The finalists of the 2018 Gourmet Traveller Australian Hotel Awards
We count down the finalists in our annual Australian Hotel Awards. From minibars to Hotel of the Year, these are the cream of the crop in Australian hospitality.
Russia by river: cruising from Saint Petersburg to Moscow
Like a Russian doll, the enigmatic character of the world's largest nation is revealed in layers on a Viking river cruise from Saint Petersburg to Moscow.
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A sommelier’s guide to Paris’s wine bars
Sommelier Stefania Genisio, an alumna of Bones, Hong Kong's Belon and Sydney restaurant Fred's, shares her tips for drinking natural in Paris, the wine bar capital of the world.
How Moleskine transformed the humble notebook into a travel essential
In the age of WiFi signals and finite battery life, a blank notebook extends an invitation to preserve ideas and memories freely, no matter where you are.
The Retreat is Pumphouse Point’s secluded hideaway
Heed the call of the wild without sacrificing creature comforts at Pumphouse Point’s new bush Retreat.
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Ballarat gets a Pub with Two Names
Alice's journey down the rabbit hole is the inspiration behind a new hotel by artists David and Yuge Bromley in Ballarat.
Santa Barbara travel guide
Los Angeles’ northern neighbour is a sunny mix of Californian attitude and cool-climate wine country. Armed with this travel guide, you'll be enjoying the best that Santa Barbara has to offer on every front.
How I travel: Jennifer Egan
The Pulitzer Prize winner on her gap year, medieval play-acting and discovering the importance of solitude.
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New luxury stay opens in the Canberra wine region
Abode Hotel's latest offering is giving the little-known wine region the attention it deserves.
Meet Rascal: the charter yacht blending Indonesian tradition with modern luxury
State-of-the-art trappings meet traditionally built pleasure craft for tropical cruising in the remote reaches of Indonesia.
An eating guide to Italy from Australia’s top Italian chefs
Heading to Italy? Italian-Australian chefs share their picks of what and where to eat back in the old country.
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Meet The Darling, the Gold Coast’s newest luxury hotel
A new luxury hotel shaped like a giant stack of surfboards stands 17 storeys high on Broadbeach. Opening just in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the 57-suite Darling Gold Coast is already making a grand impression on the world.
World View: Joffre Gorge, Western Australia
The force of nature is evident in the spectacular rock formations found in Karijini National Park in Western Australia. Photographer Jessica Wyld takes in the view.
A tour of Paramount House Hotel
Paramount House has all the temptations of a permanent vacation: good coffee, art-house films and smart dining in one of Sydney’s liveliest suburbs. With a new hotel on site, the package is complete.
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Where to go for a long weekend
Need a break from your hometown? These destinations are the perfect driving distance from capital cities yet feel worlds away from the big smoke.
How I travel: Patricia Piccinini
The artist travels to show her work, but goes home to make it. We chat to her about her fondest travel memories and what it's like to travel for work with your family.
Where to eat, drink and stay on the Gold Coast
With the Commonwealth Games on the horizon, we check the state of play at the Gold Coast’s best drinking and dining destinations and find they’re kicking goals.
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New art collections and shows worth travelling for
Contemporary art and design to provoke and challenge in a trio of cities.
Made in India: the designers and makers of Bengaluru
The city formerly known as Bangalore sustains a unique mix of world-class innovators and traditional artisans. Meet the makers of modern India.
Where to eat on the New South Wales Coal Coast
Once the domain of miners, the Coal Coast of southern New South Wales has undergone a sea change. Tap into a rich vein of new eateries and cafés with this guide.
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Roadtripping to Bendigo
Less than a two-hour drive from Melbourne CBD lies this historic mining town which has undergone a cultural boom.
Ayers Rock Resort introduces outdoor dining year-round
Eat under the stars in Australia's Red Centre no matter what time of year you visit.
Where to eat, stay and drink in Colombo
Sri Lanka's capital is a boomtown of skyscrapers but its soul endures in heritage neighbourhoods, writes Kendall Hill.
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Qantas moves to combat jetlag on long-haul flights
New menus to be unveiled on Qantas’s Dreamliner flights from Perth to London put passenger comfort to the fore.
Where to eat and drink in The Barossa
It's not just the wine that's good in South Australia's celebrated Barossa Valley. Now there's food to match.
Get to know Paramount, the boutique Surry Hills hotel opening soon
Located in the same building as Paramount Coffee Project, Paramount House Hotel will join a buzzing group of tenants and inject local flavour into its guests' stays.
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Anna Spiro brings her touch to Halcyon House’s day spa
Anna Spiro's exuberant patterns, tasteful textiles and sweeps of colour are on show at the new Halcyon House day spa.
Michael Leunig: how I travel
The cartoonist, poet and author is drawn to remote places and gentle journeys into people’s lives.
World view: Palm Springs, California
Photographer Tom Ferguson joins a tour through the desert city's architectural landmarks - and captures the spirit of the moment.
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24 hours in Murrumbateman
Home to a wealth of cellar doors and dining hotspots, Murrumbateman was one of Yass Valley's best-kept secrets. Until now.
Finding adventure in unlikely places
Hungry llamas, lost passports and drunken confessions in Japanese pubs – sometimes adventure comes looking for you, writes novelist Natasha Pulley.
Three of the best boutique hotels in Paris
A new crop of centrally located boutique hotels places flâneurs in the heart of Paris.
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Where to eat, stay and drink in Dublin
Cultured and quirky, the Irish capital is a mix of Georgian heritage and culinary surprises that span cerebral plates in suburban Dublin to new slants on the traditional Irish breakfast.
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Cruising the Yangzi River, where old meets new
Tracking upstream on the mighty Yangzi, Richard Cooke observes the confluence of old and new.
Qantas’ luxurious lounge at Heathrow
Passengers on one of the world's longest flights can prepare for the long haul in a luxe new lounge at Heathrow.
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Jessica Mauboy: how I travel
Rather than places unknown, the singer and actor dreams of a tropical homecoming.
Exploring Arles and the Carmague
Arles, a city of elegant architecture and winningly relaxed cuisine, is the genteel gateway to the Camargue, a rugged region known for its rice fields, salt marshes and similarly standout food.
Canberra’s Hotel Hotel sold to Ovolo Group
The game-changing boutique property enters a new phase of play in March.
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Walk the Barossa Camino
Wander through the historic Eden Valley on your own pilgrimage of one of South Australia's most famed food and wine regions.
On the onsen trail in Japan
A world away from bullet trains and the subway crush, seeing the country on foot reveals a different Japan. And dipping a toe into the hot springs of Oita, as Pat Nourse discovers, proves more revealing still.
Where to eat, stay and shop in Modena
This ancient town in Italy's Po Valley brims with age-old customs and exciting new ideas, Kendall Hill discovers.
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Three of the best new resorts in Fiji
These new resorts redefine barefoot luxury, Fijian style.
Meow Meow: how I travel
The cabaret performer travels with sequins and heels in her hand luggage and, ideally, Barry Humphries in the seat beside her.
5 places to visit in Wellington, New Zealand
Your guide to the Coolest Little Capital.
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Hobart’s hottest restaurants now
Freewheeling menus with a keep-it-local approach bring a thrilling sense of place to Hobart's robust restaurant scene.
Luxury lodge set for the Tasman Peninsula
Remarkable Lodge is set to be a fitting name for a new property by Baillie Lodges.
24 hours in Byron Bay
From bohemian surf town to hipster hotspot, here’s how to do Australia’s summertime it-destination in style.
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Echoes of empire in Trieste
Mitteleuropa meets the Med in the Italian port city of Trieste. John Irving explores its unique blend of Latin, Slavic and Germanic traditions - one buffet at a time.
London’s best new hotel restaurants
London's best new restaurants now come with rooms attached. Joe Warwick charts the resurgence of the city's hotel restaurants.
Tim Rogers: how I travel
The singer, songwriter and You Am I frontman on detours and dressing up for flights.
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An eating guide to Carlton
The spiritual home of Melbourne’s Italian community is still one of the best places in the country to shop for food and drink coffee like an Italian.
Puglia: the home of Italian hospitality
In Puglia, every road leads to a seaside town, every meal ends with digestivi. Katie Parla is warmed by Old World hospitality on a road trip along the heel of Italy's boot.
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Louvre Abu Dhabi opens
Inspired by traditional Arabic architecture, the “museum city” of Louvre Abu Dhabi - spread across 55 buildings on 64,000 square metres - is open after 11 years of anticipation.
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Louis Li: how I travel
Inspired by the cinematic visions of Stanley Kubrick and Wong Kar Wai, the founder of Jackalope Hotels has fashioned his début hotel on the Mornington Peninsula with more than a touch of the surreal.
4 must-see cities along the Danube
Flowing through 10 countries, it's little wonder the enchanting Danube river is one of the most popular cruise routes in the world.
La Stazione, Barbaresco’s winery in a train station
An Australian couple enamoured with nebbiolo has opened a winery and cellar door in a century-old train station in Piedmont. Alecia Wood climbs aboard.
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Three of the best Italian villas with views
For a taste of the high life Italian style, gather friends and family in a villa with a view.
Travelling the Silk Road
On a magic-carpet ride along the Silk Road, Jennifer Byrne finds the shining blue towers and vivid history of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan even more striking than the poets’ promises.
Inside Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
The latest development on Cape Town’s blossoming V&A Waterfront is the continent’s first museum of modern African art.
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A guide to eating alone in Hong Kong
Flying solo on your next trip to Hong Kong? A thriving tradition of table-sharing makes the city a haven for lone rangers, as Candice Chung attests.
Australia’s most unique hotels and escapes
Unique landscapes demand exceptional lodgings, and Australia has both in abundance.
Travel memoir: Varadero, Cuba
Surrounded by mankinis and Che Guevara souvenirs, Robert Drewe retires to his deckchair and a thermos of Mojitos.
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Pt Leo Estate opens on the Mornington Peninsula
The art of hospitality is supersized at a big-budget sculpture park and winery on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, writes Michael Harden.
Our favourite spas in Australia
Australia does relaxation better than most places - perhaps it's a result of our famously laid-back attitude to life. Here are some of our favourite spas to while away the hours soaking, meditating or being pampered.
World view: Weligama Bay, Sri Lanka
Photographer Tom Parker shares the story behind this aerial shot of a fishing village in Sri Lanka.
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Where to eat, stay and explore in Munich
The once-fusty Bavarian capital brims with energy, globetrotting cooking and hip ’hoods, writes Emma Sloley.
Welsh summer cabins inspired by myths and legends
A clutch of artfully designed pop-up pods in the Welsh countryside captures the tiny-house ethos in mythic detail, writes Larissa Dubecki.
Three of the best ski lodges in Colorado
Heading to the northern slopes? Here’s the pick of ski lodges in Colorado.
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Where to eat and drink in Albany
One of the state’s best craft distillers and a landmark small bar are leading a fresh wave of dining entrepreneurs in Western Australia’s oldest town.
Hiking South Australia’s geographic extremes
For a taste of South Australia’s extreme wilderness in extreme comfort, Helen Anderson dovetails hikes into the Flinders Ranges and along the sea cliffs of Kangaroo Island.
The Venetian Lagoon: Venice’s quieter neighbour
Just beyond the tourist crush of Venice, writes Josephine McKenna, the storied islands of the Venetian Lagoon are a trove of age-old traditions, architectural treasures and culinary gems all their own.
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A pro’s guide to travel photography
Angle, ease and simplicity; Stefan Haworth's guide to acing the travel shot.
Where to eat, drink, sleep and shop in Edinburgh
Behind the splendid façades of Edinburgh’s buildings – a rich mix of old and new – lies a city that knows how to party.
Where to eat, sleep and explore in East France
Rich in history, craftsmanship, stunning landscape and undiscovered wines, it's time to unlock France's best-kept secret.
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Hot Hotels: Spicers Potts Point
Three grand Victorian terraces in Sydney’s Potts Point are transformed into the city’s newest boutique hotel.
Authentic Mexico
Navigate your way through authentic Mexico via Oaxaca’s bustling market stalls, traditional festival food and extraordinary Zapotec archaeological sites.
24 hours in Oaxaca
In Mexico's southwest, dynamic Oaxaca is pumping with cultural tradition and spectacular cuisine.
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Local knowledge: Wellington
Art collector, curator and hotelier Chris Parkin takes us through the best bars and galleries of the small but lively city of Wellington.
Chasing Bengal tigers in India’s Madhya Pradesh
On the trail of the elusive Bengal tiger in India’s Madhya Pradesh, Kendall Hill finds the search for the big cat is its own reward.
Uluru’s showpiece resort Longitude 131° reopens after renovations
A private suite, spa and dune-top bar and deck have been added as part of the transformation by architect Max Pritchard.
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Reasons to visit Tokyo in 2017
The places to brunch, lunch, dine and stay right now in Japan's capital.
MACq 01, the Hobart hotel dedicated to storytelling
There are stories to tell and joys to be had at Hobart’s new MACq 01.
Swimming with humpbacks on the Ningaloo Coast
A small operator offers intimate immersion adventures during the annual migration of humpback whales along the Western Australian coastline.
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Reasons to visit Bangkok in 2017
The hottest spots to eat, drink, play and stay right now in Bangkok, rounded up into one perfect day.
Travel tips from an architect: Kristen Whittle
We talk to Kristen Whittle, director of Melbourne firm Bates Smart, about his travel routines and tips when travelling for work.
Local knowledge: Glasgow
Paul Simmons, co-founder and designer of acclaimed Glasgow design studio Timorous Beasties, takes us through his city, from the Hunterian Museum to where to find the city's infamous square sausage.
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Reasons to visit San Francisco in 2017
There's a whole host of new openings that make San Francisco worth your time in 2017. Here's what you need to know.
Reasons to visit Singapore
From where to take a seat for brunch to where to lay your head at night, we fill you in on Singapore's hottest spots this year.
Reasons to visit Lord Howe Island in winter
We take you to Lord Howe Island — just a two-hour flight from Sydney — to discover its wildlife, treks and pristine beaches.
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An elegant lakeside hotel in Zurich
Summer in Switzerland’s largest city is all about outdoor events. Make the most of it with a room at Baur au Lac, where lake and parklands are at your doorstep.
Reasons to visit Rome in 2017
Update your tried-and-true Rome itinerary with our selection of the hottest new spots, from where to stay to where to reserve a table.
Bush Tucker Journeys at Uluru
A new program at Voyages Ayers Rock Resort is an exploration of Australia’s edible history.
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The new Astra Lodge, Falls Creek
From mountain views to porcini risotto, we take you through the recent refurb of one of Australia's most chic ski lodges.
Two Alila resorts for China and India
Asia welcomes two new resorts from the luxury brand Alila.
Reasons to visit Madrid in 2017
We run you through how to spend a day of eating, drinking and playing in the Spanish capital.
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Reasons to visit New York City in 2017
The hottest spots to eat, drink, play and stay right now in ever-changing New York, rounded up into one perfect day.
Reasons to visit the Adelaide Hills in 2017
There's plenty of fresh energy about the Adelaide Hills right now. Here are a few of the best new spots to spend your time eating and drinking around the region.
A day in the Top End
Bamurru Plains, just outside Kakadu, is a small wilderness retreat that offers guests the chance to experience landscape, wildlife and Aboriginal culture.
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The world’s most photographed landmarks
Flush with architectural wonder and cultural allure, these are the sights that have the world transfixed — and the cameras poised.
Tasmania’s east coast, from Maria Island to Freycinet
Experience the best of both worlds with a two-night walk followed by a stay at an exceptional lodge.
