Reviews & advice
Opinion
Tripologist
New planes were meant to be more comfortable. Here’s why it didn’t happen
Despite the hype around new designs and technology, economy class isn’t getting any more spacious. It wasn’t meant to be this way.
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Food and wine
If there’s one bad thing about visiting Japan, it’s this
Anyone who has been to Japan has no doubt had this experience: you find a great restaurant, only to be told you can’t come in.
- by Paul Marshall
Opinion
Tripologist
Your questions: How should I spend three weeks in Europe?
Belgium’s cities are gorgeous and Croatia has beautiful beaches, but why not indulge yourselves by exploring southern Italy?
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Family holidays
Banning adults-only hotels is insane. Most children are intolerable
As a stressed adult, I have a list of things that relax me on holiday, and the presence of children isn’t one of them.
- by Mark C. O’Flaherty
Utilitarian at best: The international airport the designers forgot
It’s a lot better than it was before the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but it’s still plain, uninspiring and sprawling.
- by Julietta Jameson
Opinion
Travel tips
Relive your youth: Debauched European tours for the middle-aged
We love to see legacy musical acts to help us relive our youth. So why can’t we indulge in a boozy European bus tour for the ultimate nostalgic holiday?
- by Ben Groundwater
★★★★
Hotel reviews
The verdict on Hamilton Island’s first new hotel in 18 years
Former staff accommodation has been changed into a luxury escape that fills a gap in the holiday island’s offerings.
- by Katherine Scott
Opinion
Travel tips
I should be in Fiji this week, but I’m too afraid to go
There’s an outbreak of a disease few travellers think about, but it’s one you don’t get over. I would know.
- by Lee Tulloch
Ten classic mistakes first-time skiers make
Are you even a skier if you haven’t made some, or all, of these simple mistakes?
- by Matt Hampton
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.
- by Lee Tulloch
Want to take an extended holiday? Here’s what you need to do first
Careful planning can help make spending a longer time away from home carefree.
- by Nina Karnikowski
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