Yesterday
Rex’s CEO got juiced-up contract six days before grounding
As Australia’s aviation industry seethed with rumours of Regional Express’ woes, newish CEO Neville Howell had a spot of good luck.
- Myriam Robin
How much champagne is too much? Depends on the airline you’re flying
We joined Singapore Airlines on a whirlwind tour of its premium suppliers across France’s Champagne region. This is what we learnt.
- Michael Bleby
July
The suburbs where Australians drink the most champagne
Baby boomers are big drinkers of imported bubbles, but younger consumers are driving demand for alternatives such as prosecco.
- Michael Bleby
It’s not just great skiing. Aspen’s restaurant scene is Michelin quality
When Bosq became the first restaurant in a North American alpine town to be awarded a star, it cemented the resort’s reputation as a dining hotspot.
- Cosima Marriner
The six best hotels in Tokyo under $750
While entry-level luxury hotel rooms start at about $US800, there are still great deals to be had. And costs bottom out in August when the weather is maximally hot and humid.
- Brandon Presser
Win a 10 night boutique expedition aboard PASPALEY PEARL*
In partnership with PASPALEY PEARL by PONANT, Financial Review subscribers have the chance to win a 10 night Dili to Bali Expedition for 2 in 2025, all-inclusive worth $40,000.
The cost of Europe’s backlash against tourists
Record visitor numbers are provoking protests, but their spending props up the economy. Policymakers are trying to find a balance.
- Barney Jopson
How the Olympics will change Paris
After a divisive election, this northern summer’s Games will fire the starting gun on a vast project to transform the French capital.
- Simon Kuper
‘Paris is the perfect place for older women’
Sarah Wilson is living her dream life in a city she says treasures lively arguments and genuine curiosity over wealth and property. This is how she spends her weekends.
- Hans van Leeuwen
The ups and downs of flying business on Singapore Airlines
Great food and privacy in a large bed – if you can find a spot for your feet.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
Don’t seize the day in Europe. Seize the night
It’s another gangbusters season for continental travel, and the usual suspects are dealing with baking heat and swarms of tourists. Here’s how to avoid both.
- Natalie B. Compton and Andrea Sachs
How to pack and stay sane when you travel 200 days a year for work
Photographer Cindy Miller Hopkins travels from polar regions to steamy island jungles. She shares some of her packing tips – including taking two of everything.
- Jane Cornwell
Why young people love London’s newest luxury hotel
In contrast to its heritage-rich big sister in Hyde Park, the £1000 a night Mandarin Oriental Mayfair is cheekier and more focused on fun.
- Fiona Carruthers
The most glam Olympics of all? Parisians are unimpressed
Plonking games venues among the city’s iconic monuments is an unprecedented experiment that will look grand on TV but its setup in causing street-level chaos.
- Hans van Leeuwen
The hippy hotelier upping the ante in Bali luxury
We’re a lab for showing those greenwashing monkeys in Bali that not everybody wants to spend their holidays in a concrete shell, says John Hardy of his fantastical jungle resort.
- Ian Neubauer
Escape the crowds with an intimate tour of a pop legend’s Paris home
For the first time since his death, the unchanged abode of musician Serge Gainsbourg is open to the public, with his daughter as your guide.
- Kate Hennessy
June
Luxury travellers are swapping planes for trains – here’s why
Nostalgia for a slower era has travellers returning to rail, and operators are responding by dialling up the glamour.
- Brook Turner
The California wine hot spot that locals have only just discovered
The little-known Santa Ynez Valley behind Santa Barbara offers a delicious mix of ambitious restaurants and small-town vibes.
- Maria Shollenbarger
Alan Joyce’s bonus review in familiar hands
This being corporate Australia, one doesn’t have to dig deep to find the key players already know one another.
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- Myriam Robin
- Travel
- Life & Leisure
Holiday like Europe’s jetset on the Côte d’Azur
The ability to step straight onto a private sandy beach is rare in this part of the world, which is why summer is always booked out at this pink-splashed hotel.
- Tony Davis
