International Traveller

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International Traveller

ON LINE • From a new LUXURY hotel in the heart of Chile to the best hot springs around the WORLD, your next grand JOURNEY awaits at internationaltraveller.com

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WISH YOU WERE HERE

THE LOWDOWN • From FORWARD-thinking travel trends to ACCESSORIES that help you keep your COOL and a new chef-led tour around GREECE, here's what's coming in HOT.

New experiences in New Zealand • Prepare to EXPLORE New Zealand like you NEVER have BEFORE.

DINING IN SOUTH KOREA IS A LESSON IN OLD MEETS NEW • InsideAsia's Tours to South Korea offer a JOURNEY into a country packed to BURSTING with quirks, CHARM and CULTURAL riches, especially when it comes to food.

Splash of India • The subcontinent is a KALEIDOSCOPE of colour from its TEMPLES to its markets. FASHION is no exception.

THE DISH • From a TASSIE bakery opening its doors in CALIFORNIA to petite PASTRIES worth lining up for in Bordeaux, here's where to WINE and dine around the WORLD.

On the ROAD • With Imogen Eveson

PILLOW TALK • Whether you're after BAREFOOT luxury in Ibiza, a design-led hotel stay in MILAN or the MAGIC of Mykonos, here's what's new and noteworthy in global ESCAPES.

Five NEW properties that have opened their doors in 2025

The ultimate guide to Indonesia's island gem, LABUAN BAJO • INDONESIA has over 17,000 ISLANDS, and Labuan Bajo may just be the most UNDERRATED of them all.

POSTCARDS

48 HOURS IN VALENCIA • Sideline Spain's more FAMOUS cities for this UNDERRATED gem on the east coast, which blends old-world CHARM with forward-thinking SUSTAINABILITY. Explore on two feet or two WHEELS and enjoy a feast for the SENSES, says Jo Jukes.

Grass Routes HAWAR ISLAND • Hawar Resort by Mantis may sit on a small ISLAND in Bahrain, but its WILDLIFE-filled environment and ECOTOURISM ethos is mighty, writes Monique Ceccato.

Cruising the Douro • Australian travel industry ICON, Phil Hoffman, thought he had seen it all. Then he CRUISED Portugal's Duoro with TAUCK.

Just the tonic • After a meticulous, year-long MAKEOVER, New Zealand's most EXCLUSIVE lodge REOPENED – and its devoted guests breathed a collective sigh of RELIEF. Megan Arkinstall experiences Huka Lodge in its NEW chapter.

GRAND ALPS & OLD-WORLD CHARM: Onboard Switzerland's hidden-gem train journey • Switzerland has no place for the question of JOURNEY versus destination. There's simply no point, when the RIDE is this GOOD.

Slice of life • Susan Gough Henly discovers the GOOD life in the French COUNTRYSIDE, only 150 kilometres west of PARIS.

A grand art journey • Private MOSAICS. Gothic chapels. Soaring SYMPHONIES. No rush. These artsy tours take you within Europe's SOUL.

In living COLOUR • A VIBRANT experience awaits in the Milne Bay province of Papua New Guinea, where the SMILES are big, the CULTURE rich and COLOURS bright.

CRUISE CURIOUS • It seems everyone is getting ONBOARD with cruising. We take a look at the top cruising DESTINATIONS, and what the FUTURE of sailing our oceans, rivers and REMOTE corners looks like.

LUXURY • Smaller ships, FEWER guests, design-led interiors, EXCLUSIVE access to destinations and FIVE-STAR dining onboard – LUXURY cruising is a world unto itself. Here's what sets it apart.

OCEAN • The much-LOVED sector of ocean cruising is known for its BIG ships with fun activities to suit all GENERATIONS of travellers. Here are the BEST destinations for sailing the high SEAS.

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