Travel Guides (TV series)
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 | 6 |
No. of episodes | 45 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 mins (including ads) |
Release | |
Original network | Nine Network |
Original 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]
Travellers
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 |
Stack & Josh | Season 1–6[14] Season 6 |
Sister & Brother | Gunnedah, NSW |
Mel | Season 1–6[lower-alpha 1] | 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
Series overview
Season 1 (2017)
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1 | 1 | "Tokyo" | 14 February 2017 | 625,000[15] | |
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2 | 2 | "Phuket" | 21 February 2017 | 642,000[16] | |
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3 | 3 | "Queenstown, New Zealand" | 28 February 2017 | 621,000[17] | |
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4 | 4 | "Oman" | 7 March 2017 | 665,000[18] | |
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5 | 5 | "Top End" | 14 March 2017 | 706,000[19] | |
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6 | 6 | "South Pacific Cruise" | 21 March 2017 | 762,000[20] | |
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7 | 7 | "Gold Coast" | 28 March 2017 | 760,000[21] | |
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Season 2 (2018)
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8 | 1 | "Bologna" | 29 January 2018 | 709,000[22] | |
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9 | 2 | "Bali" | 5 February 2018 | 703,000[23] | |
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10 | 3 | "Wanaka" | 19 February 2018 | 705,000[24] | |
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11 | 4 | "South Africa" | 26 February 2018 | 771,000[25] | |
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12 | 5 | "Vietnam" | 5 March 2018 | 788,000[26] | |
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13 | 6 | "Tropical North Queensland" | 12 March 2018 | 754,000[27] | |
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14 | 7 | "Sri Lanka" | 19 March 2018 | 918,000[28] | |
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15 | 8 | "Western Australia" | 26 March 2018 | 762,000[29] | |
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Season 3 (2019)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers | |
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16 | 1 | "Hawaii" | 5 February 2019 | 828,000[30] | |
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17 | 2 | "European Cruise" | 12 February 2019 | 777,000[31] | |
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18 | 3 | "Taiwan" | 19 February 2019 | 842,000[32] | |
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19 | 4 | "Argentina" | 26 February 2019 | 847,000[33] | |
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20 | 5 | "India" | 5 March 2019 | 858,000[34] | |
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21 | 6 | "South Australia Foodie Tour" | 12 March 2019 | 894,000[35] | |
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22 | 7 | "The Philippines" | 19 March 2019 | 884,000[36] | |
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23 | 8 | "Israel" | 26 March 2019 | 1,022,000[37] | |
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24 | 9 | "Canberra" | 2 April 2019 | 970,000[38] | |
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Season 4 (2021)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers | |
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25 | 1 | "Byron Bay" | 26 January 2021 | 666,000[39] | |
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26 | 2 | "Red Centre" | 27 January 2021 | 742,000[40] | |
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27 | 3 | "Whitsundays" | 2 February 2021 | 728,000[41] | |
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28 | 4 | "Tasmania" | 3 February 2021 | 700,000[42] | |
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29 | 5 | "Greece" | 28 April 2021 | 774,000[43] | |
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30 | 6 | "Mauritius" | 3 May 2021 | 748,000[44] | |
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31 | 7 | "Vietnam"/"Cambodia" | 12 May 2021 | 745,000[45] | |
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32 | 8 | "South Australia" | 19 May 2021 | 717,000[46] | |
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33 | 9 | "Turkey" | 26 May 2021 | 763,000[47] | |
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34 | 10 | "Mexico" | 2 June 2021 | 770,000[48] | |
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35 | 11 | "Kimberley" | 16 June 2021 | 741,000[49] | |
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36 | 12 | "South Korea" | 23 June 2021 | 820,000[50] | |
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Season 5 (2022)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers | |
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37 | 1 | "Texas" | 30 March 2022 | 626,000[51][52][lower-alpha 1] | |
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38 | 2 | "Louisiana" | 6 April 2022 | 727,000[55] | |
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39 | 3 | "Sunshine Coast" | 13 April 2022 | 665,000[56] | |
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40 | 4 | "Perth" | 27 April 2022 | 613,000[57] | |
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41 | 5 | "Flinders Ranges" | 5 May 2022 | 578,000[58] | |
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42 | 6 | "Brisbane" | 11 May 2022 | 618,000[59] | |
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43 | 7 | "Sydney" | 17 May 2022 | 554,000[60] | |
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44 | 8 | "Great Ocean Road" | 18 May 2022 | 593,000[61] | |
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Notes
- This episode did not air until 5 April 2022 in Victoria, due to coverage of the Memorial Service of Shane Warne.[53][54] The viewership number is the combination of both airings.
Season 6 (2023)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers | |
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45 | 1 | "Morocco" | 19 April 2023 | 582,000[62] | |
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46 | 2 | "Croatia" | 26 April 2023 | 563,000[63] | |
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47 | 3 | "Malaysia" | 3 May 2023 | 671,000[64] | |
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48 | 4 | "Vanuatu" | 10 May 2023 | 534,000[65] | |
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49 | 5 | "Riverina" | 17 May 2023 | 622,000[66] | |
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50 | 6 | "New Zealand" | 24 May 2023 | 560,000[67] | |
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51 | 7 | "Finland" | 7 June 2023 | 686,000[68] | |
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52 | 8 | "Melbourne" | 14 June 2023 | 632,000[69] | |
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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.[70] TVNZ also broadcast a local version of the show, Travel Guides NZ, which featured New Zealanders travelling domestically in 2021.[71]
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