Australian Holidays and Travel Guide

Liz Whitehead

Senior Writer

Elizabeth Whitehead is a writer obsessed with all things culture; doesn't matter if it's pop culture or cultures of the world. She graduated with a degree in History from the University of Sydney (after dropping out from Maths). Her bylines span AFAR, Lonely Planet, ELLE, Harper's BAZAAR and Refinery 29. Her work for Australian Traveller was shortlisted for single article of the year at the Mumbrella Publishing Awards 2024. She is very lucky in thrifting, very unlucky in UNO.

Australia

AllTrails reveals the 5 most popular hikes in Australia

The app has just dropped its yearly wrap of Aussie hiking habits in 2024, including the most popular tracks. Here's what the stats revealed.

Australia

Here’s how to hack your leave in 2025 (and where to go)

Get that OOO email ready – here’s how to best use your annual leave to hack your way to an extended break this year.

Australia

Australia nabs the top two spots on Lonely Planet’s best beaches list

Australia reigns supreme on Lonely Planet's best beaches list for 2025, thanks to these two unexpected winners...

Aerial View of a 4WD driving on Lucky Bay, Esperance

Australia

Australia’s most beloved road trip routes revealed

The great Aussie road trip is a classic. But with the cost of living steeply escalating, thrifty travellers are swapping far-flung vacations for the wide-open road. Here’s where they’re headed.

a man standing on top of Nawurlandja Lookout

Kakadu

Camping in Kakadu – here’s where to have a thousand star experience

Camping in Kakadu National Park is guaranteed to be a thousand-star experience.

Launceston

Sip, dine, sleep: the essential Tamar Valley wineries guide

Visit Tasmania’s oldest wine-growing area and discover why the region has made a name for itself as one of the world’s best cool-climate wine producers.

Kakadu

9 immersive Kakadu tours you must experience

Kakadu is not only steeped in natural beauty – it also holds 65,000 years of Indigenous history.

Launceston

The 12 best bars and restaurants in Launceston

Tasmania has a lot of food specialties. Truffles, cheese, leatherwood honey, wagyu beef, wild abalone, and Pacific oysters – they truly have it all. And nowhere is that better showcased than Launceston.

Australia

There’s finally a way to use your pesky foreign currency

Got foreign currency floating around? There's finally a way to get rid of it and some bang for your buck in the process with Accor Live Limitless.