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From Canada to Switzerland, these are the best new ski hotels of 2018
Oct 28, 2018, 09:05 PMThe Josie looks great, and it's as close to the base station of Red Mountain as you can get, and much more impressive than existing accommodation. But if I was going there I'd just ski Red every day. Driving several hours and hundreds of kilometres to Revelstoke or Kicking Horse is not what I'd c...
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Tips for staying trim when travelling on business
Sep 26, 2018, 08:31 AMMake sure you've got good shoes... If the shoes you wear while working leave your feet feeling tired, it's time for an upgrade. If I have sore feet at the end of the day then I just want to sit down. Getting shoes I can wear to work that are still comfortable after 10,000+ steps made a huge diffe...
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What to do when your airline flight is cancelled or delayed
Jul 12, 2018, 01:58 PMGood point on the double dip of loyalty points Chris. I got lucky in a slightly different way. I'd booked a flight to Canada with Qantas during a double status credits promotion. The return was delayed and when I was finally re-booked they put me in the last available seats which ended up being t...
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The world's best road trips (and the car you'll want to be driving)
May 30, 2018, 09:20 AMAt only 20km I don't think it would matter what car I was in for the "road trip" from Nice to Monte Carlo. My commute is longer!
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Westpac opens new American Express cards to the public
Apr 23, 2018, 08:53 PMI successfully cancelled mine after I got the AMEX. I didn't see much benefit from the high annual fee so got rid of it.
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Recommendations for a traveller (not travel) wallet
Jul 20, 2018, 05:27 PMSome Bellroy wallets have a coin pouch.
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Recommendations for a traveller (not travel) wallet
Jul 18, 2018, 05:08 PMBellroy's excellent High Line wallet fits taller notes and RRP is $100.
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Recommendations on annual travel insurance policy?
May 30, 2018, 08:32 PMChoice also did a comparison recently and recommended Australian Seniors and American Express Travel Ultimate. They also rated the insurance that comes with the Macquarie Bank credit cards very highly as well, and that even includes one of Macquarie's no annual fee credit cards. Compared to Finde...
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Qantas Club Melbourne - Refurbishment
Mar 13, 2018, 06:37 PMWhen I was there on a Friday afternoon a few weeks ago, it was much more crowded than I'm used to. I couldn't find a seat without having to share a table, and I couldn't get one near a power point. The food service seemed to be much the same as usual though the bar/coffee was slow. However Melbou...
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Using Velocity membership on Air New Zealand flights
Feb 03, 2018, 12:17 PMYou can earn KrisFlyer points if you're flying J on Air New Zealand.If you want to credit the two sectors to different programs, you can leave the points details blank and then make separate retrospective points claims, or you could leave the booking with the Velocity number and then request that...