Tips & advice
Avoid the rip-offs: How to get the cheapest rate for a car rental
Now that travel has returned there are car shortages – and higher prices for hiring them. There are, however, ways to mitigate the pain.
- by Brian Johnston
Opinion
Opinion
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
Opinion
Opinion
Airport transits are the dullest of experiences. This is the key to surviving them
We don’t really take in airports, but if you get into sightseeing mode and pretend your holiday has already begun, time will pass more quickly.
- by Brian Johnston
Collection
Hotel reviews
Travel hot list, August 2023: Revamp for Melbourne heritage hotel
A backpackers is reborn in Sydney, an unassuming ’70s building is revamped in Melbourne and a new Spanish gallery finally opens, close to 100 years after its conception.
Bigger (often cheaper) than a hotel: how to find an apartment overseas
A spacious suite in a hotel with a terrace and a view over central Paris is going to cost at least $1500 per night. An apartment can be less than half that.
- by Michael Gebicki
Fewer crowds, lower prices: The best places for a holiday in September
Peak season in the Northern Hemisphere comes to an end in September. Here are the countries and cities to visit during the ultimate shoulder-season month.
- by Brian Johnston
Passengers warned not to fly with fully charged devices over fire risk
America’s aviation regulator has warned passengers not to fly with a device charged to 100 per cent despite many cabins featuring charging ports.
- by Katherine Scott
Is your hotel room up to scratch? Nine things to check out on check in
Many hotels have made clever tweaks in the name of sustainability and guest comfort. How does your hotel match up?
- by Ute Junker
The germiest spots in your hotel room, according to an inspector
Don’t use the hotel’s coffee pot, advises this inspector with more than 30 years of assessing hotel rooms in the US.
- by Andrea Sachs
Opinion
China
Why Australians should return to this astounding country
China remains one of the world’s outstanding destinations for landscapes, history, culture and cuisine. Go see it for yourself.
- by Brian Johnston