We’re always looking back with nostalgia and looking forward with anticipation, but what about now? A century on from the dawn of commercial aviation, travel is more exciting, expansive and responsible than ever before. Here’s why travellers have never had it so good.

After a multimillion-dollar, year-long refurbishment, one of New Zealand’s most exclusive luxury lodges is welcoming guests again.

The fabric of this eternal city is stitched together by a mélange of cultures, where traditional food stalls are UNESCO-protected and colonial buildings share space with cutting-edge architecture.

With a collective thirst for global discovery, Australia is home to some of the tourism industry’s biggest players whose founders have blazed a path for travellers worldwide.

Here, six cities that sum up the Deep South experience. From honky-tonk bars to go-cups, fried chicken to musical legends, the Deep South is a region rich in culture, cuisine and creatives, with a tumultuous history entwined in racial injustice and the Civil Rights Movement.

Stretching for 12 kilometres on the Italian Riviera, the Cinque Terre and its five colourful villages make for an enchanting Mediterranean escape. Here’s everything you need to know.