A touch of luxury is being offered for trampers on the rugged Auckland coastal trail bearing the name of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary.

Sandspit Holiday Park Park is a family-oriented getaway 45 minutes north of Auckland that is steeped in history.

Backpackers are still flocking to Christchurch as a must-stop destination, despite the ongoing shaking.

Hôtel Americano, the latest project of the Mexican hotel group Habita, is in Manhattan's Chelsea district.

Leah McLennan plays tourist in her own city at the five-star Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach.

A resort has opened at GoldenEye, former home of Ian Fleming. It's a tourism model the island should copy, says Kate Simon.

Chloe Johnson visits an Oamaru lodge with hosts as fascinating as the building's history.

The grande dame of Barcelona's Gran Via has reopened following a $54m facelift.

Club Med will close its only Australian property, Queensland's Lindeman Island resort, in January.

Customers are using the threat of a bad review on websites such as TripAdvisor to try to get accommodation upgrades or refunds.

A new hotel in pokie city caters for travellers wanting a quiet night, writes Andrew Austin.

Towering over fashionable Nihonbashi, the Mandarin Oriental rises like a great glass tree.

Students from the age of 18 will have the chance to gain a degree while working in a fully operational hotel.

Visitors to Australia's Red Centre will soon be able to play a round of desert golf as part of a makeover at the Ayers Rock Resort.

Located on the Unesco-protected Keizersgracht, The Dylan hotel conceals its virtues behind a 17th-century facade.

It costs $10,000 a night - but the cream of Auckland hoteliers are calling the Pullman Hotel's new presidential suite a "marketing gimmick".

People have sought out the sulphur springs at Ayii Anargyri for centuries, writes Minty Clinch.

This historic cottage has a grand tradition of welcoming guests, writes Don Donovan.

It's a competition like no other - a competition to find the best (and the worst) student flat in Dunedin.

Las Vegas is the third most popular destination for Kiwis as the high New Zealand dollar makes some tourist hotspots more affordable.

There's been a healthy jump in accommodation number for July, with the North Island, particularly Auckland, leading the charge.

Travelling with the original Lonely Planet as a guide, writer Brian Thacker finds what's changed in 35 years.

Australia's newest luxury hotel will officially throw its doors open next Wednesday.

Gran Canaria's Seaside Hotel Palm Beach was built in the 1970s and positively embraces its roots.

Russian engineers have announced the ultimate get-away-from-it-all holiday, revealing plans to put a hotel into orbit 320km above Earth by 2016.