• New Zealand

The ultimate luxury lodge stay in New Zealand

The exclusive Kiwi lodge scene is looking even rosier with the entry of the luxury Rosewood group.

• Jane Reddy

• Air travel

Inside the new economy class ‘zone’ on Qantas ultra long-haul flights

Australians know long-haul travel, but with no stopover, on a 20-hour plus flight, the onboard experience will be more important than ever.

• Jane Reddy

• Adelaide

Home of the first overseas telegram now a five-star hotel

Adelaide’s historic GPO has been reimagined with a 14-storey cube-like tower behind the 150-year-old building.

• Jane Reddy

• Maldives

Not just honeymooners: This spectacular resort welcomes all comers

Avani+ Fares resort sits beside a healthy 220-metre house reef, a home for marine life and corals, giving the easiest access to “pure nature”.

• Jane Reddy

• Sydney

Revamped bargain Sydney hotel is the first of its kind in Australia

There are now two reasons for guests to be happy after settling the bill at the just reopened and newly renovated Song in the heart of Sydney.

• Jane Reddy

• Singapore

Can a robot make a coffee as good as a barista? At this hotel it can

For those who need their early morning espresso served without the chit-chat before the day can truly begin, consider checking-in at Singapore’s new Como Metropolitan.

• Jane Reddy

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• Hotel reviews

Ten years on, flagship Sydney hotel still feels cool and fresh

It’s been just over a decade since the red-wigged, red-lipped, leather-clad “Directors of Chaos” first enticed guests into the QT Sydney.

• Jane Reddy

• Singapore

Iconic Singapore hotel unveils $152 million transformation

The much-loved Mandarin Oriental landmark hotel has been reimagined in an epic six-month overhaul.

• Jane Reddy

• Wellness holidays

This may look like any other Thai resort, but it’s not

Nothing is off the menu at this Koh Samui wellness retreat that’s about discovery not deprivation.

• Jane Reddy

Women on the edge: The inmates of Tasmania's Cascades Female Factory

The largely untold story of female convicts sent to Australia has been brought to life with the reopening of the Cascades Female Factory in South Hobart.

• Jane Reddy