Hotels tell guests to have more sex
A group of Italian hotels is offering free accommodation to couples who conceive during their stay, in a bid to boost the country's low birthrate.
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Room check: Villa Cavour, Queensland
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Room check: Hulbert House, Queenstown
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Room check: The SpringHill Suites
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Room check: Sheraton Iguazu
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Air NZ among world's best airlines
Air New Zealand has been named one of the best airlines in the world by readers of luxury travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler.
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Northland lodge named best in the business
A boutique lodge on the fringe of Northland's Waipoua Forest has been named New Zealand's best hospitality business.
Room check: Ibis Styles, Paris
Shandelle Battersby checks in to Ibis Styles, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, and is very impressed.
Room check: Coast, Norfolk Island
Ellie Hutchinson checks into a cottage just minutes away from Norfolk Island's tiny airport.
The Bolton Hotel, Wellington
Shandelle Battersby checks into a hotel that celebrates the story of NZ's early settlers.
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Room check: the Brisbane Riverview Hotel
Ellie Hutchinson stays at the Brisbane Riverview Hotel.
The Tuscany Villas, Rotorua
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Room check: Hotel Bastille Boutet MGallery by Sofitel, Paris
Courtney Whitaker stays at the Hotel Bastille Boutet MGallery by Sofitel, Paris.
Room check: Hotel Jen Orchard Gateway, Singapore
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Supreme serenity at the best bach in NZ
Lorna Subritzky enjoys a winning bach in acclaimed surroundings.