This Month
The luxury packaging founder on a mission to change the world
Robert Lockyer risked it all to start his own eco-minded packaging brand – now he’s working with the world’s top fashion houses.
May
Why Gen Zs are falling for this 155-year-old British brand
Royal perfumer Penhaligon’s is winning a new generation of customers with heritage and daring new scents at a time when demand for niche fragrances is exploding.
March
14 chefs, five rainbows, no shoes: holidaying in a castaway paradise
Staying at Soneva Secret in the Maldives is like stepping into your own private, first-class world.
January
Life & Leisure Australia travel hot list 2025
Where to sign up, check in and chill out on the homefront this year.
November 2024
10 top luxury cruises to sail away on in 2025
There’s plenty to tempt guests away from relaxing on their cabin verandas as cruise companies offer ever-more immersive, exciting and educational itineraries.
10 new and extraordinary international hotels to book in 2025
From New York City to Rome, luxury hospitality is being redefined. These city stays are destinations in themselves.
10 country and coastal retreats to book in 2025
Get away from it all at these luxury lodgings primed for relaxation, solitude and wellbeing.
October 2024
At these ultra-luxe Maldives resorts, you could be in for a surprise
Take up the alternative medical therapies or snorkel in transparent water with boundless reef fish. Each has its own wow factor.
June 2024
Do you have what it takes to join this exclusive home-swapping club?
The US-based founder of ThirdHome and his high-flying girlfriend have been in Australia to catch up with well-travelled members, entice new ones and talk to potential partners. To join you need one key asset.
November 2023
At this wilderness spa, you can swim in a glacial lake - and lick a slug
At Clayoquot Lodge in Canada, an average day might involve a glacial plunge and hauling yourself up to a waterfall through ancient forest. You won’t regret it.
November 2023
The festive rituals of six high-flyers from around the world
Family is at the heart of celebrations for these globetrotters – no matter who, or where, they are.
How a lonely cattle ranch became a contender for World Heritage status
To the unenlightened, the site outside the Canadian city of Saskatoon may not look like much. But buried below the surface is bountiful proof it’s been an important gathering place for 6400 years.
August 2023
Want to see the Kimberley the glamorous way? Try this three-mast ship
It’s easy to slip into the ebb and flow of a voyage up the coast on a legendary yacht, especially when the Aperol spritzes are made with Veuve Clicquot.
June 2023
Vineyards be damned at this next-level Hunter Valley getaway
The luxe upgrade of Cedars Mount View by its new French owners has had unintended consequences: Once guests have checked in, they prefer not to leave.
March 2023
Getting high at the ultra-alluring new Ritz-Carlton in Melbourne
Wherever you look, there are bird’s-eye views over the city and bay through the double-height glass walls of the 80-floor sky lobby, and that’s just the start.
Tilda Swinton urges next-gen Australian creatives to just go for it
In a galvanising encounter organised by the luxury house Chanel, the actor tells students of film, theatre, art and design they need neither money nor powerful connections to create works of true worth.
Inside Dubai’s $2.4b luxury hotel (and its 17 restaurants and bars)
The ultra-lavish new Atlantis The Royal breaks the mould in so many ways. Here are the stars behind one of the world’s most ambitious destination resorts.
December 2022
The lifestyle stories we loved in 2022
If you missed these stories from the worlds of fashion, design, travel, motoring, fine dining and more the first time around, here’s another chance.
Rushing about like mad over Christmas? Here’s why you should stop
Where once our house was festooned with cards depicting donkeys beaming down on baby Jesus and the like, now I mostly get gold-embossed ones from luxury brands.
October 2022
Tune in to the real Fiji on this song-filled island holiday
On untrammelled Vanua Levu, singing is part of life. Next year, an exclusive and exotic tour offers guests the chance to sing along – and snorkel in between.