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.
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NewsStay: These Vintage Caravans Are Made for Group Getaways (and Come With Record Players)
Retro-style caravans in Bendigo are offering a new way to do group getaways and come complete with vinyl players and modern amenities.
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HotelThe Olympia
1 Oxford Street, Paddington
25hours Hotels first Australian outpost is an homage to cinematic glory, built around a globally inspired hospitality precinct.
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NewsFrom Sporting Championships to Annual Spectacles: Ten Gold Coast Events That Are Worth the Journey
The Gold Coast is more than just sand and suntans.
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NewsIHG Hotels Is Offering 20% Discounts on Bookings for Over 270 Hotels Until Early February
Get a luxurious stay booked across the world before the New Year gets the better of you with this time-limited sale.
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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 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 Port Stephens
Slurp local oysters, ride through the dunes and unearth 'Mad Max' sets on the coast.
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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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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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NewsTen Treehouses Around Australia You Can Book for an Immersive Nature Getaway
Book a stay deep in the Blue Mountains or a stone's throw away from the Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsTen of the Most-Secluded Waterfront Getaways You Can Book on the Northern Beaches
You can't jump on a plane to the Riviera, but you can escape the city for a tranquil weekend on Pittwater.
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Travel & LeisureThis 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.
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Travel & LeisureTen 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.
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Travel & LeisureQantas to Run Daily Non-Stop Flights from Australia to London
The new route has just gone on sale.
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Travel & LeisureThis 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.
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Travel & LeisureWhere 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.
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Travel & LeisureWilderness Photography Escape
Spend the weekend camping, hiking and shooting the sunrise in the Blue Mountains.
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Travel & LeisureWilderness Canoe Escape
Canoe through a natural gorge to a secret campsite with We Are Explorers.
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Travel & LeisureThe 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.
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Travel & LeisureThis Dubai Hotel Is Running 'Underwater' Yoga Classes
Atlantis The Palm wants you to do savasana with the fishes.
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Travel & LeisureTen New South Wales Breweries Worth a Road Trip
Try freshly brewed ales, small batch IPAs and English bitters inside disused industrial warehouses — or perhaps a 100-year-old Anglican wool store.
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Travel & LeisureYou'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.
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Travel & LeisureA 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.
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Travel & LeisureTokyo Just Opened the Nap Cafe of Your Dreams
Order a hot brew and then take a snooze on a reclining $9000 bed.
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Travel & LeisureAustralian 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.
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Travel & LeisureTen Incredible Hotels to Inspire a Long Weekend Getaway
Say 'yes' to coastal hideaways and wine region retreats.
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Travel & LeisureThere's a Pop-Up Sculpture Gallery in the Blue Mountains Rainforest
Walk through a stunning rainforest and see some art while you're there.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Take Underwater Tours of the Titanic
You'll need a cool $137,000 to wade through the historic wreck.
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Travel & LeisureTen 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.
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Travel & LeisureThis Australian Beach Has Been Lit Up Bright Blue by 'Sea Sparkle'
The natural phenomena on the Tasmanian coast has been caused by bioluminescent phytoplankton.
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Travel & LeisureNew York Now Has Its Own Chocolate Museum
Learn about the history of everyone's favourite sweet treat, and sample it of course.
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Travel & LeisureThe World's First Craft Beer Hotel Is Coming
Complete with in-room beer taps, shower beer fridges and beer-filled jacuzzis.
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Travel & LeisureThis Idyllic Coastline Has Been Named Australia's Best Beach for Travellers
Get there before summer ends.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Tamworth (During the Country Music Festival)
Where to stay, eat and explore, according to some of Australia's best alt-country names.
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Travel & LeisureSurry HillsOpen Week at Fitness Playground
The colourful Sydney gym will open exclusively to Concrete Playground readers for a week.
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Travel & LeisureWe're Giving Away a One-Year Fitness Playground Gym Membership
Plus ten personal training sessions — enter here for your chance to win.
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Travel & LeisureCanada Resoundingly Named World's Best Travel Destination of 2017
Three leading international publishers have crowned the US's northern neighbour.
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Travel & LeisureThis Ocean Waterslide Is the Novelty Beach Activity Australia Needs
But for now you'll have to find it at luxury Maldives resort Soneva Jani.
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Travel & LeisureYou'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.
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Travel & LeisureA Pub in Adelaide For Every Occasion
For when you're feeling a little lost for options.
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Travel & LeisureTwelve Award-Winning, Truly Spectacular Hotels From Around the World
Too good to be true?
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Travel & LeisureTen Travel Hacks That Will Save You Precious Time and Money on Your Next Holiday
Not one is 'roll your clothes in your suitcase'.
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Travel & LeisureTen Must-Visit Places Worth Travelling Overseas for in 2017
Check for cheap flights and lock in a date.
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Travel & LeisureThis Nomadic Life Kit Lets You Travel With the Comforts of Home
Travel light and take your favourite things with you.
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Travel & LeisureA 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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Travel & LeisureThis Whitsundays Beach Resort Has Just Gone Up For Sale
It'll set you back a cool $6 million though.
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Travel & LeisureA Guide to Adrenalin Adventures in New Zealand's Christchurch Region
You're going to want to throw yourself off a tall structure.
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Travel & LeisureA Guide to the Breathtaking Nature in New Zealand's Christchurch Region
From some of the darkest skies in the world to the serene waters of the Akaroa Harbour.
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Travel & LeisureA Quick Trip to Christchurch
New Zealand's South Island is filled to the brim with mountains, lakes and scenery waiting to be explored. It's just a three-hour flight away. We're here to help you plan.