• News

    Ten of the Most Blissful Waterfront Stays You Can Book in East Gippsland

    This regional gem is filled with idyllic waterfront retreats offering the ultimate antidote to city life.

  • News

    Twenty of the Best Airbnb Stays You Can Book in Tasmania

    Book one — or a few — of these cabins, suites and lodges as you plan a trip around the Apple Isle.

  • News

    Fifteen 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.

  • News

    Ten 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.

  • 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

    The Essential Spring Long Weekender's Guide to Hobart

    For New Zealanders in search of epic adventures, incredible scenery, delicious gastronomy and damn good wine, you don't have to travel far.

  • News

    A Weekender's Guide to Wanaka

    Soak up the very best of 'God's Country'.

  • News

    The 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.

  • News

    The 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.

  • News

    Our Guide to the Best Glamping Sites Around Australia

    Stay in luxury tents scattered among remote deserts, lush rainforests and tropical islands at these Australian glamping sites.

  • Guide

    The 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.

  • News

    Stay 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.

  • News

    Stay 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.

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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    A Weekender's Guide to New Plymouth

    Get briefed before you pack up and head to the place they call 'a little bit out there'.

  • 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

    Six Must-Stay Boutique Resorts in Thailand

    From secluded temple replicas to free jet lag massages and a forest boutique with door-opening monkeys.

  • 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

    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.

  • Travel & Leisure

    You'll Soon Be Able to Stay In a King Arthur-Inspired Pop-Up Cabin Hotel

    Add the Wales countryside to your must-visit list.

  • Travel & Leisure

    A Budgeter's Guide to Travelling Around Scandinavia

    Travel to one of the world's most expensive regions without draining your wallet. Yes, it's possible.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Paris Could Be Getting An Exercise-Powered Floating Gym

    You won't just ride your way along the River Seine — you'll ride on it.

  • Travel & Leisure

    What It's Like Cruising On the Fourth Biggest Ship in the World

    It's not all a sea of grey.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Ten Glorious Places to Stay When You Finally Get to Take a Summer Holiday

    'Tis the season to treat yourself.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Sweden Now Has a Year-Round Ice Hotel

    Ice ice baby.

  • Travel & Leisure

    An Ex-Noma Chef Is Building a Temporary Pop-Up Restaurant On Mount Everest

    Now that's how you celebrate scaling the world's highest peak.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Pristine Blue Paradise Has Been Named Australia's Best Beach

    Where is it, you ask? Good question.

  • Travel & Leisure

    100 Hours in Sydney: A Trifecta of Restaurants, Hassle-Free Golf and Plant-Tastic Skyscrapers

    With better weather and architecture and equally as grand geography, it's hard for a fan of Auckland to not also be a slightly gushing fan of the Australian metropolis.

  • Travel & Leisure

    This Japanese Bar Is Made Entirely Out of Recycled Rubbish

    There's recycling, and then there's this.

  • 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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