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The Heineken beer family owns a historic hotel. It can never be sold

The Heineken beer family owns a historic hotel. It can never be sold

The billionaire brewers filled the hotel, built in 1896 on the site of Amsterdam’s first inn, with their priceless Dutch art collection.

  • by Sheriden Rhodes
The world’s biggest country is off-limits. Here’s where to go instead
Opinion
Russia

The world’s biggest country is off-limits. Here’s where to go instead

You want vast and unknowable? Try the ninth-largest country in the world or one of its neighbours.

  • by Ben Groundwater
New Melbourne hotel feels like New York meets ... Collingwood
★★★★
Hotel reviews

New Melbourne hotel feels like New York meets ... Collingwood

The convenience of a serviced apartment meets the fun and facilities of a hotel at this stylish new Collingwood property.

  • by Guy Wilkinson
This mediocre airport could do with a personality transplant
★★★
Airport reviews

This mediocre airport could do with a personality transplant

The good news is that, for most Australians who pass through, an hour is the longest you’ll have to spend here.

  • by Jenny Hewett
The food that tastes best (and worst) on board planes

The food that tastes best (and worst) on board planes

We could improve our enjoyment of airline meals by making wiser choices about what to eat when the trolley comes around.

  • by Brian Johnston
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Luxury resort offers Wes Anderson-level whimsy on Vietnam’s coast

Luxury resort offers Wes Anderson-level whimsy on Vietnam’s coast

We’ve arrived at Heaven. No, I’m not being hyperbolic. The dreamy Intercontinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Resort is broken up into Heaven, Sky, Earth and Sea.

  • by Katherine Scott
Airline review: Excess baggage causes dramas on this flight
★★½
Airline reviews

Airline review: Excess baggage causes dramas on this flight

Upon arrival we are informed that 100 bags were offloaded prior to departure, including mine.

  • by Christine Retschlag
Do some countries deserve our tourist dollars more than others?

Do some countries deserve our tourist dollars more than others?

When it comes to choosing a country to travel to, no nation is without sin (even Australia). Where do you draw the line?

  • by Lee Tulloch
Why your boarding pass should always be kept top secret

Why your boarding pass should always be kept top secret

Ever snapped an image of your airline boarding pass and posted it to social media? Some do, and it’s not hard to find them.

  • by Michael Gebicki
Are Boeing 737s still safe to fly?

Are Boeing 737s still safe to fly?

It’s been a rocky road for giant US aircraft manufacturer Boeing.

  • by Michael Gebicki