Anthony Dennis
Editor, travel
Anthony Dennis is editor, travel, at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Opinion
Australia
Where the bloody hell are all our international tourists?
Traveller’s writers have come up with seven new slogans Tourism Australia could use to get our visitor numbers back on track.
- by Anthony Dennis
Opinion
Air travel
Without a control tower, Sydney’s new airport will die hard in the hearts of travellers
I’m completely opposed to news that Australia’s newest international airport will not include a traditional control tower.
- by Anthony Dennis
Ten delicious Nordic treats you must try in Scandinavia
From herring to hot dogs to the humble Danish pastry, here are 10 delicious things you must try when you visit Scandinavia.
- by Anthony Dennis
Best coffee at sea? Leave it to a luxury ship with Italian origins
On behalf of a nation of espresso-sipping extremists, Silversea’s Silver Muse is doing god’s work in the caffeinating department.
- by Anthony Dennis
How this tiny quake-hit city transformed into an architectural jewel
If this New Zealand town hadn’t suffered devastating destruction in an earthquake in 1931 it would likely have never become the self-styled art deco tourist attraction that it is now.
- by Anthony Dennis
Nine must-do highlights of Bergen, Norway
Norway’s scenic second-largest city is flush with glamorous stays, sublime outlooks and charming waterside neighbourhoods.
- by Anthony Dennis
★★★★½
Hotel reviews
Cool makeover for this hotel in the best part of Melbourne
Rydges Melbourne represents an intelligent, if not model, hotel refurbishment, with little expense seemingly spared.
- by Anthony Dennis
★★★★½
Hotel reviews
This hotel exists in an alternative universe – it’s a hoot
This hotel is something unexpected in a country with a history sadly mostly identified by war.
- by Anthony Dennis
★★★★
Airline reviews
Airline review: This cabin crew makes you feel good about flying economy
In economy, you’re never going to be lavished by the sort of attention afforded to those in the pointy end, but this crew comes close.
- by Anthony Dennis
Analysis
Air travel
The Australian invention that saved countless plane passengers’ lives
As passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 slid down the escape chutes of their burning Airbus, no doubt they were thanking their lucky stars.
- by Anthony Dennis