Victoria
Weekend Away: Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne
With spoon at the ready, Robert Upe checks into the dessert-themed Adelphi Hotel in Melbourne.
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Robert Upe
Air travel
Flying on Christmas Day? Here's what the airlines will be doing for you
Australian airlines will be showing some goodwill to their passengers this Christmas, but don't for a minute think they will be as generous as over-the-top Canadian airline WestJet.
Tourism
Hit pics: Australia's top 10 most 'liked' photos
When it comes to popularity on Facebook, Australia's cute critters, along with Sydney's iconic harbour, are the top of the heap.
On the road to Myanmar, Brazil and Adelaide
Australians are expected to take three million more overseas trips next year than they did five years ago, with many of them seeking out the newest tourist hot spots.
NSW
NSW's top tourist attraction named at awards
Sydney's Taronga Zoo was named the best "major tourist attraction" at the NSW Tourism Awards on Thursday night.
NSW
Slim pickings on Sydney hotel rooms as business travel hits peak
If you are planning on staying in Sydney in the next few weeks and haven't booked a hotel room yet, you may be hard pressed to find one at a reasonable price.
Hotels
Art Series Hotel Group to open in Bendigo
The edgy Art Series Hotel Group is making its first foray into country Victoria.
Tourism
Barmy tourists heat up economy
They're loud, they like a lager, they're (usually) winners and they're over here.
Global
Which city has the best taxis in the world?
London's taxis have been voted the best in the world for the sixth year in a row in an annual global taxi survey.
Victoria
New five-star hotel for Melbourne's Docklands
Melbourne's "mini" hotel boom is set to continue with the Mantra Group announcing it will open a luxury Peppers-branded property in Docklands in 2015.
Maldives
Surf rage sees wave permits in paradise introduced
An Australian surf travel operator has introduced a "pass" system to restrict the number of surfers at one of the world's great left-hand breaks, Lohis, in the Maldives.
World
Top destinations for 2014 named by Lonely Planet
Melbourne and Sydney make joke about it, but Adelaide just got the last laugh.
Victoria
A sweet return for landmark Adelphi
Melbourne's Adelphi Hotel, with its glass-bottom swimming pool partially jutting out over Flinders Lane, has quietly re-opened after closing this year because of financial difficulties with the Australian Tax Office.
Victoria
A cheap and cheerful place to stay? Tune in now!
The first low-cost Tune Hotel in Australia opened in Melbourne on Monday with $39-a-night rooms.
Europe
France joins exclusive 'million-visitor' club
Australians can't get enough of France, it seems, with the nation's tourism authorities claiming more than a million Australians visit every year.
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