Travel Guides (TV series)
Travel Guides | |
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Genre | Travel |
Narrated by | Denise Scott |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 6 |
No. of episodes | 45 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 mins (including ads) |
Original release | |
Network | Nine Network |
Release | 14 February 2017 present | –
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]
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 will premiere on 19 May 2024.[15]
Travellers[edit]
Traveller/Group | Series Duration | Occupation(s) | Hometown |
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Mark, Cathy, Victoria & Jonathan (Fren Family) | Season 1–present | Restaurateurs | Newcastle, NSW |
Kevin & Janetta | Season 1–present | Retired couple | Maldon, Vic |
Kev, Dorian & Teng | Season 2–present | Best friends | Melbourne, Vic |
Matt & Brett | Season 4-present | Couple | Newcastle, NSW |
Karly & Bri | Season 7-present | Best friends | Unknown |
Stack & Josh | Season 1–6[16] Season 6 | Sister & Brother | Gunnedah, NSW |
Mel | Season 1–6[a] | Cowgirl | Baddaginnie, Vic |
Deepesh & Sage | Season 3 | Married Couple | Melbourne, Vic |
Taash & Mads | Season 2 | Psychologist & nurse | |
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 | Sydney, NSW |
Notes
- ^ For five seasons, Mel would travel the world with her sister, Stack, however since Mel had a baby, their brother Josh replaced her.
Episodes[edit]
Series overview[edit]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
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 | TBA | 19 May 2024 | TBA |
Season 1 (2017)[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers | |
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1 | 1 | "Tokyo" | 14 February 2017 | 625,000[17] | |
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2 | 2 | "Phuket" | 21 February 2017 | 642,000[18] | |
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3 | 3 | "Queenstown, New Zealand" | 28 February 2017 | 621,000[19] | |
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4 | 4 | "Oman" | 7 March 2017 | 665,000[20] | |
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5 | 5 | "Top End" | 14 March 2017 | 706,000[21] | |
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6 | 6 | "South Pacific Cruise" | 21 March 2017 | 762,000[22] | |
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7 | 7 | "Gold Coast" | 28 March 2017 | 760,000[23] | |
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Season 2 (2018)[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers | |
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8 | 1 | "Bologna" | 29 January 2018 | 709,000[24] | |
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9 | 2 | "Bali" | 5 February 2018 | 703,000[25] | |
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10 | 3 | "Wanaka" | 19 February 2018 | 705,000[26] | |
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11 | 4 | "South Africa" | 26 February 2018 | 771,000[27] | |
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12 | 5 | "Vietnam" | 5 March 2018 | 788,000[28] | |
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13 | 6 | "Tropical North Queensland" | 12 March 2018 | 754,000[29] | |
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14 | 7 | "Sri Lanka" | 19 March 2018 | 918,000[30] | |
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15 | 8 | "Western Australia" | 26 March 2018 | 762,000[31] | |
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Season 3 (2019)[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers | |
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16 | 1 | "Hawaii" | 5 February 2019 | 828,000[32] | |
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17 | 2 | "European Cruise" | 12 February 2019 | 777,000[33] | |
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18 | 3 | "Taiwan" | 19 February 2019 | 842,000[34] | |
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19 | 4 | "Argentina" | 26 February 2019 | 847,000[35] | |
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20 | 5 | "India" | 5 March 2019 | 858,000[36] | |
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21 | 6 | "South Australia Foodie Tour" | 12 March 2019 | 894,000[37] | |
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22 | 7 | "The Philippines" | 19 March 2019 | 884,000[38] | |
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23 | 8 | "Israel" | 26 March 2019 | 1,022,000[39] | |
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24 | 9 | "Canberra" | 2 April 2019 | 970,000[40] | |
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Season 4 (2021)[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers | |
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25 | 1 | "Byron Bay" | 26 January 2021 | 666,000[41] | |
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26 | 2 | "Red Centre" | 27 January 2021 | 742,000[42] | |
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27 | 3 | "Whitsundays" | 2 February 2021 | 728,000[43] | |
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28 | 4 | "Tasmania" | 3 February 2021 | 700,000[44] | |
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29 | 5 | "Greece" | 28 April 2021 | 774,000[45] | |
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30 | 6 | "Mauritius" | 3 May 2021 | 748,000[46] | |
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31 | 7 | "Vietnam"/"Cambodia" | 12 May 2021 | 745,000[47] | |
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32 | 8 | "South Australia" | 19 May 2021 | 717,000[48] | |
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33 | 9 | "Turkey" | 26 May 2021 | 763,000[49] | |
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34 | 10 | "Mexico" | 2 June 2021 | 770,000[50] | |
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35 | 11 | "Kimberley" | 16 June 2021 | 741,000[51] | |
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36 | 12 | "South Korea" | 23 June 2021 | 820,000[52] | |
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Season 5 (2022)[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers | |
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37 | 1 | "Texas" | 30 March 2022 | 626,000[53][54][a] | |
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38 | 2 | "Louisiana" | 6 April 2022 | 727,000[57] | |
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39 | 3 | "Sunshine Coast" | 13 April 2022 | 665,000[58] | |
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40 | 4 | "Perth" | 27 April 2022 | 613,000[59] | |
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