Travel & Leisure
You Can Now Stay In a Harry Potter-Inspired Wizarding School
And you won't even have to exclaim "alohomora!" to get in.
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NewsRest 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.
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FeatureThe 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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FeatureDark Arts, Hedonism and Exploration: A Weekender's Guide to Visiting Hobart for Dark Mofo
Dark Mofo bathes Hobart in red light, fire and ritual every winter solstice. Here's where to stay, what to eat and how to do the long nights properly — from the Winter Feast to Night Mass.
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FeatureThe Best Unconventional Stays in Australia
From sleeping in former prison cells and bubbles under desert skies to floating villas, cliff-edge cabins and islands you can have entirely to yourself, these are Australia’s most unconventional stays.
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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 Byron Bay
Where to stay, eat, drink and play around one of Australia's most-loved coastal towns.
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NewsGastronomy, 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.
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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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GuideThe 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.
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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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Travel & LeisureOutside Guide: 48 Hours in Byron Bay
We've teamed up with Converse to embrace the elements in an all-weather travel guide series.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Take A Virtual Tour of Australia Thanks to Qantas' New VR App
The next best thing to actually being there.
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Travel & LeisureTen Places to Camp Between Byron Bay and Melbourne
Looking for somewhere to pitch your tent?
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Travel & LeisureOman's New Luxury Five-Star Canyon Resort Is Pure, Unbridled Decadence
Take. Us. There.
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Travel & LeisureWe've Got a Whole Heap of Camping Gear To Give Away
Your chance to be that friend that always has a tent.
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Travel & LeisureOutside Guide: 48 Hours at Thredbo
We've teamed up with Converse to embrace the elements in an all-weather travel guide series.
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Travel & LeisureOutside Guide: 48 Hours in Wanaka
We've teamed up with Converse to embrace the elements in an all-weather travel guide series.
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Travel & LeisureQantas Might Soon Run Non-Stop Flights from Australia to London
This could mean the end of hellish international stopovers.
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Travel & LeisureThe Less Obvious Guide to Kraków
Discover deliciously hidden delicacies in one of Poland's oldest cities.
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Travel & LeisureSpain Is Getting a Permanent Nude Garden of Eden-Like Restaurant
You'll be able to eat your meal off the naked skin of the waitstaff.
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Travel & LeisureTen Glamping Experiences Worth Travelling For
From luxury Moroccan desert camps, to those only accessible by seaplane or boat.
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Travel & LeisureA Detailed Account of Glamping in the Melbourne CBD
We sent a writer to test out the soft linen, saunas and Messina delivery.
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Travel & LeisureThis Is What Happens When You Go White Water Rafting in Tropical North Queensland
We sent a writer to find out if it's worth the trip.
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Travel & LeisureThis Is What Happens When You're On a Blue Mountains Canyoning Adventure
Hint: there's waterfalls, abseiling, rock jumps and steep cliffs.
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Travel & LeisureAirbnb Is About to Become Legal in New South Wales
Book your next local stay with a clear conscience.
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Travel & LeisureFive Foodie Experiences Worth Travelling to Adelaide For
From a log cabin bar wedged in a laneway to Jock Zonfrillo's Orana spinoff — Adelaide's worth the pilgrimage for foodies.
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Travel & LeisureThe Less Obvious Guide to Florence
Secret bakeries, authentic Italian sandwiches and stunning sunsets.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Stay in New York's First Shipping Container Home
Because good things come in small packages.
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Travel & LeisureThis American Theme Park Lets You Pretend You're in Jurassic Park
Welcome… to Moab Giants Dinosaur Park.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Attend a Casual Slumber Party with Mark Ronson at Abbey Road Studios
Airbnb have outdone themselves.
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Travel & LeisureThe Less Obvious Guide to Dubrovnik
How to find the bluest water in this lovely Croatian city.
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Travel & LeisureTen Awesome Adelaide Bars Worth Travelling For
Hidden speakeasies, makeshift city saloons and New Orleans-style beer bars.
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Travel & LeisureThe Less Obvious Guide to Berlin
We asked an actual Berlin local where to eat and what to do.
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Travel & LeisureNew York Could Be Getting A Floating Restaurant Over the Hudson River
There's sky-high restaurants and rooftop bars, and then there's this.
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Travel & LeisurePort DouglasPullman Port Douglas
Find your inner sanctuary without being in an actual sanctuary.
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Travel & LeisureCairnsPullman Cairns International
The Great Barrier Reef, waterfalls and northern beaches are all your oysters.
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Travel & LeisureHow to Stay at QT Falls Creek and Royally Dominate Your First Skiing Experience
Balcony jacuzzis, thermal massages, spiked white hot chocolates and pizza-slicing like a pro.
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Travel & LeisureOutside Guide: 48 Hours at The Grampians
We've teamed up with Converse to embrace the elements in an all-weather travel guide series.
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Travel & LeisureA New Cocktail-Focused Los Angeles Hotel Is Offering Bed and Beverage Experiences
You'll even be given painkillers when you check out.
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Travel & LeisureThis Abandoned Italian Fun Park Will Host the World Hide-and-Seek Championships
Ready or not, here we come.
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Travel & LeisureRoad Tripping: A Sydneysider's Guide
From quick city getaways just a few hours drive away to epic interstate adventures.
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Travel & LeisureSydney's Been Ranked the Second Friendliest City in the World
And no, Melbourne didn't make the list.
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Travel & LeisureOutside Guide: 48 Hours in Lake Tekapo
We've teamed up with Converse to embrace the elements in an all-weather travel guide series.
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Travel & LeisureOutside Guide: 48 Hours on the Great Ocean Road
We've teamed up with Converse to embrace the elements in an all-weather travel guide series.