Flighthacker

Photo Credit: P J Partridge

To celebrate the launch of CherryPow.com yesterday, I’ve decided to write on a topic that has many ski-bunnies quaking in their boots, being how to carry your prized ski equipment on a low-cost flight in Australia and New Zealand. [...]

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Foremost, I’ve read a handful of articles proudly proclaiming that “you can now fly around the world using discount airlines alone!”, but sadly, no-one has told their fair readers how this can be done. Secondly, I’ve read countless round-the-world (RTW) itineraries and they all share one thing in common – they’re all the sort of trips that your mum would put you on. So let me hit two birds with one stone, friends. Not only am I going to show you how to travel RTW solely on low-cost carriers, but provide you with two itineraries that not only showcase the variety of airlines that can get you there on the cheap, but will provide trips to remember. For all the wrong reasons. [...]

Photo Credit: Andy Yip

Whether it be for a casino quick-break or a shopping blitzkrieg down Nathan Road, Macau and Hong Kong are two Asian destinations that have perpetually drawn travellers with their 24-hour energy, promise of good food and of course, shopping. Not only can a trip to either Macau and Hong Kong make for a satisfying holiday in its own right, but both cities serve as an easy gateway into China, thanks to a combination of English signage and tourist-savvy locals. [...]

Photo Credit: Christopher Seufert

Given the myriad of airlines to choose from when flying between Australia and the United States at the present, airfares on these routes are not only becoming more plentiful, but cheaper, as the competing airlines engage in an increasingly vocal price war. [...]