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Fiona Carruthers

Fiona Carruthers

Travel writer

Fiona Carruthers is the former travel editor of The Australian Financial Review.Connect via email.

Air New Zealand’s Dreamliner 787-9.

Air NZ’s revamped business class makes me proud to be half Kiwi

The refurbished Dreamliner is sweet as, bro – and worth the extra Auckland stop for a great, competitively priced brand-new product.

  • Fiona Carruthers
Celebrity Xcel, the newest Edge-class ship.

Here’s what happens when you let 140,000 passengers help design a ship

From a hidden 1920s speakeasy to a high-tech theatre and expanded suites, Celebrity Cruises’ fifth Edge-class ship has arrived.

  • Fiona Carruthers
Celebrity Xcel... surprise guest.

New cutting-edge ship, shaped by passengers, takes to the sea

Taylor Swift’s future mother-in-law on board as the latest Edge-class ship launches.

  • Fiona Carruthers
Adele penguins cling to an iceberg in Bransfield Strait, Antarctica.

Acclaimed photographer’s visual love letter to the frozen continent

Antarctica has owned Richard I’Anson’s heart – and lens – since his first visit to the continent in 2006.

  • Fiona Carruthers
Ile de Saint Louis, 4th arrondissement.

Ile Saint Louis, Paris: My island home at Guest Apartment Services

What better place to stay than on an island that's just 20 minutes to virtually every Paris landmark?

  • Fiona Carruthers
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Qatar Airways is increasing its presence in Australia.

Airline review: Qatar Airways, business class, Doha to Barcelona

Qatar Airways has quite possibly the only inflight safety video I would be happy to watch twice.

  • Fiona Carruthers
Raffles' signature 24-hour butler is of course a feature of the new hotel.

Raffles Istanbul hotel review, Turkey: That old, new-world charm

This luxury Istanbul hotel is adding a new chapter of glamour to the Raffles age-old tale.

  • Fiona Carruthers