Craig Platt
Digital editor, Traveller
Craig Platt is the digital editor of Traveller.
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Hotel reviews
Thailand meets Bali: This resort offers the best of both worlds
It may be in Thailand, but there’s a distinctly Balinese vibe to the Movenpick Asara Resort & Spa Hua Hin.
- by Craig Platt
These monstrous beasts seem lazy and harmless, until they don’t
Tourists show no fear, happily standing a metre away from the beasts to get their photos taken. I later discover it’s a pretty dumb move.
- by Craig Platt
★★★★
Hotel reviews
When people think of Sydney, they think of the view from this hotel
This Sydney hotel may not be an icon itself, but it’s right next door to the city’s biggest ones.
- by Craig Platt
Australia’s first ‘airport resort’ opens one of the country’s biggest pools
A bigger-than-Olympic sized pool is the centrepiece of a $30 million revamp of Darwin’s airport hotel.
- by Craig Platt
★★★★½
Airport reviews
‘The world’s best airport’ bounces back from post-COVID malaise
Fast, convenient and packed with great shops and restaurants, Tokyo Haneda has bounced back from a post-COVID-19 decline.
- by Craig Platt
The adults-only surprise on board Disney’s first cruise ship in Australia
Even before I set foot on board the Disney Wonder, I can tell this will be a cruise unlike any other.
- by Craig Platt
★★★★
Airline reviews
Airline review: Australia to Japan aboard Virgin’s new plane
Virgin Australia’s new Boeing 737-8 is a small aircraft to fly this sort of distance, but it has its advantages.
- by Craig Platt
★★★½
Hotel reviews
One of Singapore’s oldest hotels transformed literally overnight
The former Hilton isn’t Singapore’s most striking hotel, but its new iteration offers great service and a winning location.
- by Craig Platt
Qantas plummets in rankings as world’s best airline named
After climbing into the top five last year, Qantas has hit its lowest-ever ranking in the annual World Airline Awards.
- by Craig Platt
Airline review: Older plane offers extra space in economy (if you choose wisely)
Flying an Etihad Dreamliner, rather than this older Boeing 777, is a better option - unless you can nab one of these seats.
- by Craig Platt