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Travel deals: save on your next escape

Hotel deals are the order of the day as more Australians hit the road and take advantage of cheap flights.

A tourist soaks up the sun beside the pool at Crystalbrook Collection's Riley hotel in Cairns. PICTURE: TTNQ
A tourist soaks up the sun beside the pool at Crystalbrook Collection's Riley hotel in Cairns. PICTURE: TTNQ

In with the new

To celebrate Monday’s opening of the 250-guestroom Parkroyal Monash, the hotel has discounts of up to 25 per cent for loyalty club members and 15 per cent for non-members. Situated in the M-City complex in the southeast, the property provides easy access to the likes of Monash University and Sandown Racecourse.

Fine print Includes daily breakfast for two adults and parking; book by June 30 for stays to June 30.

Junior Suite at ParkRoyal Monash, Melbourne.
Junior Suite at ParkRoyal Monash, Melbourne.

Outback legends

Roadtrippers can save 10 per cent when they stay at two or more of the portfolio of Out of the Ordinary Outback properties at the fascinating towns of Broken Hill, Wilcannia, Silverton, White Cliffs, Cobar and Nyngan.

Fine print $140 a night, twin-share, at the White Cliffs Underground Motel; $175 a night for a self-contained, deluxe king spa apartment at the Broken Hill Outback Resort.

Guestroom at White Cliffs Underground Motel, NSW.
Guestroom at White Cliffs Underground Motel, NSW.

Park life

With half-price flights to Darwin making the Top End a popular destination, Kakadu Tourism is offering one-night packages at Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel that include a 30-minute scenic flight, a cruise on Yellow Water Billabong and breakfast.

Fine print $940 a night, twin-share, with $100 meal voucher, $50 voucher for use at Ochre Indigenous art gallery and a $50 fuel voucher; for stays until May 31.

The Mercure Crocodile Hotel at Jabiru.
The Mercure Crocodile Hotel at Jabiru.

Life of Riley

Stay five nights at Riley, a Crystalbrook property in Cairns, and enjoy a host of inclusions such as a full-day cruise for two to the outer reef. Accommodation is upgraded to a Resort Room, with daily breakfast, $150 food, drink and spa credit, welcome cocktail, parking, bicycle use and 1pm checkout.

Fine print From $799 a person, twin-share; book by May 31 for stays from April 19-June 25, September 1-17, October 5-December 22.

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In the news

Christine McCabe, T+L’s senior contributing editor and author of Adelaide Hills Gardens, is leading a tour of her home territory for Renaissance Tours from April 17-21. The botanical-themed itinerary includes visits to private Adelaide Hills gardens, tours of Hans Heysen’s The Cedars and historic Carrick Hill, plus an exclusive floristry class. Accommodation for four nights is at Mount Lofty House MGallery; $3500 a person; single supplement, $1050.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is taking over the historic Continental Hotel in Sorrento, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. The 145-year-old heritage-listed building will undergo a significant renovation before reopening in November. It will feature 106 guestrooms, many with water views, six dining and bar venues plus a wellness centre with bathhouse and outdoor pool.

Cruise Lines International Association has launched a social media campaign to highlight the impact of the ongoing suspension of cruise operations in Australia. The #WeAreCruise series of videos on YouTube and Facebook profiles businesses and people connected to the industry, such as those who supply fruit and vegetables to ships.

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