• News

    Just in Time for Valentine's Day, Scoot Is Offering Discounted Flights to Multiple Dreamy Destinations Across Asia From $140

    From steamy city breaks to island hideaways, these discounted fares are made for Valentine's daydreamers in need of a holiday.

  • News

    Your Cultural Guide to the Gold Coast: Local Creatives, Independent Boutiques and Arts Spaces

    Explore the Gold Coast beyond the beach with this insider guide to galleries, festivals, independent boutiques and local markets.

  • News

    Spas, Wellness and Indulgence: 10 Luxe Gold Coast Escapes to Help You Zen Out

    From bathhouses to hinterland retreats, the Gold Coast offers plenty of ways to slow down and reset.

  • 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 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.

  • 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

    A Weekender's Guide to Daylesford

    Spend a few days wrapped in nature, natural mineral springs and a blanket of good food and wine.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Guide

    The 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.

  • News

    The 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.

Travel

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  • 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

    We'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.

  • 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

    A 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.

  • 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
    Melbourne

    Putting Practice at Holey Moley

    There's 27 holes over three courses, karaoke and a room dedicated to The Simpsons.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A 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.

  • 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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Ten 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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Qantas to Run Daily Non-Stop Flights from Australia to London

    The new route has just gone on sale.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This 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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Where 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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    The 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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Dubai Hotel Is Running 'Underwater' Yoga Classes

    Atlantis The Palm wants you to do savasana with the fishes.

  • Travel & Leisure

    You'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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A 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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Tokyo Just Opened the Nap Cafe of Your Dreams

    Order a hot brew and then take a snooze on a reclining $9000 bed.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Australian 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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Ten Incredible Hotels to Inspire a Long Weekend Getaway

    Say 'yes' to coastal hideaways and wine region retreats.

  • Travel & Leisure

    The Rainy Day Guide to Melbourne

    Shelter from the elements at cosy cafes, warm, dry galleries and fully-stocked bars.

  • Travel & Leisure

    You Can Now Take Underwater Tours of the Titanic

    You'll need a cool $137,000 to wade through the historic wreck.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Ten Immaculate Specialty Coffee Shops Worth Booking a Trip to Japan For

    From standalone coffee shops on the outskirts of town to tiny one-man stalls doing hand-drip.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Australian Beach Has Been Lit Up Bright Blue by 'Sea Sparkle'

    The natural phenomena on the Tasmanian coast has been caused by bioluminescent phytoplankton.

  • Travel & Leisure

    New York Now Has Its Own Chocolate Museum

    Learn about the history of everyone's favourite sweet treat, and sample it of course.

  • Travel & Leisure

    The World's First Craft Beer Hotel Is Coming

    Complete with in-room beer taps, shower beer fridges and beer-filled jacuzzis.

  • Travel & Leisure
    Laharum

    Under Sky Pop-Up Glamping Hotel

    Camp in luxury among the olive groves in the Grampians.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Canada Resoundingly Named World's Best Travel Destination of 2017

    Three leading international publishers have crowned the US's northern neighbour.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Ocean Waterslide Is the Novelty Beach Activity Australia Needs

    But for now you'll have to find it at luxury Maldives resort Soneva Jani.

  • Travel & Leisure

    You'll Soon Be Able to Trek Through Harry Potter's Forbidden Forest

    Follow in the boy wizard's footsteps as part of Warner Bros' London studio tour.

  • Travel & Leisure

    New York Now Has a Cafe Dedicated to Cookie Dough

    Guilt-free gooeyness.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A Pub in Adelaide For Every Occasion

    For when you're feeling a little lost for options.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Ten Travel Hacks That Will Save You Precious Time and Money on Your Next Holiday

    Not one is 'roll your clothes in your suitcase'.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Ten Must-Visit Places Worth Travelling Overseas for in 2017

    Check for cheap flights and lock in a date.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Nomadic Life Kit Lets You Travel With the Comforts of Home

    Travel light and take your favourite things with you.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A Game of Thrones-Themed Bar Has Popped Up In Edinburgh

    It's enough to send you scurrying over land and sea like a lost Stark child.

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