Deals

Belinda Jackson scours Australia and the globe to discover top deals from Perth to La Paz.

United Arab Emirates

Water way to ride and slide

Kerry van der Jagt samples five of the most dizzying thrills you can experience in a desert anywhere.

Attractions

Tickets, please!

An astonishing line-up of new attractions awaits globetrotters in 2013, as Belinda Jackson and Julietta Jameson discover in their round-up of the best.

UAE

New star rises in the Gulf

Abu Dhabi's high-end hotels are attracting fashionable crowds, writes Helen Elfer.

Red hot: Ferrari World

Abu Dhabi's Ferrari-themed fun park is home to the world's fastest rollercoaster.

Like a lady razor: the Yas hotel

The eye-catching Yas hotel in Abu Dhabi is a flagship for the emirate's brisk move into tourism.

Tripologist

One stopover is never enough

Tripologist I always stop over for a night on the way to Europe but I find the flight from Asia to London or from Sydney to the Middle East too long.

Expert advice

Travel light, sleep deep

Michael Gebicki I hear good and bad about flight layovers in airport hotels and I have concerns about luggage.