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Purpose-built carriage offers new level of luxury on famous NZ train

Purpose-built carriage offers new level of luxury on famous NZ train

Along with the stunning views, passengers will also feast on regional-inspired cuisine, with the new carriage offering a paddock-to-plate dining experience.

  • by Kerry van der Jagt
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Six hundred planes grounded: The issue causing headaches for airlines

Six hundred planes grounded: The issue causing headaches for airlines

The slow return of aircraft to service after the pandemic has been one cause of high fares, but another problem has seen hundreds of Airbus planes stuck on the ground.

  • by Michael Gebicki
Traveller Letters: When I needed help, Qantas was the opposite of helpful

Traveller Letters: When I needed help, Qantas was the opposite of helpful

“I was informed by the Qantas personnel taking my baggage that none of the people working there could ‘touch me’ as ‘we are not trained’.”

New Singapore hotel is a foodie’s paradise

New Singapore hotel is a foodie’s paradise

The new-build mid-scale hotel comes with six distinct dining and drinking options.

  • by Julietta Jameson
‘No frills’ an understatement: The world’s worst airline ticket has arrived
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‘No frills’ an understatement: The world’s worst airline ticket has arrived

This airline’s new ultra-basic ticket is the most rudimentary plane ticket ever sold. And it could well indicate the beginning of a wider trend.

  • by Greg Dickinson
Traveller Letters: Jetstar’s business class is barely economy standard

Traveller Letters: Jetstar’s business class is barely economy standard

“It seemed pointless to have paid a business class fare as it was impossible to get comfortable or to sleep.”

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Glass rooms pop up at Sydney harbourside hotel for winter

Glass rooms pop up at Sydney harbourside hotel for winter

Pier One’s Glass Rooms are back for winter, and this year guests can also enjoy private pottery classes with a knock-out view.

  • by Katherine Scott
No Dark MOFO, but there are plenty of other winter festivals to enjoy

No Dark MOFO, but there are plenty of other winter festivals to enjoy

Dark MOFO may be hibernating this year, but Australia has no shortage of new and old-favourite winter festivities to ward off the chills.

  • by Julietta Jameson
No snow, but queues form as Australia’s first ‘alpine coaster’ opens

No snow, but queues form as Australia’s first ‘alpine coaster’ opens

The sight of a new $9 million alpine coaster was a welcome distraction from otherwise bare and drizzly ski slopes over Thredbo’s opening weekend.

  • by Katherine Scott
Qantas’ interior plans for epic long-haul flights take out top award

Qantas’ interior plans for epic long-haul flights take out top award

A giant wraparound entertainment screen in business class and a win for Qantas’ epic long-haul flight plans featured at this year’s aircraft interiors expo.

  • by Michael Gebicki
Traveller Letters: One of Europe’s top attractions was a big disappointment

Traveller Letters: One of Europe’s top attractions was a big disappointment

“After visiting Alhambra as a young backpacker in 1982, I looked forward to my return visit to take in what I had not fully appreciated at the time.”