The 29 cities and towns to visit in 2025

The 29 cities and towns to visit in 2025

Start planning for 2025 events that will excite everyone from tractor aficionados to fans of The Goonies and the novels of Jane Austen.

  • byKatrina Lobley andUte Junker

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World’s 16 best islands and beaches of 2025 (including three at home)

World’s 16 best islands and beaches of 2025 (including three at home)

Feeling the squeeze? We’ve got the perfect antidote with these handpicked places to lay down a towel.

  • byCraig Tansley
Fifteen of the coolest new cruise destinations to visit in 2025

Fifteen of the coolest new cruise destinations to visit in 2025

As we sail into the new year,there’s a good reason all eyes are on the Kimberley Coast,West Africa,Hong Kong,the Arctic and more.

  • byBrian Johnston
The hottest food and wine destinations to visit in 2025

The hottest food and wine destinations to visit in 2025

Food and wine adventures await in hot new locations such as Georgia,Dubai,South Africa and the Philippines.

  • byBen Groundwater
Traveller’s 2025 hot list:Where to go next year
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Traveller’s 2025 hot list:Where to go next year

Our annual guide,brought to you by our team of expert travel writers,of the best places to visit in 2025.

French dessert menus were boring. Then this dish came along

French dessert menus were boring. Then this dish came along

“It was always the same:creme caramel,fruit salad and chocolate mousse,” says Paris-based gastronomy expert Bernard Boutboul. Something had to change.

  • byChrissie McClatchie
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Three of the world’s most impressive hotel atriums are in the same city

Three of the world’s most impressive hotel atriums are in the same city

Singapore’s dizzying architectural masterpieces have their origins with a style that sprung into being in America during the 1960s and ’70s.

  • byPenny Watson
America’s favourite holiday city is one few Australians have heard of

America’s favourite holiday city is one few Australians have heard of

Spanish moss,Southern charm and time-warp architecture combine to make Charleston an unbeatable destination.

  • byKatrina Lobley
This was one of the most emotionally stirring experiences I’ve ever had

This was one of the most emotionally stirring experiences I’ve ever had

I’ve taken part in a few Indigenous experiences over the years,but this is by far the most profound.

  • byLee Tulloch
Seven wonders to see at the destroyed Roman city of Pompeii

Seven wonders to see at the destroyed Roman city of Pompeii

Pompeii is huge. Comprising nine regions across 66 hectares it would take two to three days to see it all. Here are seven highlights.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
Five essential things you need to know about Disney cruise ships

Five essential things you need to know about Disney cruise ships

Everything you need to know about a Disney cruise,the line that brought the theme park to the high seas.

  • bySara Macefield