Anthony Dennis
Editor, travel
Anthony Dennis is editor, travel, at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
★★★★½
Airline reviews
Qantas take note, this is how you do business class on a superjumbo
When it comes to the pointy end, Emirates is all class. Its Australian codeshare partner needs to start paying attention.
- by Anthony Dennis
★★★★½
Hotel reviews
The verdict on iconic Sydney hotel’s $70 million revamp
Expectations have been great that the Sofitel Wentworth’s owners should at last dig deep and restore it to its once near-supermodel status.
- by Anthony Dennis
Step back centuries with a stay in this underrated French city
A stay at the Hotel Cour du Corbeau is the perfect historical accompaniment to the ancient town of Strasbourg.
- by Anthony Dennis
This quirky new luxury Paris hotel is way cooler than its name implies
Stylish and sophisticated yet relaxed and unpretentious, the boutique Hotel Norman could be a model for a cooler, more welcoming post-Olympics Paris.
- by Anthony Dennis
The $13 rocky train journey around Europe’s most active volcano
This relatively little-known, almost perfectly circular rail loop has been traversing Mount Etna since the late 19th century, but it’s no tourist train.
- by Anthony Dennis
The famous cartoon that put a pastoral slice of paradise on the map
This farm tour could be a scene straight from Footrot Flats, the beloved and long-running New Zealand daily cartoon strip by Murray Ball.
- by Anthony Dennis
The Aussie prison that’s a tourism hotspot thanks to AC/DC’s Bon Scott
Fremantle Prison is one of Western Australia’s most popular tourist attractions, and a reminder of Bon Scott’s life and crimes.
- by Anthony Dennis
★★★★½
Train journeys
Highlight of this cheap Italian train trip is its famous, charming station
Sicily’s Trenitalia SpA line makes for an enthralling and inexpensive day-trip to gritty Catania with a bonus visit to a Hollywood-immortalised station.
- by Anthony Dennis
★★★★
Hotel reviews
This ’80s Sydney hotel’s $30 million revamp revives seaside suburb
The retro resort’s refurbishment has given holidaymakers a new reason to plan a break in Manly.
- by Anthony Dennis
★★★★
Airline reviews
Airline review: On board Qantas’ new non-stop route to Europe
A 16-hour flight can be daunting, but it’s amazing how time flies, literally, in business class.
- by Anthony Dennis
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