Des Houghton

1 month ago | skynews.com.au | Des Houghton

Fly to Hawaii and back with Qantas for $999. It is one of many discounted fares offered by the Flying Kangaroo to US cities including New York ($1,699 return), Los Angeles ($1,199), Dallas ($1,649) and San Francisco ($1,199). From today, customers will have access to discounted flights from most of Australia’s capital cities across all cabins to five US capitals and to Vancouver on Canada’s west coast and to Santiago, the capital of Chile.

1 month ago | skynews.com.au | Des Houghton

Would you travel all the way to Scotland for a pie? Of course you wouldn’t.What if it was an oddball kebab pie named the winner in the 2025 British Pie Awards, beating 900 others in a secret taste off? The “extraordinary” pie was made with chicken and beef kebab meat with white and red onions, a chilli marinade and a sweet chilli sauce and served with cheese on top has the UK in raptures. Tourists have started heading to Margaret Avenue in Bathgate, west Lothian to Boghall Butchers to get them.

1 month ago | skynews.com.au | Des Houghton

A $16 bottle of Australian red has emerged as a giant killer by winning a bundle of trophies and 32 gold medals at recent international wine shows. Taylors Estate Merlot from South Australia’s Clare Valley triumphed again when it won another trophy and a “double gold” rating at the San Francisco International Wine Competition. Judges awarded it 97, a score usually reserved for highfalutin wines from mainstays like Penfolds, Henschke and Elderton.

1 month ago | skynews.com.au | Des Houghton

Queensland is charging ahead with what Tourism Minister Andrew Powell says will be one of the world’s great hiking and biking trails. And part of it is already built. Hugging the coast from Palm Cove to Port Douglas, the 94km Wangetti Trail will embrace far north Queensland’s stunning coastline and wet tropics where the rainforest meets the ocean. Mr Powell said the multi-million-dollar trail would cut through an area of spectacular ocean views, waterfalls and a rich array of flora and fauna.

1 month ago | skynews.com.au | Des Houghton

The airline price war is hotting up again with Qantas offering discounted fares for business and economy seats to 60 destinations. Fly Melbourne to Sydney ($149), Brisbane to Sydney ($139), Sydney to Tamworth ($129), Adelaide to Melbourne ($139), Hobart to Sydney ($139) or Brisbane to Hamilton Island ($159). The flights must be booked within the next seven days to get the lower fares, the airline’s domestic services chief executive Markus Svensson said.