Air travel
Opinion
Tips & advice
I used to love flying. Then I had children
You’ve probably seen those social media posts where parents meekly hand out apologetic notes and earplugs. I think it’s sad.
- by Shaney Hudson
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Hotel reviews
Melbourne’s outstanding new airport hotel is a little bit Jetsons
The current Skytrax’s World’s Best Airport Hotel better hang onto its tiara – the futuristic Novotel ibis Styles Melbourne Airport is coming for it.
- by Julietta Jameson
Inside the new economy class ‘zone’ on Qantas ultra long-haul flights
Australians know long-haul travel, but with no stopover, on a 20-hour plus flight, the onboard experience will be more important than ever.
- by Jane Reddy
The things no one tells you about visiting this bucket-list paradise
Getting to the Maldives is an expensive, time-zone-warping, flight-jigsawing effort. And you don’t want to get stuck in the capital overnight.
- by Kate Allman
Opinion
Tripologist
Australians might finally get better treatment from our airlines
A federal election is looming, and the possibility of all manner of chicanery that our airlines might use to water down the charter of rights.
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Tips & advice
The government’s travel advice site is much more useful than it used to be
I used to call DFAT’s travel advice website “Scaredtraveller”, since there was no way to read it and feel comfortable travelling overseas.
- by Ben Groundwater
Quieter, cheaper: The mid-size jet that’s finally winning over airlines
Until recently most airlines preferred Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner or Airbus’s larger A350, but the A330neo is finally taking off.
- by John Arlidge
Opinion
Tips & advice
So your hotel is ‘fully accessible’? That may not mean what you think
I live with multiple disabilities; I don’t need a ramp but I do need to know about your door knobs and the placement of your toilet roll.
- by Imogen Kars
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Airline reviews
Airline review: This business class offers a Goldilocks experience
Restarting this route to Europe after 20 years, Singapore Airlines delivers a flight that Goldilocks would enjoy – it’s just right.
- by Julietta Jameson
Opinion
Tripologist
Beware – minor passport flaw could cost you thousands
A minor tear in your passport – or a coffee spill, as one Australian recently found out – could result in your holiday ending before it begins.
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Opinion
I’ve had enough of smug travel writers boasting about packing light
Travelling abroad with only carry-on? I’d rather stay home. I survive on a minimum of five pairs of shoes and at least three hats.
- by Lisa Martin
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