Anna McCooe

Melbourne

Senior Travel Writer at Australian Financial Review

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Articles

Flying with a power bank? What you need to know as the rules change

1 week ago | afr.com | Anna McCooe

May 4, 2025 – 1.15pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Airlines around the world are cracking down on power banks following a string of fires caused by the portable lithium-ion battery chargers. In the most serious incident this year, seven people were injured when an Air Busan Airbus A321 was engulfed in flames at South Korea’s Gimhae International Airport on January 28.
‘Uncertain times’: Australians rethink travel to Trump’s America

4 weeks ago | afr.com | Anna McCooe

US data shows the number of Australians and others travelling to America has dropped steeply amid growing horror stories of people being subjected to extreme vetting at airports, including having their laptops and smartphones examined and being detained for many hours or deported.
Virgin and Qatar airlines reveal what Velocity points get you after tie up

1 month ago | afr.com | Anna McCooe

Apr 8, 2025 – 5.23pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Virgin frequent flyers will get a $US20 ($33) dining voucher when they land in Doha’s Hamad International Airport under the carrier’s tie-up with partner Qatar. But upgrades and lounge access are a mixed bag of hits and misses.
Skis, surfboards and opulent trains: luxury escapes to get you moving

1 month ago | afr.com | Anna McCooe

Apr 8, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Swell sessionsHigh-end thrill seekers can get their fix of world-class waves at Six Senses Fiji. The luxury resort’s new surf program takes board riders by speedboat to the famous breaks of the Mamanuca Archipelago including Cloudbreak, Restaurants and Namotu Lefts, as well as lesser-known swells perfect for beginners.
A guide to understanding every style

1 month ago | homebeautiful.com.au | Anna McCooe |Diana Moore

Seemingly simple, windows are the eyes to your home. They can transform a space into a light-filled, airy zone and add ambience to any space where these attributes were lacking. The right windows can transform the comfort of indoor spaces by insulating against extreme weather, balancing the circadian rhythms to aid with quality sleep and reduce noise in busy residential zones. What’s less simple are all of the window types to choose from.
Is this the mile-high club you really want to join?

1 month ago | afr.com | Anna McCooe

Mar 23, 2025 – 9.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? For many flyers, the prospect of an in-person business meeting at 35,000 feet is the stuff of nightmares. But as a growing number of airlines roll out business class seats configured to allow meeting between two or even four passengers, the prospect of making your long-haul flight more productive, is very real.
The eight extraordinary hotel openings in Europe to book this summer

1 month ago | afr.com | Anna McCooe

Mar 20, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Right now, all around Europe, the high-end hotel scene is preparing to outdo itself. In what is promising to become a bar-raising summer, the Continent’s new openings are getting their final polish.
Cyclone Alfred: Holiday in Queensland booked? Here’s what to do now

2 months ago | afr.com | Anna McCooe

Mar 10, 2025 – 5.43pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Airports and airlines have declared it safe to fly, but caution has shifted to the journey through flood-affected areas still causing accessibility issues in south-east Queensland and parts of northern NSW.
Looking to escape? Here are the week’s hottest getaways

2 months ago | afr.com | Anna McCooe

Mar 6, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Quiet luxuryThe pursuit of tranquillity has shaped the latest retreat from Buahan, A Banyan Tree Escape, beginning as the island usually shuts down. From March 29-30, wish-listers can luxuriate in the 24-carat quiet offered during Nyepi, Bali’s Day of Silence.
Pack your kaftan or run for cover? White Lotus effect hits Thailand

2 months ago | afr.com | Anna McCooe

The White Lotus season three begins with gunfire. Someone or something is dead. Cue the ominous tones. But if we can predict anything from Mike White’s prestige comedy-drama it’s this: it won’t be Thai tourism that’s twitching towards oblivion. Returning to Binge on Monday at 8.30 pm (AEST), the Emmy-winning anthology continues its grand tour of the rich and “deeply, deeply insecure” – this time calling on Koh Samui, Thailand, following jaunts to Hawaii and Sicily. Loading...