Yesterday
Cyclone Jasper’s damage bill mounts as rain eases
While rainfall eases in North Queensland, the cost wrought by Cyclone Jasper is rising.
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- Liam Walsh, Sarah Mitchell and Tess Bennett
This Month
Cancelled holidays hit Queensland tourism operators
Tourism operators around Cairns and Port Douglas are expected to lose $125 million as holidaymakers cancel their summer plans.
- Tess Bennett and Sarah Mitchell
Bonza given green light to fly to Gold Coast as fares crash
Approval for Bonza to fly to the popular destination comes as fares have plummeted, with the Gold Coast-Melbourne down more than 70 per cent from last Christmas.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Forget Phuket. Stuff Bali. Why Vietnam wins for the flop and drop
I’m checked in and ready for dinner all within an hour of touching down on the tarmac. Am I dreaming?
- Samantha Hutchinson
Why billionaire David Marriott goes strictly off grid for holidays
Three travel industry families reveal where they’re planning to get away from it all next year and what’s in store for their global businesses.
- Fiona Carruthers
‘People thought I was crazy’: how to spend eight weeks in Nepal
A longer trip around the south Asian nation drops you into a gentler rhythm of daily life. But it’s still hard to resist some hiking.
- Jason Mowen
November
Oatley family dumps plan for $1b Hamilton Island sale
The family had tasked UBS with a review of the prized tourism asset but decided against offloading it.
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- Primrose Riordan
Athens home prices are surging faster than other European cities
While the end of the cheap-money era has hit buying power across Europe, a lack of housing is gaining the upper hand in more cities.
- Paul Tugwell and Ainhoa Goyeneche
Where you should go in 2024 depends on which hot list you trust
Mongolia, Colombia and Sardinia are among the recommend to-go destinations for next year. But who knows best?
- Fiona Carruthers
Sydney developer buys 12 Apostles spa site for more than $15m
The large site opposite the 12 Apostles rock formations sold with approvals in place for a $200 million spa and eco-resort.
- Larry Schlesinger
What this CEO learnt from stepping away from his business
Adam Schwab, chief executive of Luxury Escapes, says terminating staff who are not right for the business is critical to a company’s success.
- Sally Patten
Why A-list celebs and CEOs keep flocking to Kauai
The AFR’s Washington correspondent visits the Hawaiian island where Mark Zuckerberg has his hideaway.
- Matthew Cranston
Young developer to bring famed chef to Melbourne designer hotel
Calvin Huang is adding high-profile local and global brands to his Melbourne projects, including a new venue by Flower Drum founder Gilbert Lau and New York’s Eataly.
- Larry Schlesinger
How Aussies with a party bus turned Top Deck into a 50-year business
Flight Centre boss “Skroo” Turner was in London for the half-century birthday bash of his coach-tour company. A new film breathes life into its origin story.
- Hans van Leeuwen
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- Property development
Grollo’s AGL deal points to $1b key worker housing portfolio
The family company that has managed housing for Mount Buller workers for years is eyeing a future of institutional investment in 10,000 beds.
- Michael Bleby
October
Crazy rich Asian hotels open in London – think £25,000 a night
You can even live permanently at the newly minted Peninsula or the lavish Raffles. But can they compete with city icons like The Ritz or The Dorchester?
- Hans van Leeuwen
Inside an expedition to locate the Beagle’s lost anchors
A remote river in the Northern Territory is being persuaded to reveal its secrets. Yet like any wild thing, it does not wish to be known.
- Paul Toohey
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- Life & Leisure
What it’s like to stay at the new W Sydney between two expressways
After construction dramas then the pandemic, the $1 billion Ribbon built for the glamorous hotel has opened. Life & Leisure stayed on opening night.
- Philippa Coates
Sydney’s new $1b hotel starts at $700 a room, with (Darling) harbour views
The largest W hotel in the world also has a 30-metre open-air infinity pool, a 2am desert bar and a distinctive curved building.
- Fiona Carruthers
Marriott opens world’s biggest W Hotel in Sydney
It took three builders to complete it, but Marriott has finally cut the ribbon on the 588-room W Sydney at Darling Harbour.
- Larry Schlesinger
