Tours
Women-only travel boom continues with launch of new trips
Across the global travel industry, operators are expanding all-female departures in response to sustained growth and rising demand.
- Julietta Jameson
Am I in The Matrix? Famously futuristic city is more than just neon
A train hurtles through a residential building; five-level motorways snake between mountainsides; communities are stacked vertically in an urban lasagne.
- Tracey Spicer
Two weeks, seven stops: Revived original ‘Kangaroo route’ takes off
First launched in 1947, the original Kangaroo Route, hopping through eight countries on its way to London, has been revived for a special flight.
- Ute Junker
See this fascinating country before it changes (again)
In this Central Asian country with a complicated, engrossing and often violent history, change is constant – and now it’s on the cusp of a tourism boom.
- Carrie Hutchinson
Compared to the Orient Express, this European rail tour is a steal
There’s a new journey that largely traces the fabled Paris-to-Istanbul Orient Express route, but without the exorbitant cost.
- Anthony Dennis
Our favourite easy-to-book (and take) trips of 2026
Want to explore the world this year without having to do the heavy-duty planning? Here are 26 great escorted tours and cruises for 2026 that offer travel sans the hassles.
- Brian Johnston
This beautiful, wild nation showed me a Europe I didn’t know existed
Croatia’s coast might be the summer siren, but we’re here to see another side of The Continent that most don’t bother to see.
- Natasha Bazika
More than a photo op: Making the most of Fuji (without breaking a sweat)
Mount Fuji is more than a tourist’s snapshot – it shapes Japan’s cultural identity.
- Kerry van der Jagt
A safari sighting so rare, not even David Attenborough has seen it
With only bloody clues to work with, an expert safari guide untangles the mystery behind a grisly wildlife encounter in the African bush.
- Justin Meneguzzi
My family, and my doctor, didn’t want me to go here. I went anyway
Despite the travel warnings and safety concerns, I found one of the friendliest, most hospitable countries I’ve ever visited.
- Justin Meneguzzi