INTERNATIONAL flights from Australia have been grounded for over 18 months. But the rest of the world has been busy opening a new crop of hotels and resorts eager to welcome back Australians, Americans and tourists from every other travel-starved nation. Qantas announced it would be resuming flights to the US, the UK, Fiji and New Zealand in December and we can now plan to visit some of our favourite destinations again (with restrictions in place of course).
If you've been California dreaming, the first large scale resort in the Sonoma Valley has opened its doors. The Montage Healdsburg is the fifth property in the luxury Montage group, alongside swanky sister properties in Laguna Beach and Maui.
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