I have to admit I was a slow adopter of Twitter. Expressing oneself in 140 characters seemed unnecessarily limiting. When I finally signed up in August 2013 it was used as a single feed for news and travel stories. Since…
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…
Major hotel chains offer a Best Rate Guarantee to entice customers to book directly, rather than via price comparison sites like Trivago, as every booking through an online travel agent equals a commission paid. They promise that you won’t find…
The first thing we do when booking a trip is to sort out the flights. Paid and done! We then move on to planning the rest of the trip, from accommodation to activities and sometimes highlight meals. Most people take…
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…
The walk from Wolli Creek Station to Sydney International Airport is surprisingly pleasant (unlike the $14.87 per person access fee at the Airport station). It’s also pretty easy. According to Google Maps, it’s a 2.7 km walk that will take…
The ultimate goal of collecting frequent flyer points is to fly Business or First Class on an award ticket. To get there as quickly as possible, you want to pick the frequent flyer program that gives you the most points…
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.…
Without doubt the Number 1 complaint with Qantas points is how hard it is to find First or Business Class award seats when you want to travel. Often you get your hopes up when you see a premium award seat,…