How to Have the Ultimate Foodies’ Escape in the Margaret River Region

Here’s how to feast, graze, wine and fine dine through one of the world’s most exciting foodie destinations, Western Australia’s Margaret River Region. Year-round sunshine, more than a hundred cellar doors and a wildly inventive culinary scene make the Margaret River Region a foodies’ dream. This year, there is an extra special reason to entice […]

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Time Magazine Unveils World’s Greatest Places List for 2024

With an emphasis on innovation, the list includes sustainability initiatives and immersive cultural experiences. Time magazine has unveiled its annual World’s Greatest Places list, highlighting 100 extraordinary hotels, cruises, restaurants, attractions, museums and parks. The list – compiled in part through the nominations of global correspondents and contributors – features eco-conscious glamping sites, billion-dollar hotels, […]

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Witty Fashion-Photography-Themed Stay Draws Focus to Spencer Street Area; Hotel Indigo Melbourne

This one-time Holiday Inn has undergone a $20-million facelift to turn it in a groovy new art hotel inspired by the photography of German fashion snapper Helmut Newton, whose work in the 50s and 60s in London and Paris became world famous. Helmut Newton, whose stylistic black-and-white fashion snaps defined an era, spent a lot […]

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5 Reasons Why This Hotel Is Perfect for a Sydney Staycation

Stylish, central and spoiled for choice: check into a five-star fantasy without leaving the city at Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney. Everyone needs to get away sometimes. While a globe-hopping adventure is always a thrill, splashing out on a long weekend a little closer to home can be the perfect way to break up your routine […]

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What Are Hotel Club Rooms & Are They Worth It?

Complimentary canapes and cocktails, exclusive lounges and top-tier service – it’s time to join the club. Imagine this: you’ve just landed on the Island of the Gods, and after dropping your bags at the five-star InterContinental Bali, you head out to enjoy an afternoon jam-packed with activities. On return, you visit the exclusive Club InterContinental, […]

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Everything You Need to Know About Port Douglas

What to do, where to stay and most importantly, where to eat in this perennially popular TNQ town. If there’s one destination that epitomises everything Australia does best, it’s Port Douglas. There are countless natural wonders (the Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest), cracking food and coffee (hello, Macrossan Street) and year-round temperate weather and […]

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Where To Holiday in Australia, No Matter the Time of Year

Every corner of Australia has something to offer the curious traveller – it’s simply a matter of choosing when you want to visit. From the overflowing waterfalls of Kakadu in the wet season to swimming with whale sharks off Western Australia’s coastline, Australia’s wide plains, dense rainforests and spectacular coastlines are brimming with adventure, no […]

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A French Connection: Qantas Launches Direct Flights to Paris Ahead of 2024 Summer Olympics

From Down Under to the Eiffel Tower: Qantas launches the world’s longest direct flight to France, just in time for the Olympics. Qantas’ new 17-hour direct flight between Perth and Paris took off Monday, marking the first time in two decades that Australia’s favourite airline has operated services to the City of Lights. The route […]

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Cheers! The Best Bars in Sydney

From eclectic margarita bars below Pitt Street to Japanese-inspired jazz spots in Surry Hills, here’s our pick of Sydney’s best bars. One thing’s clear: when it comes to the perfect night out, Sydney’s got plenty of spirit. Whether it’s bold, old or served ice-cold, the city’s diversity and iron-clad commitment to mixological excellence means there’s […]

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French-Inspired Luxury at the Paris End of Melbourne, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

Sofitel Melbourne on Collins has an intimacy despite being a large hotel chain through unique position, love of the arts and creative passion. Sofitel is celebrating its diamond jubilee this year, 60 years of adding a little French luxury to what is known as the Paris end of Collins Street. Despite its 363 rooms, the […]

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Let Us Après: the Best Fun You Can Have in Mt Buller With Your Skis Off

Mt Buller is known as Melbourne’s Mountain due to its proximity to the Victorian capital but with pop-up container bars, bluesy basement speakeasies and fine French diners it also channels the city’s party spirit. As if Mt Buller didn’t already have some of the best apres-ski in the High Country, this year the mountain is […]

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Sun, Fun and Spa in a Revamped Retro Motel, Sunnymead Hotel on the Great Ocean Road

Sunnymead Hotel is part of a growing trend of old motel’s getting a glow up, and it now embodies the sunny disposition of a great beach break. Located in Aireys Inlet, Sunnymead feels like driving into a sunny summer afternoon with all the hues of a Bellarine sunset, a pool bar straight out of Barbie […]