Travel news
Traveller Letters: This premium economy seat is well worth the extra cost
“The exorbitant cost of business class to Europe was out of the question. Here’s what I got in premium economy with Emirates.”
Some of Amazon’s top-selling guidebooks are being created by scammers
- by Seth Kugel and Stephen Hiltner
Opinion
Europe
We used to laugh at the northern hemisphere’s ‘summer’. Not any more
The hellscape of southern Europe’s summer has got people rethinking where they will take their holidays.
- by Lee Tulloch
‘Attenzione, pickpocket!’ TikTok star protects tourists from thieves
Venice resident Monica Poli has become prominent on social media for patrolling the streets of Venice, calling out would-be pickpockets to tourists.
- by Madison Malone Kircher
Novel solution for W Sydney hotel’s location between two expressways
The long-awaited W Sydney is embracing its peculiar position by turning an eyesore into an opportunity.
- by Katherine Scott
Traveller Letters: Please stop whingeing about business class
“Constant letters to Traveller whingeing and whining about the various failures of business class are decidedly irksome. We all seem to have become rather soft.”
Hotel in Sydney’s Surry Hills undergoes massive, $65 million expansion
The suburb, a haven for the city’s LGBTQIA+ community and culture, makes for a wonderful base from which to explore Sydney.
- by Julietta Jameson
Opinion
Tripologist
Spineless government is preventing cheaper flights for Australians
With the Australian government, allowing airline lobbyists to dictate terms that override the interests of consumers shows a spineless dereliction of duty.
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Tips & advice
Does travelling turn you into a worse person?
An American philosopher claims travel turns us into the worst version of ourselves. I disagree.
- by Ben Groundwater
Ugly duckling bargain hotel adds some interior pizazz
This much-loved hotel in Spain’s capital has had a welcome revamp.
- by Julietta Jameson
Tasmanian farm stay making waves for its clever, high-spec design
Iron Creek Bay Farm Stay, a little-heard-of budget accommodation in Tasmania, has just been shortlisted for an important international architecture award.
- by Julietta Jameson
The Melbourne hotel where you can now book the entire top floor
Pullman on the Park, Melbourne, is offering a whole floor - sleeping up to 36 people across 18 rooms - for a getaway with a difference.
- by Julietta Jameson