Australian Holidays and Travel Guide

Eleanor Edström

Associate Editor

Eleanor Edström is Australian Traveller’s Associate Editor. Previously a staff writer at Signature Luxury Travel & Style and Vacations & Travel magazines, she's a curious wordsmith with a penchant for conservation, adventure, the arts and design. She discovered her knack for storytelling much earlier, however – penning mermaid sagas in glitter ink at age seven. Proof that her spelling has since improved, she holds an honours degree in English and philosophy, and a French diploma from the University of Sydney. Off duty, you’ll find her pirouetting between Pilates and ballet classes, or testing her friends’ patience with increasingly obscure vocabulary.

Freycinet

Tassie’s East Coast is scoring an exclusive new villa overlooking pink granite peaks

Tasmania's most anticipated new villa is now open for bookings.

Australia

Affordable Easter getaways in every state to beat soaring fuel costs

Skip the fuel sting with these affordable Easter getaways and staycations across Australia.

North West

Stomp grapes, hunt truffles & make chocolate: delicious Tassie event returns for 1 weekend only

Returning from 10 to 12 April 2026, TrailGraze is a delicious excuse to explore North West Tasmania's top producers during a weekend of hands-on workshops.

Australia

Qantas cuts lounge perks for Jetstar passengers

From 1 July 2026, Qantas lounges are shutting their doors to Platinum, Gold and Qantas Club members travelling on international Jetstar flights.

Australia

Australian luxury lodge pioneer Baillie Lodges enters new global era as ‘Beckons’

The homegrown hospitality group behind Southern Ocean Lodge and Longitude 131° is expanding internationally under a new name.

QLD

More than a million sunflowers will bloom at this Scenic Rim festival in May

This feel-good festival offers dazzling golden fields, family-friendly fun and the chance to pick your own blooms – all for a charitable cause.

Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast’s first international hotel in nearly 40 years opens soon in Mooloolaba

Avani Mooloolaba Beach Hotel is pumping fresh momentum into the Sunshine Coast’s hospitality scene.

Hamilton Island

Inside Beach Club, Hamilton Island’s adults-only nirvana

Expect pared-back polish with a tropical lilt at this child-free haven of island escapism.

Hamilton Island

What it’s like to stay at Reef View Hotel, Hamilton Island

With knockout ocean views, diverse rooms and an enviable location, Reef View Hotel delivers a trifecta of high-calibre comfort. We check in.