This Month
You can fly from Europe to America for free. There’s just one catch
Delays are an inevitability that clouds travel in the post-COVID world. But in Europe at least, they can have a silver lining.
- Andrew Hobbs
October
Travel surge cements Young Rich Lister’s new billionaire status
Robert Chamberlain’s Huno Group enjoyed a 25 per cent jump in revenue to more than $232 million, while net profit hit $78.8 million.
- Yolanda Redrup
Is it the end of revenge travel?
New research has found that almost 20 per cent of Australian travellers regretted their destination choices as booking figures continue to rebound strongly.
- Gus McCubbing
This sleekly designed Swiss Alps hotel is guaranteed to refresh you
At 7132 Hotel in Vals, Switzerland, healing thermal waters bubble below while star architecture rises above.
- Ryan Stuart
September
Travel is the key to staying young, says this new study
Academics at Edith Cowan University have discovered that, as well as the mental and physical benefits, tourism can keep people looking younger.
- Katelyn Catanzariti
August
This Aussie quit his career to open a luxury resort in Greece
It’s no coincidence that it took Australians to tackle the challenge of opening Gundari in such a secluded island location.
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- Kate Hennessy
This cruise will change the way you travel
A voyage to the last frontier and a land of frozen dreams on the Celebrity Edge.
- Tim Johnson
A guide to middle-aged backpacking
What I did not want to relive were the bed bugs, hostel dormitory rooms, or hellish overnight bus journeys on pot-holed roads.
- Michael Smith
London’s hottest hotel will surprise you again and again
Discretion is a hallmark of all-suite hotel The Emory, where you enter a world of pitch-perfect luxury through a back alley.
- Maria Shollenbarger
What happens to your brain on holiday (and how to replicate it at home)
Psychologists say you can get most of the benefits of a big trip without leaving home. Here’s how.
- Lucy Dean
July
They’re young, rich, and in the French Riviera
Cashed-up, glamorous young Aussies have descended on Saint-Tropez and Monte Carlo, spending their time on superyachts and at $1500-plus per night hotels.
- Yolanda Redrup
June
The California wine hot spot that locals have only just discovered
The little-known Santa Ynez Valley behind Santa Barbara offers a delicious mix of ambitious restaurants and small-town vibes.
- Maria Shollenbarger
The Aussies fuelling a travel boom that’s defying the cost crunch
Interest rates and inflation are up, but hundreds of thousands of Australians are still managing to holiday abroad this year – sometimes helped by mum and dad.
- Euan Black
May
How the Turner women are creating a legacy beyond Flight Centre
Graham Turner may have turned Flight Centre into a household name, but wife Jude and daughter Jo have a different approach to business.
- Yolanda Redrup
NRMA snaps up Yamba holiday park for more than $40m
The association will add the Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort in Yamba to a tourism portfolio that includes Cradle Mountain Hotel and Freycinet Lodge in Tasmania
- Larry Schlesinger
How this tiny English village got a US tech money makeover
Before Michael Birch swooped in, few people had ever heard of Woolsery in North Devon. Now the smart London set happily spend hours driving there.
- Jane Knight
This famous spa costs $17k for five nights. Is it worth it?
We road-test celebrity magnet Ananda Spa in the Himalayas.
- Fiona Carruthers
- Exclusive
- Aviation
Bonza’s backers plotted to ‘get the planes out’ and ‘wind this up’
Leaked documents show the writing was on the wall for the budget carrier weeks before it collapsed, and suggest co-ordination between its financiers and owners.
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- Ayesha de Kretser
THL in $200m wipeout as grey nomads stop buying campervans
The operator of Britz and Maui brands said it was also expecting to impair its businesses overseas, and was surprised by how quickly sales had dried up.
- Simon Evans
April
Why now is the time for Aussies to book a flight to Tokyo
The Australian dollar hit a near-decade high against its Japanese counterpart. But history shows such gains could quickly reverse.
- Joshua Peach
