Travel & Leisure
The 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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NewsFifteen of the Most Unique Stays You Can Book Around New Zealand
Spend a few nights in a leafy treehouse, a beautifully restored truck perched right on the bay or even a mountaintop cabin with views for days.
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NewsThe Ultimate Singapore Food Guide (For More Than Chilli Crab and Chicken Rice)
You’ll be ordering like a local in no time.
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NewsThe Best Dog-Friendly Hotels, B&Bs and Self-Contained Getaways in Victoria
Accommodations where both you and your pet can sit and stay all around Victoria.
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NewsNow Open: The CBD's Newest Luxury Hotel Melbourne Place Is Home to Three Knock-Out Hospitality Venues
The new 14-storey hotel is home to a Med-inspired restaurant, Portuguese diner and late-night basement bar.
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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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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 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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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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NewsA Weekender's Guide to the Mornington Peninsula
Just an hour out of Melbourne, the Peninsula provides the perfect combo of coastal parks, prime produce and pinot noir.
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The Best Dog-Friendly Hotels, B&Bs and Self-Contained Getaways in Victoria
Accommodations where both you and your pet can sit and stay all around Victoria.
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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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HotelLanson Place Parliament Gardens
502 Albert Street, East Melbourne
This new Melbourne hotel houses a 20-metre lap pool, gym, all-day diner and cocktail bar, and 137 rooms.
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NewsTen Next-Level Australian Stays with Outdoor Baths for the Ultimate Relax and Rewind Getaway
Whether you fancy relaxing in a private Japanese bathhouse, a rustic metal tub perched on a farm's timber deck, or a spa-bath in a mountain cave — we've got you covered.
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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 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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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 & LeisureAll Public Transport Will Be Free on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve 2019
So you can get to and from the city (and your family lunch) without spending a penny.
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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 & 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 & LeisureCabn Lets You Stay in Your Own Tiny Solar-Powered House in the Victorian Wilderness
Pack a book, turn off your laptop and escape to this solar-powered, secluded tiny house.
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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 & 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.
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Travel & LeisureThe Grampians Is Getting an Epic New 160-Kilometre Multi-Day Walking Trail
The hiking track will be complete by the end of 2020.
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Travel & LeisureMelbourne's New Regular Commuter Ferry from Geelong to Docklands Launches Next Week
With an on-board licensed cafe (for pre-work coffees and post-work wines).
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Travel & LeisureA Snow-Filled Winter Wonderland Has Descended on Singapore's Changi Airport
Head on a snow walk, visit a festive light show and a join a workshop at a market — all inside the airport.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Snag Yourself a Bargain This Weekend with 30 Percent Off Travel to Tasmania
Spirit of Tasmania is offering some serious discounts on travel for next year — and right in time for Dark Mofo.
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Travel & LeisureMelbourne's Tram Network Is Gearing Up for Another Day of Strikes
The four-hour, network-wide strike will follow failed negotiations between Yarra Trams and the Rail Tram and Bus Union.
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Travel & LeisureYou'll Soon Be Able to Camp, Glamp and Stay in Eco Cabins at Australia Zoo
'Camp Crocodile Hunter', as the new campground will be called, will is set to open in 2020.
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Travel & LeisureNutella Is Opening Its Own Chocolate and Hazelnut-Themed Pop-Up Hotel
Located in Napa Valley, it'll only operate for a weekend — but it'll be filled with Nutella items.
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Travel & LeisureMatthew McConaughey Has Launched a New Off-Grid Unyoked Cabin in NSW for Charity
The Oscar-winning actor helped design the cabin — and has filled it with all his favourite books, music and bourbon.
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Travel & LeisureYou'll Soon Be Able to Zoom Into a Life-Sized Godzilla Statue Via Zipline
The new Japanese theme park attraction will stretch across 120 metres in length — and it's due to open next year.
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Travel & LeisureElement Richmond Is the Pet-Friendly Melbourne Hotel That'll Let Your Pooch Stay In Your Room
With comfy doggy beds and a pet degustation menu, four-legged guests are treated like royalty.
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Travel & LeisureQantas Has Just Trialled a Non-Stop Flight from London to Sydney
After flying direct from New York–Sydney in October, the airline has just trialled its next possible non-stop long-haul route.
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Travel & LeisureTerindah Estate Winery's Glamping Retreat with Its Own Private Beach Is Back for Summer
And the decked-out bell tents are a very reasonable $220 a night (or $110 if you split it).
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Travel & LeisureNine Essential Outdoor Adventures to Have Throughout the Bendigo Region
Stretch your legs — and your photo-taking expertise — along converted rail trails, through bushland and over pink-tinged peaks.
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Arts & EntertainmentEight Unexpected Places to Stay Around the Bendigo Region's Best Cultural Experiences
Fill your weekend away with all the exciting sights — from galleries and goldfields to glamping tents to sleep in.
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Travel & LeisureMelbourne Can Expect Multiple Days of Climate Change Protests This Week
Thousands of activists are set to protest outside a four-day mining conference at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Travel & LeisureMelbourne's Long-Awaited Surf Park Urbnsurf Is Finally Pumping Out Waves
The two-hectare surf park is set to open this summer.
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Food & DrinkNine Essential Bars and Eateries to Hit in the Bendigo Region
Plan a weekend escape around sipping craft brews, exploring bustling restaurant hubs and tucking into local produce.
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Travel & LeisureLord Howe Island Has Been Named One of the Best Places to Visit in 2020 by Lonely Planet
The NSW island took out the fifth spot on the annual travel destination list — and Central Asia's Silk Road came out on top.
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Travel & LeisureSeven Summer Festivals Worth the Road Trip
Round up your mates for an epic adventure to one of these regional food, music and flower festivals.
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Travel & LeisureThe First Non-Stop Qantas Flight from New York to Sydney Is Soaring Through the Sky This Weekend
Testing the route with an aim to roll it out to the public, the Australian carrier will become the first commercial airline to make the massive 19.5-hour flight.
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Travel & LeisureThe Ten Best Beach Camping Spots in Victoria
Pitch your tent, then into the surf with you.
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Travel & LeisureSix New Off-the-Grid Unyoked Cabins Have Popped Up Around NSW and Vic
Summer holiday plans, sorted.
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Travel & LeisureStylish US Chain Ace Hotel Is Opening Its First Australian Outpost in Sydney
The 18-storey development will feature 264 rooms, a ground-floor lobby bar, and rooftop bar and restaurant.
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Travel & LeisureApollo BayApollo Bay Seafood Festival 2020
Three days of oysters, prawns, wine and sustainability talks on the Great Ocean Road.
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Travel & LeisureOakbankCrush Festival 2020
This long weekend festival is all about summertime wine tastings, live music, art and theatre — and it’s free to attend.
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Travel & LeisureSydney's Newest Luxury Eco-Retreat Is Located Right in the Middle of Taronga Zoo
The 62 rooms are not only be located among the zoo's animals, but have epic views over the zoo and Sydney Harbour.
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Travel & LeisureYandinaGinger Flower and Food Festival
Thousands of plants will be available to buy at this Sunshine Coast event.
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Travel & LeisureManjimupManjimup Cherry Harmony Festival
A sweet, community-minded festival that honours local produce.
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Travel & LeisureChadstone Will Soon Be Home to a Multimillion-Dollar Luxury Hotel with a Rooftop Pool and Bar
With 250 opulent rooms and a new all-day restaurant by Scott Pickett.