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The new wave of luxury hotels sweeping Australia

From Sydney to Perth, Melbourne to the Adelaide Hills, Australia’s newest hotels are doing luxury differently, with bold design and links to community.

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Copenhagen’s best design hotels

Copenhagen is about immersing yourself in good design: so choose a hotel that lets you sleep in style.

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Podcast: I Know This Place – Bali with Bill Bensley

Looking for the real Bali? In this podcast, luxury hotel designer Bill Bensley explains why he has kept coming back to the island for more than 30 years.

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A brighter shade of green: the growth of eco-tourism

Eco-tourism is back and this time, it’s serious: introducing the new breed of green hotel

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