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Cathay Pacific’s all-new flat-bed Aria Suite business class is now available on the Sydney to Hong Kong route.

Could this be the new world’s best business class? A resounding yes

Standing ovation, gold medal – this cloud-like flat bed with quilted topper and fluffy 400-thread-count duvet is a sky cocoon.

  • Flip Byrnes
The Future I Saw predicts a tsunami will hit Japan in July this year.

Asian tourist numbers to Japan are plummeting. A comic book is to blame

Holiday bookings to Japan from key Asian markets have plunged as a dire prediction made in a graphic novel goes viral on social media.

Simple ingredients create something amazing.

‘We cherish everything’: How the Japanese make perfect drinks

This is a country in which every art form and indeed every practice in life is taken seriously, with patience and skill applied to their perfection.

  • Ben Groundwater
Woman in a kimono walking in the Higashi Chaya district of Kanazawa, Japan.

Japan’s next big thing is already popular, but many miss its highlights

On a self-guided tour through “little Kyoto”, I’m experiencing things that most tourists miss.

  • Kylie McLaughlin
Many package itineraries start in Tokyo before exploring other parts of the country.

How to do Japan better than the rest, according to an expert

Our expert reveals her ultimate two-week itinerary around the Land of the Rising Sun.

  • Danielle Demetriou
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Crowds at a section of the Great Wall of China during Golden Week.

Ten things travellers will never understand about China

Everyone holidays at the same time, there’s an obsession with giant, bizarre buildings, and it’s very different to how it’s portrayed in the Western media.

  • Brian Johnston
The Nagoya Kanko Hotel is in one of Japan’s less visited cities.

A taste of undiscovered Japan in an imposing new hotel

Keen to steer clear of Western tourists but still indulge in a luxe stay? Check out this hotel-within-a-hotel in Nagoya, Japan’s fourth-largest city.

  • Trudi Jenkins
On board for a taste bud bonanza… Hong long’s dim sum bus.

Want the best dumplings but short on time? Board Hong Kong’s dim sum bus

Soon after departure, I receive my version of a Happy Meal: a dim sum set by Michelin-rated casual eatery One Dim Sum.

  • Julia D'Orazio
Ben Groundwater and family in Japan.

I took my kids to Japan and made mistakes. Here’s what I learnt

The land of the rising sun is an excellent child-friendly destination, as long as you do your homework first. Here are 15 rules to follow.

  • Ben Groundwater
The landmark Hong Kong Palace Museum, Museum M+ and International Commerce Centre skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s Kowloon has become the city’s new centre of culture

Green space, multiple museums, places to eat. Here’s how to spend the day at West Kowloon Cultural District, the city’s newest artistic haven.

  • Carrie Hutchinson