This Month
This lawyer lived a double life for 20 years. Now he’s going all in
After almost two decades of taking time out from his day job at some of Australia’s largest companies to lead adventure tours, David Sinclair is launching his own travel company.
- Ronald Mizen
Get off the grid to explore the undisturbed islands of Okinawa
In this part of Japan, there’s no word for retirement in the native tongue. A unique, immersive cruise itinerary will help to reveal why.
- Brad Thompson
July
Thai family targets distressed sellers for luxury hotel growth plans
Earp Siriphatrawan, whose family owns the 415-room Amora Jamison Sydney Hotel, says distressed vendors have created a buyer’s market.
- Larry Schlesinger
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
Alarms, double prices: Japan is getting fed up with foreign tourists
Angst is rising in Japan over what locals are calling an “over-tourism crisis” – and some towns are taking action.
- Jessica Sier
‘Business as usual’ for Selina’s Australian ‘flashpacker’ hotels
The collapse of budget accommodation operator Selina’s London-based parent company will not impact the operation of its Australian hotels, says chief operating officer.
- Larry Schlesinger
Westfield’s Paris shopping centres bid for an Olympic leg-up
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, the owner of Westfield malls in Europe, is looking for a spurt of extra visitors and a profit boost for its convention centres.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Singaporean billionaire brings Hilton to Hobart
Koh Wee Meng’s Fragrance Group has ditched Accor’s Novotel brand and has instead appointed Hilton to run its new Hobart Hotel as a DoubleTree.
- Larry Schlesinger
$2400 a night: Hotel prices soar as Origin fans flock to Brisbane
A perfect storm for the blockbuster rugby league series decider has sparked a surge in hotel rates across the city.
- James Hall
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
Ski season finds cold comfort from a slow start
Ski industry operators say soft early snowfalls combined with 13 interest rate rises have led to a slower start to the season. But things can change quickly.
- Gus McCubbing
Meet the mayor who sees Airbnb as an agent for good
It’s better to have a short-term rental in a house that’s been refurbished than to have a ruin, says the head of Portugal’s second-largest city.
- Joao Lima
June
Tokyo’s old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, stadium
Developers say the new project will rival top waterfront spots in cities like Sydney and Singapore.
- Yuri Kageyama
- Exclusive
- Hotels
Caravan king Gerry Ryan puts $50m safari lodge on the market
Gerry Ryan, the founder of Jayco Caravans, and an ex-Rich Lister, is selling the soon-to-be-finished hotel and glamping resort within the Monarto Safari Park in South Australia.
- Larry Schlesinger
Forrests’ beachfront hotel plan dumped by council
Plans by billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest for a boutique four-storey hotel near the beachside home they once shared have been rejected by a local council.
- Brad Thompson
Sydney landmark Luna Park hits the market
Canadian property giant Brookfield is stepping off the ride at the famed harbourside attraction and is ready to hand the fun times over to a new owner.
- Updated
- Campbell Kwan
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
Tourism rebounds to near pre-pandemic levels
The Australian industry is on track for the best year ever as international visitor numbers bounce back.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Japanese investor joins $200m Cairns hotel exodus
The listing of the Cairns Harbourside Hotel by Japan’s Taisei Kanko follows the sale last week of the Pacific Hotel Cairns for about $35 million to NSW investors.
- Larry Schlesinger
May
Queensland industries fear migration cut will worsen worker shortage
Slashing migration numbers risks compounding stretched workforces, Queensland industries warn.
- James Hall
