Marie-Antoinette Issa

Marie-Antoinette Issa is the Lifestyle Editor at Women Love Travel and Lifestyle & Beauty Editor for Women Love Tech and The Carousel. With a career spanning newsrooms and leading women’s lifestyle publications, she has contributed to Cosmopolitan, Cleo, Madison, Concrete Playground, The Urban List, Daily Mail, I Quit Sugar, and Huffington Post. Passionate about stories that inspire, Marie-Antoinette blends travel, lifestyle, and wellness expertise to create content that informs, entertains, and empowers women everywhere.

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Destinations

The Layover Loophole: Obstacle or Opportunity?

Having toured close to 90 countries, in my humble observation, travellers tend to sit at opposite ends of the stopover spectrum. Broadly speaking, on one side are those who view it as dead time - a tax levied against the precious days allocated to the actual destination. On the other are the opportunists, the…

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Hotels & Resorts

The Winning Post: An Evening Inside Sydney’s Iconic Horse Themed Hotel

A themed hotel is a gamble. And, while low-grade versions may cliche into kitsch (and have you sleeping in a plywood pirate ship with questionable carpet) done well, there's a special kind of alchemy to staying in a space where where a single idea has been chased all the way to the chandeliers. Step into…

September 4, 20260Comments

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News

How This Hero of a Flight is Saving The Budget Airline Experience

Not all heroes wear capes ... Some of them decorate an aeroplane departing from Singapore's Changi Airport, in an attempt to make an eight-hour flight from a sterotypical stopover destination a touch more entertaining. In this instance, the unlikely protagonist is Scoot's new Spider-Man: Brand New Day themed aircraft, which has (among other itineraries) been…

August 3, 20260Comments

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Hotels & Resorts

I Travelled To One of The World’s Most Popular Honeymoon Hotels … As a Single Woman

I have been romantically unemployed for an extended period of time. And having achieved little success with the “It will happen when you least suspect it” strategy, I have instead adopted an alternative approach and actively committed a significant percentage of my energy to finding the love of my life, of late. However, given that…

July 15, 20260Comments

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Destinations Experiences

What Intergenerational Travel Teaches Us About Who We Are

My mother is a graduate of the school of tough love. A migrant from the warn-torn Middle East to a Western world where you can order your milk through a mobile app, she understood both the opportunities that Australia provided. And, its challenges. Perhaps that’s why she is so disciplined. So firm. And, so very…

June 25, 20260Comments

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Hotels & Resorts

The Luxury Resort That Celebrates Phuket’s Split Personalities

Unlike approximately 92 per cent of Australians, until recently, I had never received a Thailand stamp on my passport. Nope. Not a single full moon party pic is popping up in my Facebook memories. Nor do I have any retrospective regrets about unethical elephant rides. But, I thought I knew enough of what to expect,…

June 22, 20260Comments

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Destinations Experiences

One Day, Four Ways: The Ultimate Singapore Stopover Guide

If you’ve ever looked at an airport stopover and thought "well, that’s basically a lost day of my travel," then Singapore would like a word. The Lion City isn’t the kind of destination where you pace and blow $356 on Duty Free lip gloss, before eating questionable sandwiches, and double checking where you last put…

June 9, 20260Comments

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Destinations Hotels & Resorts

What Can This Tiny Pacific Island Teach Us About Sustainable Travel?

From cosmetics to clothing, food to furniture, when it comes to the products we purchase, green is the new black. With a growing number of consumers considering environmental factors before committing with their credit card. And, the trips we take are no exception. While several glamourous getaways have long driven the growing demand for socially responsible…

March 12, 202611KComments

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News

The Podcast That Turns Travel Into Storytelling

Travel, at its most memorable, is rarely about destination as it is discovery. It is an overheard conversation in the supermarket in a language you don’t yet speak. The rhythm of footsteps on unfamiliar streets. The way a moment on the metro can reshape your memory of a place entirely. That is the space The…

March 1, 20260Comments

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Destinations

Australian Travel Hotlist … Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Brave Enough to Go Next

Australian travel, it turns out, has developed a split personality. On one hand, we are creatures of comfort, loyal to destinations that feel familiar, forgiving and reliably good at delivering sunshine and smooth airport arrivals. On the other, there’s a growing cohort of travellers quietly slipping further from the map’s centre, chasing stories instead of…

January 19, 20260Comments

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