I held the Qantas American Express Ultimate for a while, and on paper it’s one of the strongest Qantas points cards in Australia — a high earn rate, a travel credit that wipes the fee, and two kinds of lounge…
. I’ll be upfront: the Westpac Altitude Black isn’t a card I get excited about. It charges a flat $295 a year with no way to spend the fee off, a 3% fee on overseas purchases you can’t avoid, and…
Sometimes it’s better to pay for flights to a major airline hub and then use Qantas points to get into first class for the long haul. One of my favourite starting hubs is Hong Kong. While we all accept there…
Since the demise of US Airways, the free stopover on a points ticket has all but disappeared. However, there are still a few hacks that you can do. When travelling on a premium ticket there is nothing as wasteful as…
One of the biggest fears of travelling on points (particularly without any status) is that you may be regarded as a second-class citizen and could get downgraded from business class to premium economy. Even worse, you may be relegated to…
Last updated: May 2026 The walk from Wolli Creek Station to Sydney International Airport is surprisingly pleasant (unlike the $17.92 per person access fee at the Airport station). It’s also pretty easy. According to Google Maps, it’s a 2.7 km…
There are so many things to do in Darwin. I have been a regular visitor and have created a 4+ days itinerary suitable for all ages. Darwin can also make a great stopover on the way to Asia. I have…
For some people it can take an age to get enough points to take that first trip. There is a simple hack we can all use to boost our points (and status) balances. It’s called family points transfers or pooling.…
AKA Rustythescamp Drew is somewhat retired and spends 3 months of the year travelling, and 9 months working out where to go next. Before all that, he spent a career building banking products Australians use every day — NetBank, the…
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