Travel news
The newest staff employed at two Melbourne hotels have four legs
A labrador too social to make it as a guide dog has just taken up permanent residence at Melbourne’s QT Hotel, where he will greet guests.
- by Julietta Jameson
Seven stops, two weeks to London: Original ‘Kangaroo route’ revived
Tour company Captain’s Choice will use a Qantas A330 to recreate the original Australia-London connection, stopping in exotic locales along the way.
- by Julietta Jameson
Opinion
Air travel
Why Qantas’ cabin revamp is a godsend for domestic travellers
I don’t care about new seats, carpets or lights on short flights. But one change Qantas is making will excite anyone who regularly flies domestically.
- by Craig Platt
Qantas’ international meal service left me feeling cheesed off
“On a flight to Hong Kong, the lunch menu listed something I was later told had not been served in years.”
Revamp creates the Sydney apartment you’ve always wanted, in a hotel
Forget bland serviced flats; apartment hotels are having a stylish resurgence.
- by Julietta Jameson
The newest Queen of the seas arrives in Australia for the first time
Queen Anne arrived in Sydney Harbour on Friday morning as part of its inaugural 107-day world cruise.
- by Julietta Jameson
New $3.2 billion airport set to open. There’s just one glaring problem
Peru’s new airport for Lima is set to open in weeks, but there’s still no road, no bridge and no train for passengers to access it.
The exciting new crop of cruise ships coming in 2025
A varied flotilla of new cruise ships has launched in the past couple of years, so 2025 will produce a more modest assortment of choices.
- by Brian Johnston
I tried to downgrade from Qantas premium to economy and was rebuffed
“The flight was fairly empty, so I tried to move to an empty row of four seats in economy but was stopped and told I couldn’t change classes.”
Meet the new wave of world-class chefs boarding cruise ships
Move over cruise buffets. Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth is leading the cruise dining renaissance with a voyage packed with Aussie culinary talent.
- by Brian Johnston
Electric ship with 50-metre sails aims to be the future of cruising
New year, new cruise pledges. Could Hurtigruten’s solar- and battery-powered ships finally signal a real sea change for sustainability?
- by Emilee Tombs