Want the cheapest rate for a hotel room? Do what I do

Want the cheapest rate for a hotel room? Do what I do

Can Expedia or Booking.com get you a better hotel deal than booking directly with the hotel? They’d like you to think so.

  • byMichael Gebicki

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New five-star hotel plan warns Brisbane will be short on luxury stays

New five-star hotel plan warns Brisbane will be short on luxury stays

A new tower planned for South Brisbane would have a rooftop deck and restaurant,and help deliver the 3000-plus luxury hotel rooms the city will need by 2033.

  • bySean Parnell
‘Brunch and wellness’ to drive major shake-up of NSW tourism strategy
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‘Brunch and wellness’ to drive major shake-up of NSW tourism strategy

The government’s ambitious goal of increasing visitor spending to $91 billion relies on building 40,000 new hotel rooms and adding millions of airline seats by 2035.

  • byMichael Koziol
Taylor Swift outplays AFL and NRL grand finals to fill hotel rooms

Taylor Swift outplays AFL and NRL grand finals to fill hotel rooms

Neither the AFL nor NRL grand final will surpass the pulling power of Taylor Swift and her legion of followers earlier this year.

  • bySimon Johanson
Controversial 250-bed ‘pod hotel’ in heart of Fremantle has final call delayed

Controversial 250-bed ‘pod hotel’ in heart of Fremantle has final call delayed

Panicked surrounding residents of heritage-listed homes flocked to the meeting to claim the plan was “a monstrous nightmare” and represented “schoolies on tap”.

  • byEmma Young
Big money gets behind the bar in Melbourne’s pub scene

Big money gets behind the bar in Melbourne’s pub scene

The former owners of St Kilda landmark The Espy are selling their pub on the other side of town,the Hotel Fitzroy,just as property giant Charter Hall swoops on the Great Britain Hotel.

  • byNicole Lindsay
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Strong win from supermarkets for elite sports doctor

Strong win from supermarkets for elite sports doctor

High-profile sports doctor Peter Brukner has made a tidy profit,selling a Bellarine Peninsula supermarket to a first-time Chinese investor.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Two Aussies took over a hotel in paradise. They lasted eight months
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Sri Lanka

Two Aussies took over a hotel in paradise. They lasted eight months

I’ve often dreamed of running a little hotel somewhere beautiful,but Dasha Ross’ story has put me off the idea for life.

  • byLee Tulloch
APH sell-down yields a deal in Hawthorn

APH sell-down yields a deal in Hawthorn

The Chinese-backed investor and developer has properties with a total value of $200 million on the market,including its prized Forest Hill project.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Born again:10 of the most amazing reinvented places in travel

Born again:10 of the most amazing reinvented places in travel

Everything old is new again,from heritage icons transformed into luxury stays to a tsunami-lashed railway rebirthed as the ultimate scenic journey.

  • byTraveller team
Traveller Awards:The 10 winners for best style and design

Traveller Awards:The 10 winners for best style and design

From a stunning hotel inspired by Morocco’s bohemian past to the flamboyant world of designer Kit Kemp,to a sexy Italian high-speed train,this is the list for design aficionados.

  • byTraveller team