Verified companions in Australia

Australia's largest city, with a CBD and Circular Quay hotel core, the eastern beaches from Bondi south, and the North Shore across the Harbour Bridge. Finance and the busiest airport in the country make it a year-round business and leisure market.

Victoria's capital, with a grid-planned CBD, Southbank and Docklands on the river, and the inner suburbs of Fitzroy, St Kilda and South Yarra each with their own character. Major sporting events fill the city through the year.

Queensland's capital on a winding river, with the CBD and South Bank facing each other across the water, and Fortitude Valley and New Farm just north. Mining business travel and preparations for the 2032 Olympics keep it busy.

The capital of Western Australia and the hub of the mining industry, with a compact CBD on the Swan River, Northbridge opposite, and beaches at Scarborough and Cottesloe. Fly-in fly-out workers and resources business shape its visitor pattern.

A resort strip of high-rise beachfront suburbs south of Brisbane, centred on Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, with the convention centre and casino at Broadbeach. Leisure and schoolies seasons dominate.

The planned national capital, with Parliament, the departments and embassies around Lake Burley Griffin, and hotels in Civic, Braddon and Barton. Government sitting weeks set the business rhythm.

A harbour city two hours north of Sydney, with a renewed East End and Honeysuckle waterfront, and the Hunter Valley wine region inland. Coal export and the university bring most visitors.

Tasmania's capital at the foot of kunanyi/Mount Wellington, with a waterfront around Salamanca Place and Battery Point, and a small CBD. MONA and the summer festivals bring a strong leisure season.

The tropical capital of the Northern Territory, with a small CBD and waterfront precinct, a large defence presence, and a dry season from May to October that brings most visitors.

A string of beach towns north of Brisbane, from Caloundra through Mooloolaba and Maroochydore to Noosa, with a new city centre at Maroochydore. Leisure travel through the long warm season.

The gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, with a compact CBD and Esplanade, hotels along the waterfront, and Palm Cove's resorts to the north. International leisure travel is the whole economy.

A coastal city an hour south of Sydney, with a compact CBD near the harbour and beaches, the university to the west, and the steelworks at Port Kembla. Mostly regional and university-related travel.