From Sisterhood to Self-Care: Four Wellness Events You Can’t Miss in 2026

In today’s always-on, supercharged digital environment, it’s never felt more empowering to take a step back from it all and enjoy a truly immersive wellness escape, reconnecting with nature, like-minded communities and yourself. From transformative women's gatherings to immersive festivals celebrating creativity, music and holistic wellbeing, these events offer the perfect opportunity to stop, take…

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Byrobynfoyster

Experiences News

Solo, Not Sorry: New Report Reveals Why Australian Women Are Travelling Alone — And Loving It

She packs one bag, books one seat, answers to no one's timetable but her own — and for a growing number of Australian women, that is exactly the point. A new industry-first report from Reflections Holidays, the Wander Woman Report, has confirmed what many women have long known instinctively: solo travel has shifted from a…

August 10, 20260Comments

Byrobynfoyster

Hotels & Resorts News

Travel Habit: Amanda Archer’s New Luxury Hotel Booking Platform Unlocks VIP Perks

Some people talk about ideas. Amanda Archer builds them. I've known Amanda for years — we worked together closely, and I saw first-hand what she's capable of. About a decade ago, we pulled off something most editors only dream about: exclusive interviews with Paris Jackson and her grandmother Katherine Jackson. And I flew to Los…

August 8, 20260Comments

Byrobynfoyster

Destinations

This Was the Place I Dreamed Of Visiting As A Child And It Didn’t Disappoint

As a young girl, I was fascinated by ancient Chinese paintings — depictions of soaring, craggy mountains with peaks looming high above stylised clouds. To my less-travelled self, it was an unimaginable vision. So when a recent opportunity arose to visit Shanghai, I set about discovering this eerily mystical place etched in my child's mind.…

August 4, 20260Comments

Byrobynfoyster

Master Chef Tan Guohui and Robyn Foyster in Foshan, China. Photo Credit: Robyn Foyster

Dining

Meet China’s Master Chef Tan Guohui Who Feeds 2,000 People A Day

The first thing you notice at Suiyi Garden restaurant isn't the food. It's the ornate traditional garden. There's certainly no hint that this restaurant feeds more than 2,000 guests a day. And we are talking fine dining. While the entrance reminds you of a bygone era, there is no real sign of the theatre happening…

August 4, 20260Comments

Byrobynfoyster

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

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa

Experiences News

Why the Best Ski Days Aren’t Just About the Snow

Discover why community, connection, and fresh tracks make Thredbo’s Rossignol Ladies Day the ultimate mountain escape for female skiiers of all levels. The older I get, the more I realise my favourite ski days have very little to do with the skiing itself. Of course, I love finding untouched corduroy first thing in the morning…

July 21, 20260Comments

ByAmber Sherlock

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

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa

Destinations

Wildly Fun, Mildly Cultured and Abundantly Overfed: 72 Hours in Hong Kong

There are many fabulous cities to visit, slowly explore, and rest in. Hong Kong, my friends, is not all this. Hong Kong doesn’t gently welcome you in, she grabs you by the hand, pops you on a tram, feeds you (a lot), points you towards a ferry, and by 9 pm she sticks you in…

July 9, 20260Comments

ByColette Gallagher

Spa & Wellness

The Queen of Australian Bathhouses: Why Aurora Spa Is Worth Travelling For

A day of contrast therapy, coastal walks and deep restoration on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula When most of us picture wellness travel, we picture somewhere far away — Bali, Thailand, a retreat at the end of a long-haul flight. But a few weeks ago, after speaking at a day retreat at Aurora Spa & Bathhouse, I…

July 7, 20260Comments

ByCamilla Thompson

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