From Sunrise Balloons to a Rooftop Train: 10 Melbourne Moments You Can’t Recreate Elsewhere

From floating above the skyline at dawn on a hot air balloon to following a scale model of the solar system along the bay, step away from the usual Melbourne activities and try something distinctly local. When you think of Melbourne, what comes to mind? Look beyond the city’s art galleries, excellent coffee shops and […]

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Meet Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort, An Overwater Escape Closer to Home

Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort turns a family getaway into a full resort experience, with overwater bungalows, a private saltwater lagoon and a calendar of nearby coastal adventures. A private saltwater lagoon, palm-fringed pool and overwater bungalows – welcome to Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort. Set in Twin Waters on the Sunshine Coast, this resort blends coastal-cool […]

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Cairns, Port Douglas & Palm Cove: Where to Stay in Tropical North Queensland

These three gems along the Queensland coast are separated by only an hour’s drive, but they make for very different holidays. The Sunshine State presents a positive problem: choosing between city, sand, reef and rainforest. The beauty of the region is that you can easily tick off all four in a single weekend. If it’s […]

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How to Plan the Perfect Australian Wine Weekend

Planning a wine weekend close to home? Discover how curated regional bottles can help you choose where to go, what to book and how to pace the trip. Australia has 65 wine growing regions, each with its own climate, varietals and character. That means planning your ultimate winery weekend away can benefit from some serious […]

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Why Travelling Australia By Train Should Be Your Next Holiday

Want to see the world while disconnecting from reality? All that and more is possible on a luxury train odyssey. There are two ways to holiday: the flop-and-drop, where you disconnect completely, and the one where you hit the ground running to see everything a place has to offer. It’s rare that one trip can […]

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Gold Coast Insider Guide: Beach, Bars & National Parks

Known for decades as the end-of-high-school party spot, the Gold Coast has itself graduated to become a sun-kissed strip of high-end luxury. Here’s what our guide to the Gold Coast. This region is not called the Bronze Coast or even the Silver Coast: the beaches, the nightlife, the seafood straight from the ocean to your […]

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Beach, Lagoon or Private Plunge Pool? This Palm Cove Resort Has All Three

Pullman Palm Cove Sea Temple Resort & Spa brings together a melaleuca-shaded lagoon, spacious apartments and direct beach access – all within reach of the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. You don’t have to go far from home to find tropical paradise with an enormous lagoon pool and a beachfront postcode in Queensland’s most […]

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Arrival Hall: All the Travel News You Need for September

The month’s travel news including an exciting new Melbourne cocktail pop-up, the extended World’s 50 Best Hotel’s list and a Japanese whisky bar takeover. High Society: Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne launches Society Sessions Rendezvous’ Grand Vestibule, a perfect example of Melbourne’s historic Edwardian Baroque style, plays host to a unique night of modern cocktails and hotel […]

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Meet Little National, The New Adelaide Hotel That’s Little in Name Only

Little National Hotel Adelaide brings cleverly compact rooms and a rooftop bar with 360-degree views across the city, hills and coast to the CBD There’s a new kid on the block in Adelaide’s CBD. Opening on 1 September 2026, Little National Hotel Adelaide brings the brand’s compact-room formula to the leafy streets of North Terrace. […]

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The South Coast Winery Stay With the Vineyard at Your Door

Stay among the vines at Cupitt’s Estate on the NSW South Coast, with seasonal dining, cool-climate wines and Mollymook Beach nearby. Cupitt’s Estate is a boutique winery stay on the NSW South Coast, where one-bedroom villas, estate-grown produce and cool-climate wines create an easygoing country escape close to Mollymook Beach and Milton. This is a […]

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Why September to April is the Northern Territory’s Best Kept Season

Discover why the Northern Territory’s best-kept secret is its best kept season. Visiting the Northern Territory from September to April brings the extraordinary in abundance: seasonal rainfall can send water twisting and tumbling down Uluṟu and fills floodplains in the Top End. Witnessing rain cascade down Uluṟu is a rare spectacle, experienced by just 1% […]

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Melbourne’s Newest Hotel Redefines Luxury on the Yarra River

The brand’s first in Australasia, the award-winning 1 Hotel Melbourne brings new life to a hitherto neglected stretch of the city’s Yarra River with 220 metres of uninterrupted river frontage. Paul Chai checks in. Melbourne’s last remaining heritage goods shed from the city’s shipping heyday has been transformed. Now the architectural centrepiece of 1 Hotel’s […]