Start packing: The best in travel for 2024
Travellers in 2024 will be spoilt for choice with newly trending destinations, new cruise ships and restaurants, a new airline and new aircraft to look forward to. Weird, wonderful or simply useful new buildings will appear in cities from Seoul to Sydney, Warsaw to Tirana. Familiar places will be animated in new ways by cultural events and great sporting festivals. The hotel scene is blossoming with everything from a stylish new South Africa safari lodge to a Rome hotel by star architect Zaha Hadid. Read on and you’ll find plenty more splendid choices.
The 16 hottest destinations for 2024
It will pay to take the road less travelled in 2024 – from Greenland to Guyana. Here are the top trending destinations for next year’s wish list.
- by Ute Junker
Adventures made easy: 24 top hassle-free holidays for 2024
Group tours can get you to places you might be nervous to venture solo or, as an individual traveller, simply can’t get to. Here are 24 of the best for 2024.
- by Brian Johnston
Ban bucket lists: What the experts want from travel in 2024
Our writers reveal where they are heading in 2024 and predict what we can expect while on the road in the year ahead.
The 10 coolest new hotels and resorts to put on your bucket list for 2024
A Thai wellness retreat, family fun at a Pixar-themed hotel and a new offering in Sydney’s Surry Hills are all on offer for 2024.
- by Julietta Jameson
10 incredible new (or newly restored) buildings opening in 2024
From modern buildings straight out of science fiction to the restoration of ancient castles and cathedrals, 2024 has plenty to offer architecture buffs.
- by Belinda Jackson
New airlines, airports and Qantas’ new plane: What’s flying in 2024
Booming European rail travel is only going to get bigger; a new Airbus is on the way and the Paris Olympics will see two-person, electric powered air taxis.
- by Michael Gebicki
The coolest new cruises and ships for 2024
Expand your horizons as you float away on board the best vessels on offer in the new year.
- by Brian Johnston
The world’s top events for 2024 to mark on your calendar
From ancient traditions to sporting spectacles – there’s a lot to keep us entertained in 2024.
- by Ben Groundwater
The world’s top 10 places to eat in 2024
Good Food Chef of the Year Josh Niland is launching in Singapore; Christchurch is home to a quirky new eating experience and the food scene in Orange looks bigger than ever.
- by Ben Groundwater
Entry fees and bed bugs: 10 issues that will affect your travel 2024
Passport and visa changes, pesky new taxes and a heating climate will affect travellers in 2024.
- by Michael Gebicki
Aussie expats reveal why you should visit their adopted homes in 2024
Living overseas lets you really get under the skin of a destination.
- by Belinda Jackson
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