Luxe and Leisurely Trip Will Take You Across the Outback on One of Australia's Oldest Trains
It's the Spirit of Progress' longest-ever journey — after first carrying passengers back in 1937.
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Travel & LeisureAtari Is Opening Its Own Chain of Video Game-Themed Hotels
From the company behind 'Asteroids', 'Centipede' and 'Pong', they'll feature plenty of gaming — and will be designed to make you feel like you're staying inside an Atari console.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Bilpin and Surrounds
Now's the perfect time to take a drive along the Bells Line of Road for summer fruits, garden walks and cute cabins stays.
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Travel & LeisureThe Top Outdoor Adventures You Can Have in California's Sonoma County
Beyond this Northern Californian region’s reputation for good food and wine, there’s stunning and richly diverse scenery just waiting to be explored.
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Food & DrinkHow to Eat and Drink Your Way Around California's Sonoma County
Centuries-old wineries, award-winning restaurants and a dedication to keeping things local and sustainable — Sonoma County is the very antithesis of pretentious and glittery wine country.
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Design & StyleWhy You Should Visit California's Sonoma County If You're Passionate About Sustainability
The locals of this Northern California region are proving that living and travelling sustainably isn’t a trend — it’s something they’ve been doing all along.
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Travel & LeisureDiscover Sonoma County
One moment you could be sipping vino from California's oldest winery. The next, you could be soaring through monstrous redwood trees on a zipline.
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Travel & LeisureMelbourne Is Getting a New Hotel Above a Bunnings So You Can Rise and Snag
A rooftop pool, 183 rooms and easy access to weekend sausage sizzles.
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Travel & LeisureFive Nature Trails to Complete When You Visit Japan's Stunning Tohoku Region
Head north of Tokyo to hike epic mountains, swim in luminous lakes and chase soaring waterfalls.
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Travel & LeisureFour Things You Didn't Know You Could Do on New Zealand's Mt Ruapehu in Summer
The North Island's largest mountain comes to life in the warmer months with a high-speed gondola, spectacular short walks and dining options in the clouds.
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Travel & LeisureSeven Niche Arts and Culture Festivals Worth Travelling Overseas for This Year
If you're not keen on joining the crowds at Coachella or the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, these smaller arts festivals might help you schedule some travel plans.
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Travel & LeisureSeven Things You Didn't Realise You Could Do in Japan's Tohoku Region
Participate in an ancient mountain pilgrimage and become a sake expert in Japan's underrated northeast region.
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Travel & LeisureQantas Has Been Named the World's Safest Airline for 2020
The Aussie carrier has topped the list seven years in a row.
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Travel & LeisureSugar Republic Is Opening Its First Sweets-Themed Retreat in Daylesford
The rooms will be decked out with private ball pits, free candy and cherry-scented wallpaper.
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Travel & LeisureTen Must-Visit Places to Plan Your 2020 Travel Adventures Around
It's time to hike through Armenia, sleep in a floating ecolodge on the Amazon and ride rollercoasters at a wind-powered theme park in Sweden.
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Travel & LeisureThe World's First Fully Electric Commercial Aircraft Has Completed Its First Test Flight
The six-passenger seaplane took off from Vancouver.
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Travel & LeisureBrisbane Public Transport Will Be Free on New Year's Eve
So you can get to and from the fireworks without spending a penny.
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Travel & LeisureSweden's Ice Hotel Has Revealed Its Latest Batch of Frosty and Imaginative Artist-Created Rooms
The hotel's 30th annual incarnation features a golden room, an icy kaleidoscope and a frosty depiction of Santorini.
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Travel & LeisureQantas Has Delayed Its Decision On Direct Flights From the East Coast to New York and London
The airline has chosen its preferred aircraft, but won't make a call on whether the flights will come to fruition until March 2020.
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Travel & LeisureFortitude ValleyX Cargo Pool Club
The Valley shipping container hangout is bringing in a pool, cabanas and daybeds for summer.
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Travel & LeisureNSW's Cabarita Beach Has Been Named Australia's Best Beach for 2020
Two inland beaches have made the Tourism Australia list for the first time, too.
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Travel & LeisureA Heap of Flights Will be Cancelled This Weekend Due to an Industrial Strike
Jetstar pilots, baggage handlers and ground crew will take industrial action over three days.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Take Your Pet Pooch for a CityCat Ride Along the Brisbane River
TransLink is trialling the move for three months between December 2019 and March 2020.
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Travel & LeisureAustralia's Airways Could Be Affected by an Industrial Strike Over the Christmas Holidays
Jetstar workers have voted in favour of industrial action that could see see pilots, baggage handlers and ground crew walk off the job in the coming weeks.
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Travel & LeisureA Vegemite Jar-Shaped Tiny House Is Popping Up in NSW
Spend a night here and you'll be a happy little Vegemite.
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Travel & LeisureThis 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Cruise Will Sail You to the Show's Real-Life Locations
It's planning to set sail in 2021, cruising through Iceland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Malta and Croatia.
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Travel & LeisureA Severe Thunderstorm Warning Has Been Issued for Brisbane So You Might Want to Stay Inside
Stay safe and dry — we're expecting "damaging winds and large hailstones".
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Travel & LeisureThe Great Barrier Reef Is Now Home to Australia's First Underwater Hotel
Cruise the Whitsundays on a floating pontoon — and sleep below sea level.