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.

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.

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.

Gold Coast

The Gold Coast’s newest luxury penthouse is made for group getaways

Surrender to the siren call of the coast at this swish five-bedroom stay in the up-and-coming neighbourhood of Kirra.

Kimberley

This magical outback feast is hidden amid boab trees and red cliffs

The award-winning, gourmet camp oven feast in Western Australia’s Kimberley region is something you need to experience at least once in your life.

Australia

These are officially the best road trips in Australia for solo travellers

Fill the tank and switch off with peace of mind – these are the 10 safest road trips in Australia for solo travellers.

Sydney

This little-known Sydney beach has a waterfall and freestanding boulders

A bush-encircled slice of heaven you need to visit before summer ends.