Luxury holidays

This is one snug designer cubbyhole even if the unusual backwards-facing aspect of the seat takes a little getting used to.

In-flight breakfasts, airport lounges, frequent flyer points and Sydney Airport are all on our overrated list.

Most of what we’re seeing on this trip would be visited only by the most dogged travellers, but we’re doing it in comfort.

A fairytale location and luxury make this private Tasmanian stay the ultimate couples retreat.

Seven Seas Grandeur boasts a Faberge egg, three Picassos and the most expensive mattress at sea.

You don’t have to go to Africa for a scintillating safari experience. You don’t even have to get out of bed.

Along Western Australia’s remote Kimberley coast, time and tides rule everything.

If you’re not rich but interested in life’s variety, you should head to Juan-les-Pins, the Riviera town for the discerning and unpretentious.

The 1980s called, and it wants its Jarrah back. But seriously, those deep, reddish tones are a beautiful base for design firm Kennedy Nolan’s vision.

In the coming two years, a dazzling array of new trains and departures will launch that will have lovers of this form of transport in raptures.