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]

Travel Guides
GenreTravel
Narrated byDenise Scott
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes36
Production
Running time60 mins (including ads)
Release
Original networkNine Network
Picture format1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original release14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) –
23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)

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.[11][12]

Travellers
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
Mel & Stack Season 1–present Cowgirls Baddaginnie, Vic & Gunnedah, NSW
Kev, Dorian & Teng Season 2–present Best friends Melbourne, Vic
Matt & Brett Season 4-present Couple Newcastle, NSW
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

Episodes

Series overview
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)

Season 1 (2017)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
11"Tokyo"14 February 2017 (2017-02-14)625,000[13]
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[14]
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[15]
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[16]
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[17]
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[18]
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[19]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Chrissy, Mon & Cath:
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Matt & Monni:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Rifai Family:

Season 2 (2018)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
81"Bologna"29 January 2018 (2018-01-29)709,000[20]
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[21]
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[22]
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[23]
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[24]
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[25]
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[26]
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[27]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Taash & Mads:

Season 3 (2019)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
161"Hawaii"5 February 2019 (2019-02-05)828,000[28]
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[29]
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[30]
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[31]
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[32]
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[33]
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[34]
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[35]
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[36]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Deepesh & Sage:

Season 4 (2021)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
251"Byron Bay"26 January 2021 (2021-01-26)666,000[37]
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[38]
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[39]
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[40]
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[41]
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[42]
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[43]
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[44]
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[45]
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[46]
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[47]
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[48]
Destination Experience Rating (out of 5)
  • Fren Family:
  • Kevin & Janetta:
  • Mel & Stack:
  • Kev, Dorian & Teng:
  • Matt & Brett:

International broadcast

In Israel, the show is broadcast on Arutz HaTiyulim via both yes and HOT subscription television services.

See also

References
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