• News

    Where to Eat, Drink and Explore in Singapore Based on Your Favourite F1 Team

    Your favourite F1 team can be the starting point for exploring Singapore, from heritage neighbourhoods and rooftop bars to hawker centres and gardens.

  • News

    This New Lennox Head Retreat Is Helping Newbies Catch Their Very First Wave Across Four-Night Surf and Yoga Stays

    A decade after launching in Panama, this renowned beginner-friendly surf retreat is here to help you ditch the wellness gadgets.

  • News

    Drifter's Hotel-Hostels Are Landing in Wellington and Auckland, Then Its Melbourne Stay Is Becoming the Brand's Biggest Yet

    The hostel brand will open two more New Zealand properties in 2027, before its existing Melbourne CBD location gets a huge revamp.

  • Event

    Kris+ Birthday Bash

    Thu, 1 Oct - Sat, 31 Oct 2026

    Online

    Your usual coffee runs, dinners and shopping trips can earn you extra miles this October, with ten miles per dollar available at participating Kris+ partners across Sydney and Melbourne.

  • Feature

    The 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.

  • Feature

    Your 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.

  • Feature

    Nine Luxury Experiences in Tropical North Queensland That Are Also Environmentally Responsible

    Head north for an eco-friendly escape that doesn't skimp on luxury.

  • Feature

    Into the Wild: Go off the Beaten Path at These Fascinating Regional Destinations

    Get out of town — literally — and do your weekend differently.

  • Feature

    Green Playground

    Tropical North Queensland is the destination that should be perched at the top of your responsible travel hit list.

  • Feature

    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.

  • 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."

  • Feature

    A 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.

  • News

    Meet 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.

  • News

    A Weekender's Guide to Byron Bay

    Where to stay, eat, drink and play around one of Australia's most-loved coastal towns.

  • News

    Gastronomy, 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.

  • News

    A Weekender's Guide To Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale

    Less than two hours from Melbourne, whisky bars, mineral baths, coastal hikes and a huge art festival await.

  • 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.

  • Guide

    The 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.

  • Hotel

    Grand Hyatt Melbourne

    123 Collins Street, Melbourne

    A Collins Street landmark since 1986, the Grand Hyatt Melbourne continues to balance old-world grandeur with skyline views, updated dining, and classic five-star amenities.

  • Hotel

    The StandardX

    62 Rose Street, Fitzroy

    Fitzroy's The StandardX boasts 125 luxury rooms, a rooftop bar and a contemporary restaurant with rotating chefs in residency.

  • Guide

    The Best Boutique and Luxury Hotels in Melbourne

    Rooftop pools, pillow menus, hatted restaurants and interiors by Australia's top design studios — these are Melbourne's dreamiest check-ins.

  • News

    The Best Glamping Sites Around Australia

    Stay in luxury tents scattered among remote deserts, lush rainforests and tropical islands at these Australian glamping sites.

  • News

    Ten 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.

Travel

Get Concrete Playground's take on the latest travel news, events, places and trips
  • Where to Eat, Drink and Explore in Singapore Based on Your Favourite F1 Team

    Your favourite F1 team can be the starting point for exploring Singapore, from heritage neighbourhoods and rooftop bars to hawker centres and gardens.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This New Lennox Head Retreat Is Helping Newbies Catch Their Very First Wave Across Four-Night Surf and Yoga Stays

    A decade after launching in Panama, this renowned beginner-friendly surf retreat is here to help you ditch the wellness gadgets.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Drifter's Hotel-Hostels Are Landing in Wellington and Auckland, Then Its Melbourne Stay Is Becoming the Brand's Biggest Yet

    The hostel brand will open two more New Zealand properties in 2027, before its existing Melbourne CBD location gets a huge revamp.

  • Kris+ Birthday Bash

    Your usual coffee runs, dinners and shopping trips can earn you extra miles this October, with ten miles per dollar available at participating Kris+ partners across Sydney and Melbourne.

  • Why Your Singapore Grand Prix Weekend Shouldn't End at the Circuit

    Grand Prix Season Singapore brings ten days of race-themed food, parties, pop-ups, exhibitions and experiences across the city.

  • Travel & Leisure
    Sorrento

    Hotel Sorrento

    Designed with a beach house aesthetic, this chic dining room will be the perfect place to perch this summer.

  • Views and Lookouts That Handsomely Reward the Effort of the Climb

    Lookouts across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane that make you work for the view, whether it's a coastal track, a granite peak or a bushland summit walk.

  • Sunset Picnic Spots to Stake Out and Claim Early Before the Crowd

    Picnic grounds across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with room to spread a blanket, crack open a bottle and settle in just as the sky turns pink.

  • Food & Drink

    Road Trips Just Outside of Town to Fill an Entire Day Out

    Nine day trips close enough to squeeze in before dinner, from high tea in a 1904 hydropathic retreat to a solar-powered treetop park in the Otways.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A First-Time Snow Bunny's Guide to Cardrona Alpine Resort

    Armed with zero snow experience, Concrete Playground slips and slides down the most extensive yet welcoming winter wonderland in the Southern Hemisphere.

  • Travel & Leisure

    From Riverfront Sleeps to London Bus Stays, These Camping Spots Have Been Named Australia's Best for 2026

    Camping season is calling, with these standout Australian spots offering everything from wild swimming to alpacas and mountain views.

  • Travel & Leisure
    St Kilda

    Novotel St Kilda

    Fitzroy Street is getting a new lease on life, with Novotel St Kilda bringing fresh colour and coastal character to the strip.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Now Open: St Kilda's Newest Multi-Million-Dollar Hotel Brings Rooftop Vibes, All-Day Dining and Coastal Cocktails to the Foreshore

    Fitzroy Street is getting a new lease on life, with Novotel St Kilda bringing fresh colour and coastal character to the strip.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A Weekender's Guide to Copenhagen: Where to Stay, Eat, Drink and Shop

    From a design-led hotel in the Latin Quarter to the vintage stores locals actually shop at, here's how to spend 48 hours (or more) in Copenhagen.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Skip Bali's Busiest Streets for This Surfside Resort, Where Black-Sand Beaches and a World-Class Break Meet Tropical Serenity

    A quieter Bali escape awaits on the Keramas coast, where serious surf is flanked by tropical gardens and a new wellness experience.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Lyka and Unyoked Have Teamed Up on Two Off-Grid Cabins That Give Dogs the Nature Escape, Treats and Fireplace Cuddles They Deserve

    Dogs deserve holidays too, and this new off-grid cabin stay is giving four-legged guests the full nature-retreat treatment.

  • Travel & Leisure

    These Secluded NSW Properties Are Perfect for a Peaceful Weekend Escape

    Need to escape the city? These secluded NSW properties make the perfect peaceful weekend getaway, with cosy cabins, private retreats and beautiful natural surrounds.

  • Travel & Leisure
    Melbourne

    The Westin Melbourne

    This Collins Street hotel arrives by private driveway and porte-cochère, then settles guests into 262 Heavenly Bed rooms, a treetop restaurant and one of the city's best-loved high teas.

  • Travel & Leisure

    The Hôtel Lili

    Palisociety's first Beverly Hills property swaps high-gloss luxury for striped wallpaper, velvet curtains and a lobby bar slinging lychee martinis, all for a fraction of what the postcode usually demands.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A Weekender's Guide to the Barossa Valley and Beyond

    From Germanic Tanunda and Murray Street's heritage main strip, to the old-vine wineries, eateries and cellar doors.

  • Travel & Leisure

    What to Do and Where to Stay During a Vibrant Spring Escape in New Zealand

    Save the Euro summer for another year and thaw out from winter with a colourful New Zealand getaway instead.

  • Travel & Leisure

    The Best New Venues in Uluwatu in 2026

    Bali's surfing hotspot is increasingly becoming the go-to for tourists and expats alike, with the culinary offering expanding rapidly alongside Uluwatu's growth.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Now Open: Aman Has Unveiled Its Latest Ultra-Luxe Desert Oasis on Mexico's Dramatic Baja Coast

    As the newest property in Aman's attention-grabbing expansion into the Americas, this desert-meets-ocean resort is defined by its surroundings.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Now Open: Temple Hangars Expands a Byron Bay Hinterland Favourite with Four Retreats Designed Around the Landscape

    Set among the farmland of Nashua, Temple Hangars brings together restrained architecture, thoughtful interiors and a deep connection to the surrounding landscape.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Klook Launches Global Search For The World's Most Underappreciated Travellers: The Travel Planners

    Your group trip planner has gone under-appreciated for too long, and Klook wants to treat them to a free holiday.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Coming 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.

  • Travel & Leisure
    Invermay

    Peppers Silo Launceston

    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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Lancemore Mansion Hotel Is Serving Up Gourmet S'mores (and Your Third Night For Free) in Werribee This Month

    There are plenty of ways to relax at this opulent estate in the unexpected suburb of Werribee.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Your 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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This 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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Coming Soon: Saddles Mount White Is Expanding Beyond Dining with Luxe Hinterland Villas, a Piano Bar and a Rejuvenating Spa

    This beloved hinterland estate is trading day trips for overnight stays with a luxe retreat hidden among scenic bushland.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Just In: Virgin Australia Has A Up To 25 Percent Off Domestic and International Flights This Week

    It's time to log that annual leave and book your next holiday.

  • Travel & Leisure

    From Palau to New Caledonia: These Are the Most Popular Island Destinations with Australian Travellers Right Now

    Australians chasing sunshine are swapping lengthy overseas trips for these idyllic island holidays just a few hours away.

  • Food & Drink

    If You Know You Know: A Local's Guide to Coburg

    Don't sleep on this inner-north suburb.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Raes on Wategos, One of Australia's Dreamiest Beachfront Hotels, Just Scored a Major Global Hospitality Honour

    This long-standing hotel and adjacent guesthouses have earned a coveted spot on 50 Best Discovery, cementing its status as Byron Bay luxury royalty.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Now Open: Moon Gang Is Ubud's New Five-Suite Stay, Combining Cosmic Inspiration with Traditional Balinese Design

    Music lovers, wellness seekers and design-obsessives have a new reason to book a trip to Ubud.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Just In: The World's Largest Ever Cruise Ship Has Officially Set Sail on Its Maiden Mediterranean Voyage

    Royal Caribbean's newest ship has overtaken its Icon Class sisters to become the largest cruise ship in the world, kicking off seven-night Mediterranean sailings from Barcelona and Rome this month.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Rest Up: Your Weekend Escape Just Got Extended For Free, with Mudgee Offering Visitors a Third Night on the House

    Turns out the secret to a truly relaxing holiday isn't heading away more often — it's staying an extra night for free.

  • Travel & Leisure

    The Best Winter Weekend Getaways in Australia

    Bypassing peak-season summer crowds has its perks. We have tracked down Australia’s premier cold-weather sanctuaries, packing in architectural eco-lodges, hyperlocal vineyard dining, and the best places to thaw out by a roaring open fire.

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