Reviews & advice

‘The world’s best airport’ bounces back from post-COVID malaise

Fast, convenient and packed with great shops and restaurants, Tokyo Haneda has bounced back from a post-COVID-19 decline.

• by Craig Platt

The 10 most annoying things about modern-day travel

While things like international calling cards and getting lost are long gone, we have a host of all new quirks and annoyances that only contemporary travellers would appreciate.

• by Ben Groundwater

Is it gross to put luggage on your hotel bed?

Is it actually a health risk to put your suitcase on your bed after you travel, or just gross?

• by Natalie B. Compton

Airline review: Faultless service and dining on Air New Zealand’s unique US route

It may not be the most modern business class in operation today, but it’s still the most cosy and easiest way to get to Chicago from Australia.

• by Kylie McLaughlin

Hate Christmas? Here are five places you can go to avoid it altogether

There are large parts of this planet where Christmas passes almost unnoticed. No sleigh bells, no mistletoe, no silly hats, no turkey and no jollity to make you feel like you’re missing out.

• by Michael Gebicki

Traveller Letters: If this is first-class train travel, no wonder people fly

Why can’t Australia produce a rail network that can match the rest of the developed world?

Tripologist: To visit Italy’s small villages, should you travel by car or train?

We plan to travel to Rome then Puglia, up the east coast from Bari to Bologna. Should we do this by car, so we can visit small villages, or by train?

• by Michael Gebicki

10 things we’ll never understand about Thailand

One of our most popular holiday destinations is forever engaging but, despite the all-round smiles, there are things about Thailand that remain a puzzle.

• by Brian Johnston

Airport review: This party island’s airport keeps the good times going

Sports bars, retailers selling nightclub merch and partied-out travellers nursing their souls on the terminal floor – where else but Ibiza.

• by Jenny Hewett

The 18 best Christmas gifts for the travel-obsessed

Some are very cheap, some are very pricey, but all will likely please anyone with a thirst for adventure.

• by Ben Groundwater