Squeeze out the most value at these five-star luxury hotels
So you’ve splashed out on airfares, but you still have to book the accommodation for your next holiday. Here’s how to get the most bang from your remaining bucks.
Thanks to the tyranny of distance, Australians are among the highest-yielding travellers any country can hope to welcome. It’s a long-haul flight to the northern hemisphere, so we tend to holiday abroad for longer and spend up big.
Australians will spend an average of $9131 on leisure overseas travel this year, according to the latest American Express Global Travel Trends report. And 65 per cent of Australians intend to spoil themselves by travelling solo.
Fiona CarruthersTravel editorFiona Carruthers has written and edited travel for the Financial Review for almost a decade. She has held senior roles with ABC Radio National, Deutsche Welle Radio, TIME and The Australian, and was deputy editor of Traveller. Email Fiona at fcarruthers@afr.com
