# Travel Guides (TV series)

Travel Guides is an Australian travel series which premiered on the Nine Network on 14 February 2017. 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.
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. 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. The second season premiered on 29 January 2018.
In March 2018, a casting call went out for new groups to become part of the third season for 2019. The third season premiered on 5 February 2019.
In October 2019, the series was officially renewed for a fourth season at Nine's upfronts. 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.
In September 2021, the series was officially renewed for a fifth season at Nine's upfronts. The fifth season premiered on 30 March 2022.
Travel Guides, won the Logie Award for Most Popular Lifestyle Program in 2022 and 2023.
The sixth season premiered on 19 April 2023. The final two episodes of season six began airing in November 2023. The seventh season will premiere on 19 May 2024.

## 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 |
| 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 Season 6 | Sister & Brother | Gunnedah, NSW |
| Mel | Season 1–6 | Cowgirl | Baddaginnie, Vic |
| Deepesh & Sage | Season 3 | Married Couple | Melbourne, Vic |
| Taash & Mads | Season 2 | Psychologist & nurse | 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 | 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

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) | 28 March 2017 (2017-03-28) |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | 29 January 2018 (2018-01-29) | 26 March 2018 (2018-03-26) |
| 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) | 2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | 26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) | 23 June 2021 (2021-06-23) |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 March 2022 (2022-03-30) | 18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) |
| 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 April 2023 (2023-04-19) | 28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) |
| 7 | 10 | 10 | 19 May 2024 (2024-05-19) | 21 July 2024 (2024-07-21) |

### Season 1 (2017)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers |
| 1 | 1 | "Tokyo" | 14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) | 625,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Chrissy, Mon & Cath: Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Matt & Monni: Mel & Stack: Rifai Family: |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Phuket" | 21 February 2017 (2017-02-21) | 642,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Chrissy, Mon & Cath: Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Matt & Monni: Mel & Stack: Rifai Family: |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Queenstown, New Zealand" | 28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) | 621,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Chrissy, Mon & Cath: Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Matt & Monni: Mel & Stack: Rifai Family: |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Oman" | 7 March 2017 (2017-03-07) | 665,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Chrissy, Mon & Cath: Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Matt & Monni: Mel & Stack: Rifai Family: |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Top End" | 14 March 2017 (2017-03-14) | 706,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Chrissy, Mon & Cath: Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Matt & Monni: Mel & Stack: Rifai Family: |||||
| 6 | 6 | "South Pacific Cruise" | 21 March 2017 (2017-03-21) | 762,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Chrissy, Mon & Cath: Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Matt & Monni: Mel & Stack: Rifai Family: |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Gold Coast" | 28 March 2017 (2017-03-28) | 760,000 |
| 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 | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers |
| 8 | 1 | "Bologna" | 29 January 2018 (2018-01-29) | 709,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Taash & Mads: |||||
| 9 | 2 | "Bali" | 5 February 2018 (2018-02-05) | 703,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Taash & Mads: |||||
| 10 | 3 | "Wanaka" | 19 February 2018 (2018-02-19) | 705,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Taash & Mads: |||||
| 11 | 4 | "South Africa" | 26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) | 771,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Taash & Mads: |||||
| 12 | 5 | "Vietnam" | 5 March 2018 (2018-03-05) | 788,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Taash & Mads: |||||
| 13 | 6 | "Tropical North Queensland" | 12 March 2018 (2018-03-12) | 754,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Taash & Mads: |||||
| 14 | 7 | "Sri Lanka" | 19 March 2018 (2018-03-19) | 918,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Taash & Mads: |||||
| 15 | 8 | "Western Australia" | 26 March 2018 (2018-03-26) | 762,000 |
| 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 | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers |
| 16 | 1 | "Hawaii" | 5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) | 828,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Deepesh & Sage: |||||
| 17 | 2 | "European Cruise" | 12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) | 777,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Deepesh & Sage: |||||
| 18 | 3 | "Taiwan" | 19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) | 842,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Deepesh & Sage: |||||
| 19 | 4 | "Argentina" | 26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) | 847,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Deepesh & Sage: |||||
| 20 | 5 | "India" | 5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) | 858,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Deepesh & Sage: |||||
| 21 | 6 | "South Australia Foodie Tour" | 12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) | 894,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Deepesh & Sage: |||||
| 22 | 7 | "The Philippines" | 19 March 2019 (2019-03-19) | 884,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Deepesh & Sage: |||||
| 23 | 8 | "Israel" | 26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) | 1,022,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Deepesh & Sage: |||||
| 24 | 9 | "Canberra" | 2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) | 970,000 |
| 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 | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers |
| 25 | 1 | "Byron Bay" | 26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) | 666,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 26 | 2 | "Red Centre" | 27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) | 742,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 27 | 3 | "Whitsundays" | 2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) | 728,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 28 | 4 | "Tasmania" | 3 February 2021 (2021-02-03) | 700,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 29 | 5 | "Greece" | 28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) | 774,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 30 | 6 | "Mauritius" | 3 May 2021 (2021-05-03) | 748,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 31 | 7 | "Vietnam"/"Cambodia" | 12 May 2021 (2021-05-12) | 745,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 32 | 8 | "South Australia" | 19 May 2021 (2021-05-19) | 717,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 33 | 9 | "Turkey" | 26 May 2021 (2021-05-26) | 763,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 34 | 10 | "Mexico" | 2 June 2021 (2021-06-02) | 770,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 35 | 11 | "Kimberley" | 16 June 2021 (2021-06-16) | 741,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 36 | 12 | "South Korea" | 23 June 2021 (2021-06-23) | 820,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||

### Season 5 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers |
| 37 | 1 | "Texas" | 30 March 2022 (2022-03-30) | 626,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 38 | 2 | "Louisiana" | 6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) | 727,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 39 | 3 | "Sunshine Coast" | 13 April 2022 (2022-04-13) | 665,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 40 | 4 | "Perth" | 27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) | 613,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 41 | 5 | "Flinders Ranges" | 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) | 578,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 42 | 6 | "Brisbane" | 11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) | 618,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 43 | 7 | "Sydney" | 17 May 2022 (2022-05-17) | 554,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 44 | 8 | "Great Ocean Road" | 18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) | 593,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Mel & Stack: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
Notes
* ↑ This episode did not air until 5 April 2022 in Victoria, due to coverage of the Memorial Service of Shane Warne. The viewership number is the combination of both airings.

### Season 6 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers |
| 45 | 1 | "Morocco" | 19 April 2023 (2023-04-19) | 582,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Stack & Josh: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 46 | 2 | "Croatia" | 26 April 2023 (2023-04-26) | 563,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Stack & Josh: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 47 | 3 | "Malaysia" | 3 May 2023 (2023-05-03) | 671,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Stack & Josh: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 48 | 4 | "Vanuatu" | 10 May 2023 (2023-05-10) | 534,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Stack & Josh: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 49 | 5 | "Riverina" | 17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) | 622,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Stack & Josh: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 50 | 6 | "New Zealand" | 24 May 2023 (2023-05-24) | 560,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Stack & Josh: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 51 | 7 | "Finland" | 7 June 2023 (2023-06-07) | 686,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Stack & Josh: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 52 | 8 | "Melbourne" | 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) | 632,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Stack & Josh: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 53 | 9 | "South Africa" | 21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) | 640,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Stack & Josh: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 54 | 10 | "Great Britain" | 28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) | 645,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Stack & Josh: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||

### Season 7 (2024)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | AUS viewers (Total) |
| 55 | 1 | "India & Nepal" | 19 May 2024 (2024-05-19) | 986,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Karli & Bri: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 56 | 2 | "Los Angeles & Vegas" | 26 May 2024 (2024-05-26) | 1,100,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Karli & Bri: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 57 | 3 | "Florida" | 2 June 2024 (2024-06-02) | 1,175,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Karli & Bri: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 58 | 4 | "Hong Kong" | 16 June 2024 (2024-06-16) | 1,150,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Karli & Bri: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 59 | 5 | "Canada" | 23 June 2024 (2024-06-23) | 1,177,000 |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Karli & Bri: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 60 | 6 | "Cook Islands" | 30 June 2024 (2024-06-30) | N/A |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Karli & Bri: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 61 | 7 | "Peru" | 7 July 2024 (2024-07-07) | N/A |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Karli & Bri: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 62 | 8 | "Newcastle" | 14 July 2024 (2024-07-14) | N/A |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Karli & Bri: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 63 | 9 | "Northern Tasmania" | 15 July 2024 (2024-07-15) | N/A |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Karli & Bri: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||
| 64 | 10 | "France" | 21 July 2024 (2024-07-21) | N/A |
| Destination Experience Rating (out of 5) Fren Family: Kevin & Janetta: Karli & Bri: Kev, Dorian & Teng: Matt & Brett: |||||

## 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. TVNZ also broadcast a local version of the show, Travel Guides NZ, which featured New Zealanders travelling domestically in 2021.