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Spectacular vistas are ruined by crowds of people all seeking the same shot.

The world’s 18 most overrated destinations

Expensive, crowded, crime-ridden or over-commercialised: these are the popular destinations Traveller writers deemed unworthy of the hype in 2025.

  • Traveller Team
New Alamein, Egypt’s $322 million ‘megacity’, will feature universities and a presidential palace

Move over, Dubai: The new tourist megacities coming soon

From Egypt’s futuristic riviera hub to Greece’s luxury development near Athens, these built-from-scratch holiday destinations are now all the rage.

  • Chris Moss
Mapu Test Kitchen in Lyttelton near Christchurch, one of New Zealand’s culinary leading lights.

When it comes to international profile, New Zealand just cut our lunch

New Zealand has secured the world’s most famous food guide to cover its restaurants. Australia’s refusal to pay the price might cost us.

  • Ben Groundwater
Pearl Island in Doha, Qatar. Visitor numbers are booming.

The world’s fastest-growing destinations – and the ones we’re avoiding

The latest stats from the World Tourism Organisation make pleasant reading for some countries, but it’s bad news for others (including Australia).

  • Oliver Smith
Epupa Falls on the Kunene River on the northern Namibia and southern Angola border.

Africa perfected the safari. Now travellers want to go deeper

Despite being home to intriguing nations full of wonders, travellers tend to stick to the same corners and offerings on the continent.

  • Lee Tulloch
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Tourism Australia’s ad for the Chinese market features a spectacular display of the aurora australis. But is it legit?

The bizarre inclusion in Tourism Australia’s new ad for China

Wildlife, beaches, the Sydney Opera House – all the usual suspects are in Tourism Australia’s new ad. But there’s one unusual – and potentially controversial – inclusion.

  • Craig Platt
Despite horror stories of Australians being turned back at the border, we’re still visiting the US in increasing numbers.

Some tourists are avoiding Trump’s America, but we aren’t

Horror stories of Australians being denied entry at the border have done little to stem our enthusiasm for visiting the US.

  • Craig Platt
Tourists crowd the Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

The one thing that’s worse than tourist crowds when you travel

There’s an aspect of tourism that’s not discussed as often as overcrowding. And it’s even more problematic.

  • Lee Tulloch
Carriers have spent the past 12 days avoiding airspace near Iran. Overnight, Qatar’s airspace temporarily shut as Iran struck a United States military base.

I have an overseas trip booked. Do I need to rethink my travel plans?

What happens when disaster strikes on holiday? Here’s how you can prepare before takeoff to prevent pain once you land.

  • Bronte Gossling
Visitors pose with a man in a Trump mask outside the White House. The US remains one of the best travel destinations in the world, regardless of who’s in charge.

Should you boycott the US? The 20 biggest questions in travel right now

We posed 20 of the most pressing questions that should be on travellers’ minds to a group of experts across a range of categories. Here’s what they had to say.

  • Lee Tulloch

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