Despite being replaced as a capital, Jakarta is still booming

Indonesia may be moving its capital, but Jakarta is continuing to grow with a new hotel taking eclectic design to the maximalist max.

• by Julietta Jameson

To lose one tourism icon is a misfortune. To lose two? Carelessness

If we lose these two icons, the effect on tourism will ultimately be the least of our problems.

• by Lee Tulloch

This Pacific paradise is ready to welcome Australian travellers back

Australians were the second-biggest market for this idyllic island nation. But after unrest in May last year, all tourism ground to a halt.

• by Julietta Jameson

This is where Taylor Swift stayed in Singapore, and it just got better

These luxury manors were already good enough for the pop star, but an Australian has helped take them to the next level.

• by Craig Platt

More cities crack down on cruise ships, but don’t believe the ‘bans’

The media often erroneously reports cruise ship “bans” which are anything but.

• by Brian Johnston

Qantas not giving you a refund? Do what I did

“I wasn’t allocated the extra legroom seats I paid for and a month later Qantas had still not refunded me the cost.”

Communal bathing is finally taking off in Australia

Japan, Hungary, Turkey – all these countries love public baths. Australia is finally getting in on the act.

• by Julietta Jameson

‘New Concorde’ breaks sound barrier on first supersonic test flight

A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde has broken Mach 1 (1235km/h) in a series of runs early on Wednesday.

• by Christopher Jasper

Qantas takes off with new ‘paradise express’ route

Australians can hop on this flight from Brisbane to experience a pristine and relatively undiscovered Pacific island getaway.

• by Matt Shea

We booked early and cheaply, then our motel did the unthinkable

Our motel doubled our room rate and asked us to pay an extra night only two months out from the Parkes Elvis Festival. Is this legal?