Katherine Scott

New South Wales

Traveller Reporter and Producer at News with The Sydney Morning Herald

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Cathay Pacific’s new 777-300ER Aria Suite business class comes to Australia

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Katherine Scott

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australian customers can finally experience Cathay Pacific’s new business-class suites, as the airline begins a long-awaited Australian roll-out of its redesigned cabins, starting with its Sydney-Hong Kong service.
Royal connection and NSW’s best hotel: 11 highlights of Orange

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Katherine Scott

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. You’ve heard of its food and wine credentials, but in the lead-up to Orange F.O.O.D Week we zero in on nine of the region’s lesser known, but tantalisingly good, histories and highlights. Surely, we’re not the first to wonder why the town was dubbed Orange, and not Apple, given its apple-growing chops.
Things to do in Melbourne this summer (and they’re not all at the Australian Open)

Jan 19, 2025 | watoday.com.au | Katherine Scott

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeWhether you’re in town for the tennis or just looking to make the most of the warmer weather and bumper events calendar, Melbourne has summer down to an art.
Things to do in Melbourne this summer (and they’re not all at the Australian Open)

Jan 19, 2025 | smh.com.au | Katherine Scott

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Whether you’re in town for the tennis or just looking to make the most of the warmer weather and bumper events calendar, Melbourne has summer down to an art.
This affordable retro surf hotel has a five-star Mexico location

Jan 15, 2025 | smh.com.au | Katherine Scott

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. “How was your first night, did you have any visitors?” Ruben, the bartender at Playa Escondida in Sayulita, a boutique surf hotel in one of Mexico’s designated Pueblos Magicos (“Magic Towns”) on the Pacific coast, asks this as he hacks away at a pineapple for a Pina Colada order. He doesn’t need to explain what he means by visitors.
Former property of world’s most notorious drug lord now a stunning hotel

Dec 8, 2024 | smh.com.au | Katherine Scott

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. My eyes trace the extraordinary ivory cascade of antique Mexican wedding dresses stitched together to form a sort of matrimonial spider web. It’s one of the first works guests encounter at Casa Malca, a boutique resort on the Caribbean coastline of Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Over 80 gowns make up these towering mirrored sets of “dress curtains”.
Free return flights and major discounts: Airlines’ Black Friday sales

Nov 28, 2024 | smh.com.au | Katherine Scott

Major airlines are embracing the US phenomenon of Black Friday and Cyber Monday with discounts spanning many popular routes from Australia. While some carriers jumped on the trend earlier this week, with member early-access sale fares, the sale period officially began on Friday.
Sydney Airport’s T2 to finally get new security scanners, bag drop facility

Nov 20, 2024 | smh.com.au | Katherine Scott

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The mad scramble to remove laptops and other electronic devices at security checks will soon finally be a thing of the past for passengers of Sydney Airport, with the long-awaited arrival of next-gen security scanners.
Perfect score for this luxe NSW wine country gem

Nov 15, 2024 | smh.com.au | Katherine Scott

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Villa Alaia, Cedars Mount ViewIt’s T-minus 15 minutes till arrival at our bush-luxe abode, nestled on private farmland in the Hunter Valley’s underrated southern reaches, and I’ve just spotted a wombat in the wild.
Being travel planner for a group holiday is a pain. It just got easier

Nov 5, 2024 | smh.com.au | Katherine Scott

Traveller reporter November 6, 2024 — 5.00am November 6, 2024 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When I floated the idea of a group trip to Mexico with friends last year, I all but sealed my fate as designated holiday architect.