My first opportunity to review the new Electronic Arrival Card, which replaces the traditional paper immigration form, came a few weeks ago when I was flying through Singapore on the way to Vietnam. The Electronic Arrival Card is currently available…
Taking your Australian phone overseas used to be so prohibitively expensive that I would get a local SIM card with data in places like Singapore, the US and the UK where I would be visiting for more than a few…
Bonvoy, the frequent guest program of Marriott hotels, offers an undocumented Platinum and Gold status challenge for faster access to the benefits of elite status. There are two versions of the challenge: Platinum Elite after 16 paid nights within 3…
Typically the best deals for Business and First Class seats are through redeeming frequent flyer points. But there are situations where a paid Business Class fare is good value. Here is where FlyerTalk and its 755,000 members come in to…
Like Drew, I’m a big fan of the longer layover on the way to your final destination. It’s a great way to taste test a new place to see whether you’d like to visit again, or a great way to…
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…
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…
There are airports and there are airports. Some, by virtue of their history or location, stand out from the generic and mundane. Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak airport, with its final approach skimming the Kowloon rooftops, is one. Another is…