Inside the only Aussie venue to make the World’s 50 Best Hotels list

Sitting amongst the likes of Four Seasons Bangkok and Raffles Singapore, The Calile in Brisbane has managed to make the inaugural World’s 50 Best Hotels list for 2023. The Calile, which featured at number 12 on the list but also wins The Best Hotel in Oceania, opened in October 2018 on the high-end James Street. […]

Hamilton Island could be up for sale with $1 billion price tag

Hamilton Island has been in the safe hands of the Oatley family for 20 years. Now, they say, they’re exploring “opportunities for growth and future prosperity”.   It has been 20 years since the late billionaire patriarch of the Oatley family, Bob Oatley, infamously took over a then dated Hamilton Island and meticulously breathed new life […]

Is this the end of cheap Europe flights? France proposes EU-wide minimum price

The French government announced that it hopes to bring in a minimum price for airline tickets to eliminate the possibility of low-cost flights. The French transport minister, Clément Beaune, said in an interview with business magazine Obs that it was no longer feasible in a time of environmental crisis to buy tickets that cost just $10. Beaune was clear […]

Spain’s tomato-throwing festival kicks off – Here are the world’s best festivals for the rest of 2023

The tomato-throwing festival dubbed the “world’s biggest food fight” kicked off in Spain Wednesday on the heels of London’s Notting Hill Carnival, a British Afro-Caribbean celebration, and ahead of the major cultural festivals of Oktoberfest, Dia De Los Muertos and Diwali, but it’s not just fun that street festivals bring—economic experts say they’ve become a […]

The Perfect Father’s Day Gift Guide

Father’s Day is right around the corner, so if you’re looking at the perfect last minute gift, we’ve got you sorted. NAK Barber Father’s Day Duo: $34.95 Our first pick for our gift guide is this vegan, Australian haircare brand. NAK has a great range of treats to pamper Dad with this Father’s Day. The […]

Google now tells you the best time to book a flight

Google might be putting travel-booking companies out of a job with its newest feature aimed at helping travellers and holidaymakers find the cheapest time to book flights. For travelers, nothing produces price anxiety like figuring out when to book flights. Book now or wait for fares to drop? But what if prices rise instead? What […]