Travel Guides (TV series)
Australian television series
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Travel Guides is an Australian travel series which premiered on the Nine Network on 14 February 2017.[1] The series follows groups of ordinary Australians who take on the job of travel critics who experience the same week-long international and domestic holidays, and review the same accommodation, cuisine, and local sights.[2][3]
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| Genre | Travel |
| Narrated by | Denise Scott |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 74 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins (including ads) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 14 February 2017 – present |
The series is based on a similar programme of the same name made by UK production company Studio Lambert in 2015.
In May 2017, the series was renewed for a second season.[4] In October 2017, the series second season was officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts with three travel guide groups from the first season set to return.[5] The second season premiered on 29 January 2018.[6]
In March 2018, a casting call went out for new groups to become part of the third season for 2019.[7] The third season premiered on 5 February 2019.[8]
In October 2019, the series was officially renewed for a fourth season at Nine's upfronts.[9] The fourth season was set to air in early 2020, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was delayed and aired on 26 January 2021.[10]
In September 2021, the series was officially renewed for a fifth season at Nine's upfronts. The fifth season premiered on 30 March 2022.[11][12]
Travel Guides, won the Logie Award for Most Popular Lifestyle Program in 2022 and 2023.
The sixth season premiered on 19 April 2023.[13] The final two episodes of season six began airing in November 2023.[14] The seventh season premiered on 19 May 2024.[15] The eighth season premiered on 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday)[16]
In October 2025, the series was renewed for a ninth season to premiere in 2026, with returning and new travellers seen in past Nine tv shows.[17]
Travellers
| Traveller/Group | Series Duration | Occupation(s) | Hometown |
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| Mark, Cathy, Victoria & Jonathan (Fren Family) |
Season 1–present | Restaurateurs (parents and children) | Newcastle, NSW |
| Kevin & Janetta | Season 1–present | Retired couple | Maldon, Vic |
| Kev, Dorian & Teng | Season 2–present | Three best friends | Melbourne, Vic |
| Matt & Brett | Season 4–present | Couple | Newcastle, NSW |
| Karly & Bri | Season 7–present | Best friends | Unknown |
| Lucinda and Andie | Season 9- | MAFS stars | TBA |
| Eliza and Liberty | Season 9- | The Block stars | TBA |
| Callum and Mitch | Season 9- | Love Island stars | TBA |
| Brooke and Adam | Season 9- | Country singers | TBA |
| Tash and Meryl | Season 9- | Best mates | TBA |
| Nicky and Connie | Season 9- | Mum friends | Brisbane |
| Stack & Mel Stack & Josh |
Season 1–5[a][18] Season 6 |
Twin sisters Sister & brother |
Baddaginnie, Vic Gunnedah, NSW |
| Deepesh & Sage | Season 3 | Married couple | Melbourne, Vic |
| Taash & Mads | Season 2 | Friends | Melbourne, Vic |
| Chrissy, Mon & Cath | Season 1 | Flight attendants | Unknown (Various) |
| Matt & Monni | Season 1 | Backpackers | Sunshine Coast, Qld |
| Sam, Jo, Dean & Robbie (Rifai Family) |
Season 1 | Business owners (parents and children) | Sydney, NSW |
Notes
- For five seasons, Mel would travel the world with her twin sister, Stack, however since Mel had a baby, their brother Josh replaced her.
Episodes
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 7 | 14 February 2017 | 28 March 2017 | |
| 2 | 8 | 29 January 2018 | 26 March 2018 | |
| 3 | 9 | 5 February 2019 | 2 April 2019 | |
| 4 | 12 | 26 January 2021 | 23 June 2021 | |
| 5 | 8 | 30 March 2022 | 18 May 2022 | |
| 6 | 10 | 19 April 2023 | 28 November 2023 | |
| 7 | 10 | 19 May 2024 | 21 July 2024 | |
| 8 | 10 | 21 April 2025 | 20 July 2025 | |
| 9 | TBA | 21 April 2026 | TBA | |
Season 1 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Tokyo" | 14 February 2017 | 625,000[19] | |
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| 2 | 2 | "Phuket" | 21 February 2017 | 642,000[20] | |
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| 3 | 3 | "Queenstown, New Zealand" | 28 February 2017 | 621,000[21] | |
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| 4 | 4 | "Oman" | 7 March 2017 | 665,000[22] | |
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| 5 | 5 | "Top End" | 14 March 2017 | 706,000[23] | |
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| 6 | 6 | "South Pacific Cruise" | 21 March 2017 | 762,000[24] | |
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| 7 | 7 | "Gold Coast" | 28 March 2017 | 760,000[25] | |
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Season 2 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers | |
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| 8 | 1 | "Bologna" | 29 January 2018 | 709,000[26] | |
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| 9 | 2 | "Bali" | 5 February 2018 | 703,000[27] | |
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| 10 | 3 | "Wanaka" | 19 February 2018 | 705,000[28] | |
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| 11 | 4 | "South Africa" | 26 February 2018 | 771,000[29] | |
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| 12 | 5 | "Vietnam" | 5 March 2018 | 788,000[30] | |
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| 13 | 6 | "Tropical North Queensland" | 12 March 2018 | 754,000[31] | |
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| 14 | 7 | "Sri Lanka" | 19 March 2018 | 918,000[32] | |
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| 15 | 8 | "Western Australia" | 26 March 2018 | 762,000[33] | |
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Season 3 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers | |
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| 16 | 1 | "Hawaii" | 5 February 2019 | 828,000[34] | |
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| 17 | 2 | "European Cruise" | 12 February 2019 | 777,000[35] | |
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| 18 | 3 | "Taiwan" | 19 February 2019 | 842,000[36] | |
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| 19 | 4 | "Argentina" | 26 February 2019 | 847,000[37] | |
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| 20 | 5 | "India" | 5 March 2019 | 858,000[38] | |
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| 21 | 6 | "South Australia Foodie Tour" | 12 March 2019 | 894,000[39] | |
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| 22 | 7 | "The Philippines" | 19 March 2019 | 884,000[40] | |
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| 23 | 8 | "Israel" | 26 March 2019 | 1,022,000[41] | |
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| 24 | 9 | "Canberra" | 2 April 2019 | 970,000[42] | |
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Season 4 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers | |
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| 25 | 1 | "Byron Bay" | 26 January 2021 | 666,000[43] | |
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| 26 | 2 | "Red Centre" | 27 January 2021 | 742,000[44] | |
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| 27 | 3 | "Whitsundays" | 2 February 2021 | 728,000[45] | |
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| 28 | 4 | "Tasmania" | 3 February 2021 | 700,000[46] | |
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| 29 | 5 | "Greece" | 28 April 2021 | 774,000[47] | |
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| 30 | 6 | "Mauritius" | 3 May 2021 | 748,000[48] | |
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| 31 | 7 | "Vietnam"/"Cambodia" | 12 May 2021 | 745,000[49] | |
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| 32 | 8 | "South Australia" | 19 May 2021 | 717,000[50] | |
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| 33 | 9 | "Turkey" | 26 May 2021 | 763,000[51] | |
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| 34 | 10 | "Mexico" | 2 June 2021 | 770,000[52] | |
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| 35 | 11 | "Kimberley" | 16 June 2021 | 741,000[53] | |
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| 36 | 12 | "South Korea" | 23 June 2021 | 820,000[54] | |
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Season 5 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers | |
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| 37 | 1 | "Texas" | 30 March 2022 | 626,000[55][56][a] | |
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| 38 | 2 | "Louisiana" | 6 April 2022 | 727,000[59] | |
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| 39 | 3 | "Sunshine Coast" | 13 April 2022 | 665,000[60] | |
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| 40 | 4 | "Perth" | 27 April 2022 | 613,000[61] | |
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| 41 | 5 | "Flinders Ranges" | 5 May 2022 | 578,000[62] | |
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| 42 | 6 | "Brisbane" | 11 May 2022 | 618,000[63] | |
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| 43 | 7 | "Sydney" | 17 May 2022 | 554,000[64] | |
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| 44 | 8 | "Great Ocean Road" | 18 May 2022 | 593,000[65] | |
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- This episode did not air until 5 April 2022 in Victoria, due to coverage of the Memorial Service of Shane Warne.[57][58] The viewership number is the combination of both airings.
Season 6 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers | |
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| 45 | 1 | "Morocco" | 19 April 2023 | 582,000[66] | |
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| 46 | 2 | "Croatia" | 26 April 2023 | 563,000[67] | |
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| 47 | 3 | "Malaysia" | 3 May 2023 | 671,000[68] | |
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| 48 | 4 | "Vanuatu" | 10 May 2023 | 534,000[69] | |
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| 49 | 5 | "Riverina" | 17 May 2023 | 622,000[70] | |
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| 50 | 6 | "New Zealand" | 24 May 2023 | 560,000[71] | |
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| 51 | 7 | "Finland" | 7 June 2023 | 686,000[72] | |
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| 52 | 8 | "Melbourne" | 14 June 2023 | 632,000[73] | |
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| 53 | 9 | "South Africa" | 21 November 2023 | 640,000[74] | |
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| 54 | 10 | "Great Britain" | 28 November 2023 | 645,000[75] | |
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Season 7 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (Total) | |
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| 55 | 1 | "India & Nepal" | 19 May 2024 | 986,000[76] | |
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| 56 | 2 | "Los Angeles & Vegas" | 26 May 2024 | 1,100,000[77] | |
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| 57 | 3 | "Florida" | 2 June 2024 | 1,175,000[78] | |
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| 58 | 4 | "Hong Kong" | 16 June 2024 | 1,150,000[79] | |
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| 59 | 5 | "Canada" | 23 June 2024 | 1,177,000[80] | |
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| 60 | 6 | "Cook Islands" | 30 June 2024 | 530,000[81] | |
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| 61 | 7 | "Peru" | 7 July 2024 | 1,191,000[82] | |
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| 62 | 8 | "Newcastle" | 14 July 2024 | 1,257,000[83] | |
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| 63 | 9 | "Northern Tasmania" | 15 July 2024 | 1,061,000[84] | |
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| 64 | 10 | "France" | 21 July 2024 | 1,140,000[85] | |
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Season 8 (2025)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | AUS Viewers (Total) | |
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| 65 | 1 | "New York City" | 21 April 2025 | 892,000[86] | |
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| 66 | 2 | "Switzerland" | 27 April 2025 | 1,178,000[87] | |
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| 67 | 3 | "Northern Territory" | 4 May 2025 | 984,000[88] | |
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| 68 | 4 | “Tahiti” | 11 May 2025 | 1,003,000[89] | |
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| 69 | 5 | “Spain & Portugal” | 18 May 2025 | 1,048,000[90] | |
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| 70 | 6 | “New Zealand Cruise” | 25 May 2025 | 1,299,000[91] | |
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| 71 | 7 | “Thailand” | 29 June 2025 | 1,071,000[92] | |
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| 72 | 8 | “San Francisco & Yosemite National Park” | 6 July 2025 | 1,152,000[93] | |
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| 73 | 9 | “Japan” | 13 July 2025 | 1,158,000[94] | |
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| 74 | 10 | “Country New South Wales” | 20 July 2025 | 1,253,000[95] | |
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Season 9 (2026)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | AUS Viewers (Total) | |
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| 75 | 1 | "Ireland" | 21 April 2026 | 1,025,000[96] | |
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| 76 | 2 | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | TV Week Logies | Best Lifestyle Program | Travel Guides |
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International broadcast
In Israel, the show is broadcast on Arutz HaTiyulim via both yes and HOT subscription television services.
In New Zealand, the show is broadcast on TVNZ 2, and is available via the TVNZ OnDemand streaming platform.[98] TVNZ also broadcast a local version of the show, Travel Guides NZ, which featured New Zealanders travelling domestically in 2021.[99]
