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Privacy wings make the seat feel enclosed … Cathay Pacific’s new premium economy seats.

This airline’s ‘next level’ premium economy is more like business-lite

While all eyes are on Cathay Pacific’s business-class Aria Suites, my money is on premium economy for the design details and value.

  • Flip Byrnes
Hotel tragic … we stopped in at the posh Hotel d’Angleterre.

I discovered the key to a perfect (and affordable) city stopover

I felt like a competitor in The Amazing Race. “You have five hours in Copenhagen – go!” But then I did something smart, a move that proved to be very useful.

  • Lee Tulloch
How much will a standard 10-year adult Australian passport set you back?

I’m replacing my long-term travel partner; it’s expensive and it hurts

Some collect boarding passes, some scrapbook ticket stubs, some print travel photos. What I have is my passport. But now, I have to let go.

  • Ben Groundwater
The US’s free Mobile Passport Control (MPC) app promises shorter wait times at 35 US airports for Australians travelling on an ESTA.

I tried the game-changing shortcut for Aussies entering the US

Want to skip the lengthy lines? There’s a much easier – but much-less publicised – option available to Australians visiting on an ESTA.

  • Rob McFarland
Wings Air is a subsidiary of Indonesian budget carry Lion.

‘Is the engine still there?’ This airline has a one-star safety rating

This feels like the longest flight in the world, even though it’s less than two hours. I’m a nervous wreck throughout.

  • Jenny Hewett
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“Bogan business class” is yours … if fate smiles upon you.

The ultimate way to travel in economy: ‘Bogan business class’

Spread out, make the space look unappealing for chancers. Fashion a mini-pillow fort. Pull down two tray tables. Anything to keep this space to myself.

  • Steve Madgwick
Packing cubes … are they really necessary?

Packing cubes, shoe bags, gadgets – you’re making travel too complicated

I understand the desire to buy more stuff. It feels like the more you have, the easier and more efficient travel will be.

  • Ben Groundwater
Business class seats on South African Airways.

Business class on rare, ageing plane still (mostly) delivers

If you’re in a window seat with a neighbour beside you, you’ll need to step over their bed when getting up. Hospitality is where SAA really takes off.

  • Catherine Marshall
The negative stereotyping of older people is prevalent in the travel industry, starting at the security checkpoint.

A question at airport security left me outraged

Someone said to me recently, “You know you’re getting old when the security guy asks you if you’ve got any hip or knee replacements before you go through the scanner.”

  • Lee Tulloch
Qantas has reduced the value of your frequent flyer points by 15-20 per cent.

Qantas just devalued your frequent flyer points, but there’s an upside

Since last week, the value of your Qantas frequent flyer points has gone down 15-20 per cent, depending on how you want to spend them.

  • Michael Gebicki