A great trip starts with smart planning and careful booking. From finding the best deals to navigating frequent flyer programs, this section covers everything you need to make your travel dreams a reality. Check below for articles and advice on planning and booking your next trip, and chat to our community for more info.
Our Google Flights guide demonstrates how to find cheaper and more efficient flights using this powerful tool's filters and its great Explore mode.
This guide takes a look at how to book reward flights using different programs for lap infants. Using the right program could result in a big difference in points and fees charged.
The UK Air Passenger Duty (APD) is a departure tax that now adds up to £253 (AU$477) to the cost of international flights departing the UK.
Online reviews have made it much easier for travellers to research hotels, restaurants, airlines and tour companies. But they've also changed the travel experience - and not always for the better.
Given the ongoing flight disruptions caused by the Iran War, many Australians are now looking for routes from Australia to Europe that avoid the Middle East. We take a closer look at the options.
Some budget airlines deliberately allocate middle seats to passengers who don't buy seat selection. But there's a trick to avoid getting a terrible seat, without having to pay.
Airline seats and hotel rooms are perishable goods, yet travel companies usually raise prices at the last minute - even if many seats or rooms remain unsold. Why?
Airlines including Qantas and Air New Zealand offer discounted compassionate or bereavement airfares for people who need to travel urgently due to a family member's medical emergency or funeral. But the savings might not be worth it.
SeatGuru, once the go-to resource for finding airline seat maps, is officially dead. AeroLOPA is a much better replacement, with highly accurate and up-to-date seat maps for many airlines.
Seats.aero shows award availability across many routes and dates on one page, including Qantas and Velocity Frequent Flyer reward seats.
Many frequent flyers save their points to use for long-haul Business Class flights. That's a sexy redemption, but does this strategy it still make the most sense?
Christmas is a busy, and expensive, time to travel. But by strategically using frequent flyer points, I managed to book cheap business class flights to Asia for myself and my family. Here’s how I did it - and how you can too.