Fiona Carruthers

1 month ago | afr.com | Fiona Carruthers |Lucy King |Daniel Ortiz Reti

Australians took 11.4 million overseas trips in the 12 months to October 2024, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That’s at least 150,000 more trips than during the same period in 2019. The United States and the United Kingdom were the most popular long-haul destinations (for flights of 12 hours plus), coming in fourth and fifth overall behind Indonesia (Bali), New Zealand and Japan.

1 month ago | afr.com | Fiona Carruthers

Feb 27, 2025 – 4.45am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Chasing the perfect Hong Kong stopover? The harbour is the city’s real showstopper, so have a bet each way and stay on both sides at one of many five-star waterfront offerings.

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Life & LuxuryTravelHighflyerWhen it comes to having a travel routine and packing for trips down pat, you can’t beat those employed in the airline industry for know-how. From the upcoming Highflyer magazine out on February 28. Feb 24, 2025 – 4.50am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Jayne Hrdlicka‍Outgoing Virgin Australia chief executive officer.

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Feb 21, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Having spent decades shuttling between his homes in London and Melbourne, Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler threw out the long-haul rule book in 2014. His thinking? Why take the most direct route via Asia or the Middle East when you could slow it down and see the sights.

2 months ago | afr.com | Fiona Carruthers

Life & LuxuryTravelHighflyerThese Australian frequent flyers spend half of the year away from home. They share their most noteworthy in-flight memories, from first class to economy. Highflyer magazine is out on February 28. “I drank Dom Pérignon, and wolfed down tins of caviar with blinis, determined to eat my body weight to justify it,” says David Prior.