Sydney Vs The World
Sometimes you don’t have to go that far to have a great experience. I have decided to find the closest thing to an overseas experience without having to jump onto a plane. Ferry Challenge: Circular Quay to Manly vs San…
Drew
Having spent a career building banking products that Australians use every day at CommBank, Westpac, NAB and Xero, I now spend my time travelling and finance hacking. I love finding new ways to have fun and save money.
Qantas Lounge Invitations Tips and Tricks
The best way to start any flight is with a visit to an airport lounge. The best lounges offer specialised dining experiences such as the Neil Perry inspired Qantas First Lounge in Singapore or the invitation only American Airlines Flagship…
Travel Refund Tracking Tool
With travel refunds taking much longer than we all would have expected we have built a simple travel refund tracking tool for our readers. Brands such as Qantas, KLM, IHG and Accor are just some of the companies I am…
Review: Penang Plaza Premium Lounge
The Penang Airport Plaza Premium Lounge acts as the main lounge for Mastercard Airport Experiences, Priority Pass, Silkair, China Southern, Qatar, China Airlines and Thai Smile. We were travelling from Penang to Singapore on Jetstar. Our preference would have been…
Review: Aspire Lounge Zurich Airport
The Aspire lounge at Zurich Airport is the contract lounge for British Airways flight BA773 and can also be used by Priority Pass members. We were travelling economy with BA but as we had OneWorld Emerald (Qantas Platinum) I was…
Travel Refund Hack – Credit Card Disputed Transactions
The current COVID 19 pandemic is causing holidays to be cancelled. Many readers are asking how to get their money back. Our first suggestion is to negotiate directly with the hotel, airline or travel agent, but if all else fails,…
What Coronavirus Has Taught Me About Travel Bookings
We are now in the process of cancelling three trips that we had booked and planned to take by June. There was a month travelling to Europe which we cancelled early in the coronavirus crisis. This was replaced with an…
Review: Qantas Points Club (2020)
Qantas just launched a new club you can join and the good news is it is free. It’s designed for frequent buyers who earn lots of points on the ground rather than in the air, giving flight perks like Qantas…
Review: Eastern and Oriental Hotel Penang
The Eastern and Oriental Hotel Penang is a bucket list hotel steeped in history. One of the three Sarkies Brothers hotels along with Raffles in Singapore and The Strand Hotel Rangoon. It has also been recently renovated which makes it…