TRAVEL & FOOD

Marriott International has planned to open a 128-room hotel in Hobart in 2018.

The British Academy Awards’ results are out — “La La Land” bagged five prizes out of 11 total nominations.

Qantas has launched a safety video for 2017 featuring the best tourist spots in Australia.

A smelly, corpse flower is in bloom at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, and thousands of people flocked to see the rare sight. The flower is named Titan Arum.

British Airways assures that normal operation continues on Christmas Day and Boxing Day despite a planned strike by its cabin crew.

Serving and eating fish during New Year celebrations are themselves associated with luck. However, eating and serving it in the right manner also play a major role in bringing fortune, wealth and good luck.

Here’s all that you need to know about red money envelopes, their significance and the amount of money one shall gift to children and elderly on this Chinese New Year 2017.

China is rebuilding popular cruise ship Titanic that sank in 1917 after hitting an iceberg during maiden voyage. The guests will be able to experience simulated collision with an inceberg and subsequent sinking.

Virgin Galactic's founder Sir Richard Branson witnessed the successful free flight of its brand new VSS Unity on Saturday.

Jessica Minh Anh, who has captured the world with her runway visions and natural use of iconic landmarks, now returns to New York to close her most recent runway series.

Living in Sydney is really expensive, according to a comparative study. A new web-based app from visual analytics company Qlik allows consumers to quickly compare the cost of living across eight key cities in Asia Pacific.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Giza, has a serious structural flaw, engineer Glen Dash and his team has revealed. The gigantic structure, built some 4,500 years ago, has a slightly elongated west side compared to its east side. This means the base of the pyramid is not a perfect square as previously known.

“These are working mums and dads who’ve suffered a two year long onslaught from this government,” said CPSU National Secretary Nadine Flood in a message to the government.

The murder of two young women backpacking in Ecuador has sparked debate about women’s rights when travelling alone, but one Australian woman says safety trumps the ‘feminist agenda’.

The 2016 Visa Restriction Index ranks the Australian passport 8th out of 199 nationalities and passports.

Interview with Travel Photographer Johan Lolos, Le Backpacker

Some local spots can serve as a dreamy rendezvous for the most romantic time of the year.

Australia Day is celebrated annually on Jan. 26.

Nutella-Palooza, Australia’s first Nutella festival will have everything chocolate and everything Nutella, promises the event’s official website.

Apart from National Geographic 2015’s daily travel photos, the popular travel magazine website also revealed the 2015 “Photo of the Day” round-up taken by its “YourShot” community.

Sydney photographers Chris and Jess Bray travelled to India to spot a girl wearing a pink bracelet and help her homeless family on being insisted by philanthropist Dick Smith.

According to a senior official, the economic slowdown in Europe and the currency crisis in Russia could not stop Abu Dhabi from reaching its target.

Whether you want to treat your tastebuds to an oddly named, but equally delicious donut or prefer to shop til you drop sans tax, here’s how to have a unique Portland experience.

Art exhibits, events and activities are open to the public at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Museum of Contemporary Arts.

The attacks on Paris have not dampened the nation’s spirit and businesses are encouraging more tourists to come over.

National Parks and Wildlife Service had said the Wedding Cake Rock could collapse following a geotechnical assessment on the Bundeena tourist spot.

Dublin made it to third on the list despite being hammered by the global recession.

Greece showed an increase of 162 per cent in terms of year-over-year bookings from Australian tourists.

In a bid to implement better safety measures and to cut down on the overcrowding at Mount Everest, Nepalese officials are planning to exclude beginners, persons with disabilities and the elderly from climbing the highest peak of the world.