Electric ship with 50-metre sails aims to be the future of cruising

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?

  • byEmilee Tombs
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‘Unparalleled’ luxury suites to be launched on Australian trains

‘Unparalleled’ luxury suites to be launched on Australian trains

The new Australis and Aurora suites will take off on The Ghan,Indian Pacific and the Great Southern from April 2026.

  • byJulietta Jameson
My travel card,unused for six years,suddenly had a $99 OnlyFans charge

My travel card,unused for six years,suddenly had a $99 OnlyFans charge

“We should pay attention when reminder letters are sent by banks to check the balances on our cards.”

I’ve been visiting Bali for 31 years – it has become worse every year
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I’ve been visiting Bali for 31 years – it has become worse every year

In three decades,the destination has been transformed from a tropical paradise into a centre of mass tourism.

  • byRyan Ver Berkmoes
Despite being replaced as a capital,Jakarta is still booming

Despite being replaced as a capital,Jakarta is still booming

Indonesia may be moving its capital,but Jakarta is continuing to grow with a new hotel taking eclectic design to the maximalist max.

  • byJulietta Jameson
To lose one tourism icon is a misfortune. To lose two? Carelessness

To lose one tourism icon is a misfortune. To lose two? Carelessness

If we lose these two icons,the effect on tourism will ultimately be the least of our problems.

  • byLee Tulloch
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This Pacific paradise is ready to welcome Australian travellers back

This Pacific paradise is ready to welcome Australian travellers back

Australians were the second-biggest market for this idyllic island nation. But after unrest in May last year,all tourism ground to a halt.

  • byJulietta Jameson
This is where Taylor Swift stayed in Singapore,and it just got better

This is where Taylor Swift stayed in Singapore,and it just got better

These luxury manors were already good enough for the pop star,but an Australian has helped take them to the next level.

  • byCraig Platt
More cities crack down on cruise ships,but don’t believe the ‘bans’

More cities crack down on cruise ships,but don’t believe the ‘bans’

The media often erroneously reports cruise ship “bans” which are anything but.

  • byBrian Johnston
Qantas not giving you a refund? Do what I did

Qantas not giving you a refund? Do what I did

“I wasn’t allocated the extra legroom seats I paid for and a month later Qantas had still not refunded me the cost.”

Communal bathing is finally taking off in Australia

Communal bathing is finally taking off in Australia

Japan,Hungary,Turkey – all these countries love public baths. Australia is finally getting in on the act.

  • byJulietta Jameson