Travel news
Australia’s pandemic-inspired love affair with Australia may be over
The passionate love affair Australians have been having with their own country has begun to cool, with domestic tourist operators reporting that the number of smitten travellers is falling.
- by Sue Williams
Some of Amazon’s top-selling guidebooks are being created by scammers
They are among Amazon’s top sellers and have hundreds of five-star reviews. The only problem? They’re being created by AI.
- by Seth Kugel and Stephen Hiltner
Opinion
Amsterdam
The stuff Lizzo is being sued over? I’ve done it too, many times
It’s never great when you’re reading about someone being sued for doing terrible things and you think ... um, I’ve done that.
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
Europe
We used to laugh at the northern hemisphere’s ‘summer’. Not any more
The hellscape of southern Europe’s summer has got people rethinking where they will take their holidays.
- by Lee Tulloch
‘Attenzione, pickpocket!’ TikTok star protects tourists from thieves
Venice resident Monica Poli has become prominent on social media for patrolling the streets of Venice, calling out would-be pickpockets to tourists.
- by Madison Malone Kircher
Novel solution for W Sydney hotel’s location between two expressways
The long-awaited W Sydney is embracing its peculiar position by turning an eyesore into an opportunity.
- by Katherine Scott
Traveller Letters: Please stop whingeing about business class
“Constant letters to Traveller whingeing and whining about the various failures of business class are decidedly irksome. We all seem to have become rather soft.”
Hotel in Sydney’s Surry Hills undergoes massive, $65 million expansion
The suburb, a haven for the city’s LGBTQIA+ community and culture, makes for a wonderful base from which to explore Sydney.
- by Julietta Jameson
Opinion
Tripologist
Spineless government is preventing cheaper flights for Australians
With the Australian government, allowing airline lobbyists to dictate terms that override the interests of consumers shows a spineless dereliction of duty.
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Tips & advice
Does travelling turn you into a worse person?
An American philosopher claims travel turns us into the worst version of ourselves. I disagree.
- by Ben Groundwater
Ugly duckling bargain hotel adds some interior pizazz
This much-loved hotel in Spain’s capital has had a welcome revamp.
- by Julietta Jameson