Brisbane
Delta is refreshing its seats,including its Delta One suite.

World’s biggest airline adds new Australia-US route,revamps seats

The US traveller’s desire to escape the cold is the Aussie traveller’s gain,with the launch of a new Delta Air Lines service.

  • byJulietta Jameson
An impression of The Star Brisbane,which will anchor the Queens Wharf entertainment complex.

Five-star hotel opens in Brisbane’s giant new $3.6 billion complex

The several-times delayed Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is finally ready,with The Star Brisbane making its debut.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Sydney in summer.
Opinion
Australia

Seven big myths we tell tourists about Australia,busted

Melbourne has the best coffee and Sydney has the best weather? We’re giving visitors to this country the wrong information.

  • byBen Groundwater
Crystalbrook Vincent’s rooftop pool,next to the Story Bridge,is hard to beat.

Twenty things that will surprise first-time visitors to Brisbane

If you haven’t visited in five years,things have changed. If you haven’t visited in 10 years,things have really changed. Brisbane has finally come of age.

  • byBen Groundwater
An artist’s impression of the Mondrian Gold Coast.

Queensland hotel boom as cool new properties prepare to open

The Sunshine State is set for a busy year of hotel openings with a handful in Brisbane alone,thanks in part to the $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf development.

  • byJulietta Jameson
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Urban resort The Calile in Brisbane has been named the best hotel for Oceania in the first iteration of the World’s 50 Best Hotels list.

Just one Australian hotel makes world’s top 50 list

No property from either Sydney or Melbourne has managed to crack a new ranking of the world’s top 50 hotels by a global academy of travel experts.

  • byKatherine Scott
Economy cabin on China Airlines A350-900.
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Airline reviews

Airline review:Competitive prices for a seat in this stylish,friendly economy cabin

There’s an impressive combination of services on board this international flight,including plenty of legroom.

  • byLee Mylne
Charleville in outback Queensland played an overlooked but fascinating part of Australia’s World War II history.

The secret outback base where the US hid one of its top weapons

Despite playing host to 3500 US airmen and hiding a device used in the bombing of Hiroshima,Charleville barely registers a blip on Australia’s wartime radar.

  • byCatherine Best
Coochiemudlo Island is the hidden gem of Moreton Bay's islands.

Five cool Brisbane islands most visitors miss

Want to escape the crowds but be near a major city? There are five islands that you will almost have to yourself.

  • byCraig Tansley
International students and tourists are returning to Brisbane as occupancy rates reflect the rise.
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