The right tools and technology can transform your travel experience, making it smoother, more efficient, and enjoyable. From booking apps to travel gadgets, this category highlights innovative solutions designed to enhance every aspect of your journey. Explore below for tips and insights on the best travel tools and technology available today.
An ExpertFlyer award seat notification alerted me to Business Class availability that I would have otherwise missed. Sadly, ExpertFlyer no longer supports a large number of airlines.
Vodafone, Optus and Telstra offer international roaming as an add-on for a fixed daily price, allowing customers to use their phones overseas. How do these plans compare, and are there better options?
With an eSIM, you can access data on your phone overseas without paying expensive global roaming fees or buying a physical SIM card.
With SeatSpy, easily find award availability by route across the next year on airlines including Etihad, Virgin Atlantic & British Airways.
Stocard is a free app to store cards including loyalty and membership cards on your smartphone, helping you de-clutter your wallet.
If you ever see a Facebook post inviting you to comment, share or like the page to win a “Quantas” First Class flight, it’s almost certainly too good to be true! Time and time again, scammers create fake pages on Facebook or other social media platforms purporting to belong to an airline (or another well-known … Continued
Qantas Frequent Flyer has launched its new “Dream Planner” tool which it says will send real-time notifications of reward seat availability to frequent flyers. Designed to make it easier to redeem Qantas points, the service will also inform Qantas customers of special offers to their favourite destinations. Originally due to launch on 28 July, the … Continued
Many savvy frequent flyers already use Award Wallet to ensure their frequent flyer points don’t expire. The free service automatically tracks loyalty accounts and notifies you of changes to your balances, as well as if any of your points are due to imminently expire. And if you have many different loyalty program accounts – the … Continued
A couple of weeks ago, we revealed how Qatar Airways customers may pay more when booking flights on a computer. That’s because Qatar Airways gives a 10% discount for bookings made on a Smartphone or mobile device. But Qatar Airways is certainly not the only company to employ price discrimination based on the device being … Continued
An Australian Federal Court judge has ruled that hotel booking website Trivago misled customers into believing they were getting the best price on hotel rooms. In 2018, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged that Trivago, which is owned by Expedia, created a false impression that customers would be shown the lowest price when … Continued
Qantas has joined TSA PreCheck, meaning eligible Qantas passengers departing from the United States can now access fast-track security lanes. This service is available at all US airports served by Qantas, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Honolulu and New York JFK. Qantas signed up for the service on 17 December 2019, becoming one … Continued
One of the most common questions I get asked is: “How do you find cheap flights?” There are lots of useful websites and tools that can help you to find cheap flights. For example, Google Flights is user-friendly and has some excellent features. Skyscanner is also easy-to-use and is good at finding low airfares. But … Continued