Abu Dhabi
- ★★★★½
- Hotel reviews
Love it or hate it, you’ll never forget a stay at these grandiose digs
Abu Dhabi’s sprawling Emirates Palace hotel is another world but due to its size, it can also feel a little like a lost world.
- Anthony Dennis
Latest
- ★★★★½
- Airport reviews
Inside the $4.8 billion ‘world’s most beautiful airport’
It’s an increasingly popular stopover spot for Australians and was striking enough for Tom Cruise to shoot a major Mission Impossible scene in.
- Anthony Dennis
Avoid Greek island’s infamous crowds by visiting the fake one instead
Overcrowded Santorini tops my anti-bucket list: the places I’ve absolutely no intention to visit. Could this little fake version be nicer than the real deal?
- Hazel Plush
- ★★★★
- Airline reviews
This airline has no premium economy, but this is the next best thing
The discomforts of a long-haul economy class flight can’t be escaped, but these seats help ease the marathon.
- Catherine Marshall
This city is about to give Dubai a real run for its dirhams
Abu Dhabi is at last set to compete with its glitzier neighbour Dubai, with its incredible new cultural district finally near completion.
- Anthony Dennis
- ★★★★★
- Airline reviews
This business class seat is a perfect ‘hotel in the sky’
This is one snug designer cubbyhole even if the unusual backwards-facing aspect of the seat takes a little getting used to.
- Anthony Dennis
- Exclusive
- Aviation
Aussie teen’s nightmare flight puts plane overbooking in spotlight
Lily Winward was returning home from the solo trip of a lifetime when she was bumped from a flight in Abu Dhabi.
- Jessica McSweeney
Port guide: Abu Dhabi, UAE
It might be the conservative cousin of Dubai, but wealthier Abu Dhabi has rolled out ambitious tourism and cultural projects, and is a sight to behold.
- Brian Johnston
The world’s newest money haven for billionaires
Move over, Cayman Islands and Switzerland, a new wealth hub is becoming wildly popular with billionaires seeking to protect their money.
- Ben Bartenstein
Ten years late, gigantic terminal at stopover airport finally opens
Abu Dhabi’s much-delayed 742,000-square metre terminal is among the biggest in the world but it’s the tech that sets the new benchmark.
- Julietta Jameson
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