Travel Guides (TV series)

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Travel Guides
GenreTravel
Narrated byDenise Scott
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes45
Production
Running time60 mins (including ads)
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) –
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]

Travellers[edit]

Traveller/Group Series Duration Occupation(s) Hometown
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[15]
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

  1. ^ 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]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1714 February 2017 (2017-02-14)28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
2829 January 2018 (2018-01-29)26 March 2018 (2018-03-26)
395 February 2019 (2019-02-05)2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)
41226 January 2021 (2021-01-26)23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)
5830 March 2022 (2022-03-30)18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)
61019 April 2023 (2023-04-19)28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

Season 1 (2017)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
11"Tokyo"14 February 2017 (2017-02-14)625,000[16]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Chrissy, Mon & Cath:
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Matt & Monni:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Rifai Family:
22"Phuket"21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)642,000[17]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Chrissy, Mon & Cath:
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Matt & Monni:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Rifai Family:
33"Queenstown, New Zealand"28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)621,000[18]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Chrissy, Mon & Cath:
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Matt & Monni:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Rifai Family:
44"Oman"7 March 2017 (2017-03-07)665,000[19]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Chrissy, Mon & Cath:
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Matt & Monni:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Rifai Family:
55"Top End"14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)706,000[20]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Chrissy, Mon & Cath:
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Matt & Monni:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Rifai Family:
66"South Pacific Cruise"21 March 2017 (2017-03-21)762,000[21]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Chrissy, Mon & Cath:
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Matt & Monni:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Rifai Family:
77"Gold Coast"28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)760,000[22]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Chrissy, Mon & Cath:
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Matt & Monni:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Rifai Family:

Season 2 (2018)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
81"Bologna"29 January 2018 (2018-01-29)709,000[23]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Taash & Mads:
92"Bali"5 February 2018 (2018-02-05)703,000[24]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Taash & Mads:
103"Wanaka"19 February 2018 (2018-02-19)705,000[25]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Taash & Mads:
114"South Africa"26 February 2018 (2018-02-26)771,000[26]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Taash & Mads:
125"Vietnam"5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)788,000[27]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Taash & Mads:
136"Tropical North Queensland"12 March 2018 (2018-03-12)754,000[28]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Taash & Mads:
147"Sri Lanka"19 March 2018 (2018-03-19)918,000[29]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Taash & Mads:
158"Western Australia"26 March 2018 (2018-03-26)762,000[30]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Taash & Mads:

Season 3 (2019)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
161"Hawaii"5 February 2019 (2019-02-05)828,000[31]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Deepesh & Sage:
172"European Cruise"12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)777,000[32]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Deepesh & Sage:
183"Taiwan"19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)842,000[33]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Deepesh & Sage:
194"Argentina"26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)847,000[34]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Deepesh & Sage:
205"India"5 March 2019 (2019-03-05)858,000[35]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Deepesh & Sage:
216"South Australia Foodie Tour"12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)894,000[36]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Deepesh & Sage:
227"The Philippines"19 March 2019 (2019-03-19)884,000[37]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Deepesh & Sage:
238"Israel"26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)1,022,000[38]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Deepesh & Sage:
249"Canberra"2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)970,000[39]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Deepesh & Sage:

Season 4 (2021)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
251"Byron Bay"26 January 2021 (2021-01-26)666,000[40]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
262"Red Centre"27 January 2021 (2021-01-27)742,000[41]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
273"Whitsundays"2 February 2021 (2021-02-02)728,000[42]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
284"Tasmania"3 February 2021 (2021-02-03)700,000[43]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
295"Greece"28 April 2021 (2021-04-28)774,000[44]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
306"Mauritius"3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)748,000[45]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
317"Vietnam"/"Cambodia"12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)745,000[46]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
328"South Australia"19 May 2021 (2021-05-19)717,000[47]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
339"Turkey"26 May 2021 (2021-05-26)763,000[48]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
3410"Mexico"2 June 2021 (2021-06-02)770,000[49]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
3511"Kimberley"16 June 2021 (2021-06-16)741,000[50]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
3612"South Korea"23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)820,000[51]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:

Season 5 (2022)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
371"Texas"30 March 2022 (2022-03-30)626,000[52][53][a]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
382"Louisiana"6 April 2022 (2022-04-06)727,000[56]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
393"Sunshine Coast"13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)665,000[57]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
404"Perth"27 April 2022 (2022-04-27)613,000[58]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:
415"Flinders Ranges"5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)578,000[59]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:

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