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Carry these bottles to spice up "drinks o'clock"

It's Friday, and Friday evening means it's time for a week-ending glass of something. Of course, if you're on the road, your op...

John Walton |

Keep essentials in your carry-on bag at home

Hate packing? We'll let you into a secret: so do we! That's why the Australian Business Traveller team is always on ...

John Walton |

Travel money cards compared

Travel money cards are a hot ticket with frequent flyers. And with the Aussie dollar slumping to US.96 in recent week – a...

David Flynn |

How to put together a first aid medicine box

The more you travel, the more important it is to put together a small medicine box to act as your first aid kit on the road. A...

John Walton |

New business travel shoes from Julius Marlow

Nancy Sinatra once belted out that her boots were made for walking, but Julius Marlow's new O2 Motion range are made for travel...

David Flynn |

Bose QC3 vs QC15 headphones

Noise-cancelling headphones are incredibly popular among business travellers, and the Bose QuietComfort series is a favourite w...

John Walton |

What to look for when buying a carry-on bag

Business travellers put a lot of thought into picking the perfect carry-on bag.That's as it should be. For the frequent fl...

John Walton |

Has the ultrabook killed the laptop bag?

For years, we've hankered after the perfect laptop bag for every situation -- light enough for nipping across town to a meeting...

John Walton |

Which wine goes best in the air?

Matching wine to food can be tricky on the ground -- let alone 30,000 feet up, with air so dry that the wine's taste and charac...

John Walton |

World's lightest carry-on luggage

It comes as a surprise to many travellers when they first weigh their cabin bag empty -- the average heavy-duty nylon business ...

danwarne |

Suitcases and bags: two wheels or four?

If you want a fiery debate along the lines of Holden vs Ford or Windows vs Mac, host a barbeque with some frequent travellers a...

danwarne |

Review: MyCurl travel hair curlers

I love travelling for work, but spending time styling my hair each morning is not the highest priority. The same probably goes ...

Anna Torres |

How to pack your carry-on like a flight attendant

We've recently written about the virtues of rolling your clothes to save space in luggage, but nobody has illustrated this as w...

danwarne |

Concept airline seat designed for computer games

Forget about cramped economy seats with pokey seat-back video screens! This concept design from seat manufacturer Contour Aero...

David Flynn |

STM totes two new laptop bags

Aussie tech bag tyros STM have unpacked two new ways to lug your laptop to the office, the airport, the hotel or anywhere in be...

David Flynn |

Suitcase + scooter = Micro-Samsonite!

Spend a bit too much time relaxing in the lounge or browsing the shops, then have to hot-foot it to the gate before a ‘pe...

David Flynn |