The government has welcomed a report from New Zealand's key tourism leaders who have called for a nationwide bed levy and a boost to departure taxes to fund small centre infrastrucuture.

Imagine living like the one per cent . . . if only for a night.

Andrew Alderson settles in at the Shreemaya Hotel, in Indore, India.

Discovering a little too much about guests is just part of the job for hotel workers - and the more glitzy and luxurious the hotel is, the weirder the situations seem to get.

Stephanie Holmes checks into the Maison Noosa, Noosa Heads, Queensland.

Stephanie Holmes has a hard time tearing herself away from her suite's stunning views.

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.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a boutique hotel in the heart of the city.

Jesse Mulligan checks into a beautiful property in the heart of Wellington.

After a US$125 million renovation, you can sleep in a burglar's room with a Potomac view at this Washington DC landmark, writes Molly Sinclair McCartney.

There's nothing like a treehouse to reawaken your childlike sense of wonder.

Tail-wagging walks icecream and room service, pooch-perfect, says Eli Orzessek.

Some of New Zealand's most luxurious stays have received accolades at the Luxury Hotel Awards this weekend.

Michael Brown checks into Mantaray Island Resort, in the Yasawa Islands, Fiji.

Now you can enjoy a holiday in a former Royal Navy search-and-rescue helicopter in Scotland.

Corazon Miller checks into a boutique B&B in a quiet Queensland neighbourhood.

Tristram Clayton checks into the Park Hyatt Saigon.

Tennessy Weir checks into a sophisticated boutique hotel in Queenstown.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a beautiful property with an exceptional restaurant.

Andrew Parsons beds down in the only hotel on the Argentinian side of the famous Iguazu Falls.

Air New Zealand has been named one of the best airlines in the world by readers of luxury travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler.

Leila George checks in at the Westin, Sydney.

Pamela Wade checks into the Peninsula Chicago.

Many filming locations from hit films have become tourist attractions by association.

A boutique lodge on the fringe of Northland's Waipoua Forest has been named New Zealand's best hospitality business.

Shandelle Battersby checks in to Ibis Styles, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, and is very impressed.

Ellie Hutchinson checks into a cottage just minutes away from Norfolk Island's tiny airport.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a hotel that celebrates the story of NZ's early settlers.

This funky rooftop accommodation has the 'wow' factor, finds Prashant Mehra.

Stephanie Holmes lives a life of luxury in the Coromandel ... if only for a weekend.