Travel & Leisure
A Weekender's Guide to Newcastle
Take a trip up the Pacific to street art, pourovers, microbreweries and those famously beautiful beaches.
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NewsThe Most-Secluded Retreats You Can Book in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland
Here, you'll find cosy couples' cabins, treehouse hideaways and stunning rural retreats.
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NewsFrom Hiking Trails to Biking Paths, Here's How to See Another Side of Singapore for Free
Immersing yourself in Singapore's natural beauty won't cost you a thing.
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NewsTen of the Best Airbnb Stays You Can Book Around Australia
For your next getaway around Australia, spend a weekend in a cabin floating on the ocean, a bubble in the mountains or a 100-year-old castle.
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NewsComing Soon: Mondrian Is Opening Its First Australian Hotel in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast in 2025
This Los Angeles-born chain's debut Aussie site will feature 208 hotel rooms — plus pools, restaurants, and both beach and hinterland views.
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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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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 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 Patonga, Pearl Beach and Killcare
Feast on oysters, sip locally made gin and stay in luxury accommodation on the Central Coast.
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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 Most Romantic Places to Stay in Bali When Proposals and Honeymoons Come Calling
Perfect for those looking to honeymoon or just run away with their special someone.
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GuideThe Ten Best Hotels in Brisbane
Whether you're vacationing or staycationing, this lineup of the top hotels in Brisbane will help you live your best life — fine restaurants, premium spas and rooftop pools for days.
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NewsStay of the Week: Hotel Komune Resort and Beach Club
This stunning Bali resort sits on the black-sand shoreline of Keramas Beach, one of the best surf breaks in the world.
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NewsStay of the Week: Wallaringa Farm
Wallaringa Farm is the perfect blend of rustic charm and modern comfort, nestled on 750 acres of cattle farm in the heart of the Hunter Valley.
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Travel & LeisureAirly Is Australia's New Startup Doing Unlimited Domestic Flights
Sydney to Melbourne to Canberra as many times as you like, for one (hefty) monthly fee.
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Travel & LeisureRussia: The Least Relaxing Holiday You Need to Have
Get a visa, learn some Cyrillic and get to the world's largest nation.
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Travel & LeisureThis Tokyo Hostel Lets You Live Out Your Dream of Sleeping in a Bookstore
Bento + bed + books.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Copacabana and Bouddi National Park
Take a quick drive to shipwrecks, snorkeling, fresh seafood on the beach and swamp wallabies.
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Travel & LeisureWhy Every Foodie Needs to Visit Estonia
Where all your Eastern European food and pretty castle dreams can come true.
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Travel & LeisureLive the Bond Lifestyle With Heineken's Next-Level SPECTRE 007 Experiences
They've sent lucky ducks on helicopter pub tours and personal styling sessions. Now, Rottnest Island.
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Travel & LeisureWin an Epic Overseas Adventure Trip Simply By Taking a 'Shoefie'
Let's see those holiday kicks.
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Travel & LeisureThis Private Island Off the Coast of Tassie Lets You Take the Ultimate Break From Reality
And it's all oysters, wine and seaside views.
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Travel & LeisureThe Most Weird and Wonderful Food Museums to Visit Around the World
Entire temples dedicated to bizarre, niche foods, from chicken risotto ice cream to giant creepy currywurst men.
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Travel & LeisureAirbnb Is Letting You Stay the Night in the Creepy Catacombs of Paris
Spend the night with 6 million skeletons this Halloween.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Orange
Find vintage shops, paddock-to-plate dinners and a new respect for Chardonnay in the 'food basket' of NSW.
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Travel & LeisureThere's a Secret Pop-Up Hotel Travelling Around Australia
Featuring a rooftop hot tub, Apple TV and a fully-stocked cocktail station.
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Travel & LeisureAustralia's Apres-Ski Scene Is Hitting New Heights
The European alps feel closer than ever.
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Travel & LeisureYou'll Soon Be Able to Stay (and Eat World-Class Food) at the Palace of Versailles
A Parisian B&B where you can have your cake and eat it too.
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Travel & LeisureStay at a Spanish Bubble Hotel In the Middle of the Desert
Probably the most Instagrammable hotel we've seen in an age.
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Travel & LeisureHipcamp Is the Airbnb for Campers
A 'land-sharing' service connecting land owners with campers.
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Travel & LeisureA Guide to Eating and Drinking Around South-West France
Mid-morning wine tastings, medieval cities and ex-slaughterhouse art galleries in the ‘festival capital’ of France.
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Travel & LeisureNew York's JFK Airport Is Building a Luxury Terminal for Your Pets
Amenities include doggie pedicures, chandelier lighting and a private mating area for penguins.
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Travel & LeisurePatience Hodgson's Five Steps to the Perfect Brisbane Weekend
The Grates frontwoman now runs Brisbane's favourite vintage tropical cafe bar.
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Travel & LeisureMake a Sea Change at Vietnam's Six Senses Con Dao
Get a healthy dose of history, pho and zen at Vietnam's luxury spa stay — on an island with quite the dark past.
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Travel & LeisureWin a Weekend Away at Dark Mofo
Fly down to Hobart as a VIP guest of official MONA partner Hendrick's Gin.
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Travel & LeisureBerlin Caps Rent Prices, Makes All of Australia Jealous
Nice to see a country keeping low-income earners from being driven out of the inner city.
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Travel & LeisurePerth's Five Hidden Treasures According to Peter Bibby
Take a bonafide local's tour through Perth with the 'Hates My Boozin'' yarn-spinner.
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Travel & LeisureThe World's First Official Hello Kitty Restaurant to Open in Hong Kong
Instagram had better be ready.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Avoca
Pull on a cable knit and enjoy the autumn sun on the Central Coast.
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Travel & LeisureExpats, It Looks Like You'll Be Paying Back Your HECS After All
Pyne wants you to pay up.
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Travel & LeisureThe Ten Best Things to Come Out of Mexico
Two million square kilometres of ingenuity, creativity and deliciousness.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Airbnb Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love's Old LA Apartment
No luggage needed, just come as you are.
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Travel & LeisureUber Launches Cash-Only Auto-Rickshaw Service
A world first for the taxi-challenging app.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to the Hunter Valley
Go off the beaten vineyard track on your foray into Australia's favourite wine region.
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Travel & LeisureA Wine Lover's Weekender in the Southern Highlands
The place to go when you long to sip pinot noir by a crackling wood fire.
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Travel & LeisureThis New Hotel Offers Accomodation for Both Tourists and Refugees
Now here's a bighearted social enterprise.
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Travel & LeisureAirbnb's Latest Terrifying Stay is Snuggled In the End of This Ski Jump
Checkout is via zipline. Really.